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  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2012-04-05

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights

    2012-03-23

  • Slavery to sin

    If this verse is true of Paul right now then he is saying that he is a slave to sin - see Romans 6

    Created 3 months ago

    Romans 7:20 (ESV)

  • Paul and the Law

    Paul continually ties punitive sin to knowledge of the law. He seems to view sins committed apart from the law differently. In this verse Paul replays the serpents scene of deception in the garden.

    Created 3 months ago

    Romans 7:11 (ESV)

  • Willful Ongoing Sin

    When we decide to step outside of God's will and live life contrary to Him it is not done in isolation. We will justify our actions, and we will find others who agree, or we will recruit them. It is a…

    Created 4 months ago

    Romans 1:32 (ESV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2012-02-13

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2012-02-10

  • God's Work Doesn't Depend On Our Abilities

    Paul's point is simple, did you receive the Holy Spirit when you worked your way up to it? Did you will the miracles that you saw God accomplishing by your own power? Of course not, so why would you…

    Created 4 months ago

    Galatians 1:1 (KJV), Galatians 1:10 (KJV), Galatians 3:5 (KJV)

  • Remember the Poor

    It is interesting that given all the debates between the two groups they wanted to make sure that Paul took care of the poor. This shows that it was a core value of the early church.

    Created 4 months ago

    Galatians 2:10 (ESV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2012-02-08

  • Counterfits

    Paul's use of "False Brothers" indicated there are those who will proclaim a form of Christianity that is not genuine.

    Created 4 months ago

    Galatians 2:4 (KJV)

  • John 14:31

    John 14:31 (ESV)
    but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.

    Created 8 months ago

  • John 14:21

    John 14:21 (ESV)
    Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him."

    Created 8 months ago

  • 1 John 2:15

    1 John 2:15 (ESV)
    Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

    Created 8 months ago

  • John 17:23

    John 17:23 (ESV)
    I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.

    Created 8 months ago

  • John 16:27

    John 16:27 (ESV)
    for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.

    Created 8 months ago

  • John 15:9

    John 15:9 (ESV)
    As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.

    Created 8 months ago

  • John 5:20

    John 5:20 (ESV)
    For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may marvel.

    Created 8 months ago

  • John 10:17

    John 10:17 (ESV)
    For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again.

    Created 8 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-10-17

  • John 3:35

    John 3:35 (ESV)
    The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.

    Created 8 months ago

  • Matthew 14:22-33

    Matthew 14:22-33 (NIV)
    Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd.

    Created 8 months ago

  • 1 Timothy 1:5

    1 Timothy 1:5 (NIV)
    The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

    Created 8 months ago

  • Philippians 4:8

    Philippians 4:8 (NIV)
    Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

    Created 8 months ago

  • 2 Peter 1:3

    2 Peter 1:3 (NIV)
    His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

    Created 8 months ago

  • Demonstrating the Kingdom of God

    Paul's opponents seemed quick to debate his teachings when he was traveling but he wants to know if they will debate him to his face. The kingdom of God is not about simply learning information and then…

    Created about 1 year ago

    1 Corinthians 4:20 (ESV)

  • Avoiding Hasty Judgement

    Paul's argument here is pretty challenging. He is saying that even he doesn't acquit himself of wrong motives or wrong doing. Paul says even if I don't know of wrong motives or sin it doesn't mean they…

    Created about 1 year ago

    1 Corinthians 4:3 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 4:4 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 4:5 (ESV)

  • Working out of unique grace

    This little phrase seems like a huge deal, "according to the grace of God given to me..."  Paul teaches elsewhere that this grace is available to all, but here he says that his work of church planting…

    Created over 1 year ago

    1 Corinthians 3:10 (ESV)

  • Ascribing Proper Credit

    The Corinthians were guilty of personality following and had divided over Paul and Apollos. While Paul had converted many of them and planted the church Apollos had been their preacher and leader and…

    Created over 1 year ago

    1 Corinthians 3:5 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 3:6 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 3:7 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 3:8 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 3:9 (ESV)

  • Life in the Spirit

    For anyone who would boil the Christian faith down to a series of moral commands and practical precepts Paul offers these words. What is incomprehensible God has made comprehensible to those who have…

    Created over 1 year ago

    1 Corinthians 2:10 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 2:11 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 2:12 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 2:13 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 2:14 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 2:15 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 2:16 (ESV)

  • The Gospel as a Secret?

    Although Jesus life and death was foretold in many prophecies for over a thousand years somehow the message of the gospel is a mystery. Perhaps it was in the humble form that the Messiah came. Or maybe…

    Created over 1 year ago

    1 Corinthians 2:7 (ESV)

  • Paul's Corinthian Model

    v. 1 - Paul the messenger was not going to be the reason for people coming to Christ. v. 2 - Paul did not carry on with great apologetic or rhetorical arguments, he stuck to the heart of the gospel.…

    Created over 1 year ago

    1 Corinthians 2:1 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 2:2 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 2:3 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 2:4 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 2:5 (ESV)

  • Emptying the Cross of its power

    Paul seems to be suggesting that there is a way to preach that can either actually make the gospel less powerful to people or figuratively speaking can give the impression that Jesus isn't powerful enough…

    Created over 1 year ago

    1 Corinthians 1:17 (ESV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-01-31

  • Darkness to Light

    This one verse summarizes the entire message of the Bible. People through the sin of Adam and their own continual sinful lifestyles enslave themselves to Satan and his kingdom. Jesus makes this clear…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Colossians 1:13 (NIV)

  • 1 Timothy 5:24

    1 Timothy 5:24 (ESV)
    The sins of some men are conspicuous, going before them to judgment, but the sins of others appear later.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Luke 5:16

    Luke 5:16 (ESV)
    But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Luke 5:15

    Luke 5:15 (ESV)
    But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • John 15:5

    John 15:5 (ESV)
    I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2010-12-24

  • Ephesians 6:1

    Ephesians 6:1 (NET)
    Children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right.

    Created over 1 year ago

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