Tag: christian
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He Saved Us
4But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that being justified by…
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Why the Bible?
1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, 2in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began 3and at the proper time manifested in his word through the…
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Haste and You
20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.—Proverbs 29 Hasty is other times in the Bible translated as ‘rash.’ In my brief study this morning, I couldn’t find a good character example of haste. Our proverb today certainly wasn’t a fan. Quickness…
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Auto Repair and Prayer
9If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.–Proverbs 28 I used to own an 1985 Chevy Astro Van that I called “The Beast”. The Beast always had something wrong with it. And at some point, my more mechanically-minded friends told me to pick up a Chilton Manual…
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Your Heart Reflects You
19As in water face reflects face,so the heart of man reflects the man.–Proverbs 27 There was that old fable about the dog and the bone. He carried the bone in his mouth and then looked down at a pond and saw a dog carrying a bone in his mouth. He wanted the bone and so…
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Life Is Too Short for Pits
27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.–Proverbs 26 In the ancient world, pits were dug to trap. It was passive warfare, yet aggressive. A village might trap a dangerous wild animal or an army enemy soldiers. It also could be used for passively…
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The Christmas Story (with light commentary)
1In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3And all went to be registered, each to his own town. Luke obviously did his homework. The Christmas story actually happened and was linked to actual history. The names would…
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End of Life Perspective
6For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. 7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on…
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3 Discipline Images
1You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. 3Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim…
Joel M Bradshaw 