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Do Not Add False Worship
Worship God as He has commanded, do not add pagan or worldly things to your worship.
Created 3 months ago
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False Prophets - Other Gods
Even if a person produces sings wonders, they may be a false prophet. Test all things by the word of God and follow God, not man, regardless of what the person claims. (There are no prophets in the…
Created 3 months ago
Deuteronomy 13:1 (KJV), Deuteronomy 13:2 (KJV), Deuteronomy 13:3 (KJV), Deuteronomy 13:4 (KJV), Deuteronomy 13:5 (KJV)
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Love & Obey
If we love God, then we will keep His commandments. Love provokes obedience and disobedience shows a lack of true love and respect.
Created 3 months ago
Deuteronomy 10:12 (KJV), Deuteronomy 10:13 (KJV), Deuteronomy 11:1 (KJV)
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An abominable thing, devoted to destruction
I wonder about what I bring into my home, to be more like the world around me. Television has got to be one of the worst - so many shows and movies, and even many commercials in shows that may otherwise…
Created 3 months ago
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His Words Shall Be On Our Heart
Many religious Jews take these passages literally, writing the words by their doors and binding strips of scripture to their arms and foreheads. Even without the physical signs, we should still remember…
Created 3 months ago
Deuteronomy 6:6 (ESV), Deuteronomy 6:7 (ESV), Deuteronomy 6:8 (ESV), Deuteronomy 6:9 (ESV)
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Repent!
The first word of Jesus' public ministry was repent. That's pretty heavy stuff, considering how some wish to sidestep the idea of repentance over sin. My prayer for myself is that God would show me sin…
Created over 1 year ago
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Repent & Bear Fruit of Repentence
John is preaching and baptizing to get people ready for the ministry of Jesus. His main message is repent of your sins, and be baptized, and he also tells them to bear fruit to show they are truly repentant.…
Created over 1 year ago
Matthew 3:1 (HCSB), Matthew 3:2 (HCSB), Matthew 3:6 (HCSB), Matthew 3:8 (HCSB), Matthew 3:9 (HCSB), Matthew 3:10 (HCSB), Matthew 3:11 (HCSB)
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a wife of my own kindred
Throughout the Old Testament, we see the character of the patriarchs or "founders" of a tribe/family of people reflected in further generations, and in blessings or curses upon them. Abraham himself had…
Created almost 3 years ago
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"unto thee shall be his desire"
I find the parallels between Genesis 3:16 & Genesis 4:7 very interesting. In verse 3:16, speaking to woman [Eve], God says, "thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.", while in…
Created almost 3 years ago
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Cain's Offering
There are so many people wondering why Cain's gift was not acceptable to God, and scripture is not really clear on it. There are 3 things that I see as possiblities - 1) God usually asked for blood to…
Created almost 3 years ago
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woman's desire
A lot of people have questioned the meaning of this passage. I don't think it just means a woman will desire her husband emotionally or sexually, because God has already made them of one flesh, and told…
Created almost 3 years ago
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adding to the word of God
God did not tell Eve she couldn't touch the fruit, just not to eat of it.
Created almost 3 years ago
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He clothed them
I find it amazing that even as he is telling them of the judgments and punishments that come from their disobedience, God clothes them. Since he used animal skins, this could be seen as the first sacrifice…
Created almost 3 years ago
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Hiding from God Makes Things Worse
There are so many times when I have felt guilt or shame over my own sins and tried to run and hide from God, usually dragging myself deeper into trouble, when I could find so much relief by running to…
Created almost 3 years ago
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"her husband with her"
I find it interesting that Adam was right there with her, yet seemed to just stand by. Also, that the serpent chose to talk with and tempt her first, and that Adam let her eat first. I wonder if he was…
Created almost 3 years ago
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"leave his father and mother"
So often we overlook this simple command, and it causes a lot of family stress. There are so many marriages where one or both people place their relationships and obligations to their parents [or children]…
Created almost 3 years ago
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"help meet"
I have seen people take this verse out of context and create the new word "helpmeet" or "helpmate" as a title to imply that a man's wife is somehow subordinate to him. However, the phrase actually means…
Created almost 3 years ago
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"in our image"
This shows that God was there, in the plural - the Father, Son, & Holy Ghost [the spirit moving upon the face of the waters]. That in itself is amazing, even more so when you consider that the Son was…
Created almost 3 years ago
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After it's own kind
God makes like bring forth like. This is echoed not only in the Levitical laws given later, which forbid mixing types of seeds or breeds of animals, and even weaving cloths of two types together. It makes…
Created almost 3 years ago
