Tag: christian
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Fight the Good Fight of the Faith
10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wander away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. 11But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 12Fight the good fight of the…
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Who Willingly Offered
1Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. And the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem the holy city, while nine out of ten remained in the other towns. 2And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.–Nehemiah 11 Our…
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So We Built the Wall
6So we built the wall. And all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.–Nehemiah 4 The builders faced opposition from certain people. So Nehemiah led the people to pray that God would frustrate that opposition. The opposition was not just vocal, but physical. So Nehemiah…
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Above All Else
23Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. 24Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. 25Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. 26Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. 27Do not turn to the…
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Trust in the Lord
5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.–Proverbs 3 Here is some biblical counseling homework I use based on this passage. It’s really good at figuring out problem areas. 5Trust in the Lord with all…
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The Fear of the Lord
7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge;fools despise wisdom and instruction.–Proverbs 1 This word for “fear” occurs 18 times in the Old Testament and each time fear is treated as a category. It is either present or it is not. Some people push back here and say that this verse makes it sound like…
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Do Not Add To His Words
6Do not add to his [God’s] words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.–Proverbs 30 Beware the trap of leaning on your own understanding (Proverbs 3:5). You may be really smart and your thoughts about Scripture may be indeed highly nuanced. But your commentary on the Bible is not more important than…
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As For You, Brothers
13As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.–2 Thessalonians 3 BROTHERS. Paul was writing this to a church. Any Christian reading this verse needs to perk up and pay attention. Your context may be different than the 1st century Christian in Thessalonica, but the Jesus we follow is the same and the…
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Keep A Strong Grip
15With all these things in mind, dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip on the teaching we passed on to you both in person and by letter. 16Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal comfort and a…
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God May Make You Worthy
11With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith. 12We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in…
