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Communism!
No, not really. Sometimes you hear people suggest that Jesus was a socialist or a communist. When you ask the person who is saying such things for more information, the person will typically point to…
Created about 1 month ago
Acts 4:32 (NIV84), Acts 4:33 (NIV84), Acts 4:34 (NIV84), Acts 4:35 (NIV84), Acts 4:36 (NIV84), Acts 4:37 (NIV84)
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The torn curtain!
This is one of the most important verses in the Bible, as it delivers a powerful symbol of the reconciliation of God and Man. The temple curtain was used to separate the Holy of Holies in the center…
Created 3 months ago
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Separate Yourself from Temptation
Throughout the Bible, God consistently says that we should separate ourselves from temptation. He knows that we are not strong, that our willpower will fail, that we will succumb to sin. Often, we try…
Created 4 months ago
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Do Not Show Favoritism to Rich or Poor
Okay, this verse shocked me: "3 and do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit." Interestingly, the Bible is quite clear that we are to help care and defend the poor, yet here is a verse that…
Created 4 months ago
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Do Everything You Can with What God Gives You
This parable has always challenged me. When I was young, I had a very superficial interpretation of it: you better get evangelizing! But there is a lot more here. First, notice that the master gives…
Created 4 months ago
Matthew 25:14 (NIV84), Matthew 25:15 (NIV84), Matthew 25:16 (NIV84), Matthew 25:17 (NIV84), Matthew 25:18 (NIV84), Matthew 25:19 (NIV84), Matthew 25:20 (NIV84), Matthew 25:21 (NIV84), Matthew 25:22 (NIV84), Matthew 25:23 (NIV84), Matthew 25:24 (NIV84), Matthew 25:25 (NIV84), Matthew 25:26 (NIV84), Matthew 25:27 (NIV84), Matthew 25:28 (NIV84), Matthew 25:29 (NIV84), Matthew 25:30 (NIV84)
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Disagreement is not cursing
I'm reading a lot of comments on this verse talking about politics. It is certainly true that the Old and New Testaments talk about honoring our leaders and praying for them, because they are ultimately…
Created 4 months ago
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Slave to Christ
I'm a pretty conservative guy. I don't have tattoos, have my ears pierced, my head shaved, or whatnot. I don't have a problem with those things or anybody who does them, but they're just not me. But,…
Created 4 months ago
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Are You Ready for Persecution?
Persecution. It's not a happy word. When we think of all the blessings that Christ has brought us, it's tempting to skip over the responsibilities that we have to bear as well. The kingdom of the world…
Created 4 months ago
Matthew 24:9 (NIV84), Matthew 24:10 (NIV84), Matthew 24:11 (NIV84), Matthew 24:12 (NIV84), Matthew 24:13 (NIV84)
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We Are No Better
When we read passages like these in the Bible, there is a tendency to stand back and "tut-tut" the Pharisees. "I'm so glad I'm not like them," we think. "Thank God I'm a Christian and I'm smart enough…
Created 4 months ago
Matthew 23:13 (NIV84), Matthew 23:15 (NIV84), Matthew 23:16 (NIV84), Matthew 23:17 (NIV84), Matthew 23:18 (NIV84), Matthew 23:19 (NIV84), Matthew 23:20 (NIV84), Matthew 23:21 (NIV84), Matthew 23:22 (NIV84), Matthew 23:23 (NIV84), Matthew 23:24 (NIV84), Matthew 23:25 (NIV84), Matthew 23:26 (NIV84), Matthew 23:27 (NIV84), Matthew 23:28 (NIV84), Matthew 23:29 (NIV84), Matthew 23:30 (NIV84), Matthew 23:31 (NIV84), Matthew 23:32 (NIV84), Matthew 23:33 (NIV84), Matthew 23:34 (NIV84), Matthew 23:35 (NIV84)
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A Flat Organization
It seems that Jesus wanted his church organized into only two levels: (1) God, and (2) us. That's about as flat an organization as you could create. The implication for churches and believers is clear…
Created 4 months ago
Matthew 23:8 (NIV84), Matthew 23:9 (NIV84), Matthew 23:10 (NIV84), Matthew 23:11 (NIV84)
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Just Enough but No More
God is always ready to provide for our needs. But he rarely provides more than we need. This is logical, if you think it through. If God provided excessive blessings, our tendency would be to try to store…
Created 4 months ago
Exodus 16:16 (NIV84), Exodus 16:17 (NIV84), Exodus 16:18 (NIV84), Exodus 16:19 (NIV84), Exodus 16:20 (NIV84), Exodus 16:21 (NIV84)
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Are We Any Better?
It's always amazing to me that after watching miracles as fantastic as the plagues of Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea, live, in the flesh, that the Israelites immediately start grumbling and complaining…
Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-01-31
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The Lord Will Fight For You
How often we get flustered when confronted with the troubles of life. We always need to remember that the Lord will fight for us. Ultimately, all the troubles we face are spiritual, a realm in which the…
Created 4 months ago
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Simple and Difficult
This is one of the most profound sections of the Bible. Here, you have the Son of God basically summarizing thousands of pages of scripture, God's word, in just a couple sentences. Jesus says that *ALL*…
Created 4 months ago
Matthew 22:34 (NIV84), Matthew 22:35 (NIV84), Matthew 22:36 (NIV84), Matthew 22:37 (NIV84), Matthew 22:38 (NIV84), Matthew 22:39 (NIV84), Matthew 22:40 (NIV84)
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Jacob mummified
"Embalming" is essentially the process of mummification in this context. Hints to this are that the process was performed by "physicians" and took 40 days.
Created 4 months ago
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Jesus
Jesus.
Created 4 months ago
Genesis 49:10 (NIV84), Genesis 49:11 (NIV84), Genesis 49:12 (NIV84)
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How Will God "Spend" You?
Recently, I was thinking about the interplay between Matt 16:24-26 ("take up your cross") and Matt 13:45-46 (pearl of great price). The story of the pearl of great price says that we need to be completely…
Created 4 months ago
Matthew 16:24 (NIV84), Matthew 16:25 (NIV84), Matthew 16:26 (NIV84)
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An Easy Yoke and Light Burden
I struggled with this verse for a long time. My Christian life did not seem easy or light. "Easy?" I asked. "Light? How can that be? Father, there is so much it seems I have to do and remember." "No,"…
Created 5 months ago
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Rationalizing our Beliefs
People who do not want to believe will always find an excuse. When John came, they rejected him as being strange, living in the wilderness and surviving on locusts. When Jesus came, they rejected him…
Created 5 months ago
Matthew 11:16 (NIV84), Matthew 11:17 (NIV84), Matthew 11:18 (NIV84), Matthew 11:19 (NIV84)
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Forceful Advance
Everything in the Law and Prophets points to the coming of Jesus and John before him. Where the kingdom of Satan was advancing until this time, God sent John to prepare the way for Christ, starting the…
Created 5 months ago
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Conflict!
There will be a lot of conflict before Jesus returns. His first coming was not a peace mission, but rather a rescue mission. He came to divide the world and take back his portion. This will naturally…
Created 5 months ago
Matthew 10:34 (NIV84), Matthew 10:35 (NIV84), Matthew 10:36 (NIV84)
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2012-01-16
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Persecution
Christians will be persecuted and be called the devil. But everything will be laid plain at the end. Do not be afraid! Speak what is given to you and proclaim the message of God's truth. Do not fear those…
Created 5 months ago
Matthew 10:25 (NIV84), Matthew 10:26 (NIV84), Matthew 10:27 (NIV84), Matthew 10:28 (NIV84), Matthew 10:29 (NIV84), Matthew 10:30 (NIV84)
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Matthew 10:2-3
Matthew 10:2-3 (NIV84)
These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;Created 5 months ago
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Philippians 1:1
Philippians 1:1 (NIV)
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God's holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2012-01-15
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Psalm 27:1
Psalm 27:1 (NIV)
The lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-01-16
Dave Roberts
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