Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another, for that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more, and to aspire toContinue reading “1 Thessalonians 4: 9-12….Based on Love!”
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1 Corinthians 9: 9-16….Woe to me!
For it is written in the Law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain.” Is it for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not certainly speak for our sake? It was written for our sake, because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh inContinue reading “1 Corinthians 9: 9-16….Woe to me!”
1 Corinthians 8: 7-13….This is not an encouragement to anorexia!
However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. But take careContinue reading “1 Corinthians 8: 7-13….This is not an encouragement to anorexia!”
Esther 3: 1-6…. Exterminate the Jews!
After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, and advanced him and set his throne above all the officials who were with him. And all the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. ButContinue reading “Esther 3: 1-6…. Exterminate the Jews!”
John 4: 28 & 39-45…..Fantastic.
So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?” They went out of the town and were coming to him…….Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of theContinue reading “John 4: 28 & 39-45…..Fantastic.”
Acts 18: 1-8…..Paul in Corinth.
After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, and because he was of the same trade he stayed withContinue reading “Acts 18: 1-8…..Paul in Corinth.”
Acts 17: 29-34…..We only have a summary.
Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he willContinue reading “Acts 17: 29-34…..We only have a summary.”
Acts 17: 22-28…..To the unknown God.
So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this IContinue reading “Acts 17: 22-28…..To the unknown God.”
Acts 17: 16-21….. to Athens, with all its learning.
Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. Some of the EpicureanContinue reading “Acts 17: 16-21….. to Athens, with all its learning.”
Acts 14: 19-26….The return trip.
But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe. When theyContinue reading “Acts 14: 19-26….The return trip.”
As I read it! 