For it is you who light my lamp;the LORD my God lightens my darkness.For by you I can run against a troop,and by my God I can leap over a wall.This God—his way is perfect;the word of the LORD proves true;he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.For who is God,Continue reading “Psalm 18: 28-36……Needs to be read slowly and taken in.”
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Psalm 18: 20-27…..Is this against the concept of ‘By Grace Alone’?
The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness;according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.For I have kept the ways of the LORD,and have not wickedly departed from my God.For all his rules were before me,and his statutes I did not put away from me.I was blameless before him,and I kept myselfContinue reading “Psalm 18: 20-27…..Is this against the concept of ‘By Grace Alone’?”
Psalm 18: 13-19…..How literal is this?
The LORD also thundered in the heavens,and the Most High uttered his voice,hailstones and coals of fire.And he sent out his arrows and scattered them;he flashed forth lightnings and routed them.Then the channels of the sea were seen,and the foundations of the world were laid bareat your rebuke, O LORD,at the blast of the breathContinue reading “Psalm 18: 13-19…..How literal is this?”
Psalm 18: 1-12….Battle words!
I love you, O LORD, my strength.The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised,and I am saved from my enemies.The cords of death encompassed me;theContinue reading “Psalm 18: 1-12….Battle words!”
Mark 10: 46-52…..Who has this power?
And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy onContinue reading “Mark 10: 46-52…..Who has this power?”
Mark 10: 41-45…..Authority v Service.
And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so amongContinue reading “Mark 10: 41-45…..Authority v Service.”
Mark 10: 35-40……We recommend-US!
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at yourContinue reading “Mark 10: 35-40……We recommend-US!”
Mark 10: 32-35….He spoke very clearly!
And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him, saying, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son ofContinue reading “Mark 10: 32-35….He spoke very clearly!”
Mark 10: 28-31……Is this double talk?
Peter began to say to him, “See, we have left everything and followed you.” Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold nowContinue reading “Mark 10: 28-31……Is this double talk?”
Mark 10: 23-27……What does this mean for me?
And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for aContinue reading “Mark 10: 23-27……What does this mean for me?”
As I read it! 