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Seeing the invisible
"For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God." The things of God cannot be naturally perceived.…
Created 4 days ago
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apologetics or the gospel?
I like apologetics. I like knowing that there are logical, good reasons to believe the bible is true, that Jesus lived and died on the cross, that God created the earth and all the creatures in it. But…
Created 6 days ago
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divisions in the church
Paul is addressing the church of Corinth here, as there are various people claiming allegiance to different teachers and church leaders. They were creating divisions where God sees no divisions. Do we…
Created 9 days ago
1 Corinthians 1:11 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 1:12 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 1:13 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 3:4 (ESV)
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2012-05-16
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The difference between saying and doing
Israel promised to serve the Lord 4 times in these verses (18,21,22,24). Each time they promised, Joshua tried to impress upon them the seriousness of what they were agreeing to do. It seems like they…
Created 23 days ago
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Choosing who you will serve
"And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you…
Created 24 days ago
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Three sides to every story
The Israelites had heard rumors that the eastern tribes were worshipping false gods, which was a crime punishable by death. Phinehas the priest and a delegation went out and saw the giant altar that the…
Created 25 days ago
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God's other promise
"But just as all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you have been fulfilled for you, so the Lord will bring upon you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this…
Created 28 days ago
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God's promises do not fail!
"And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you.…
Created 28 days ago
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How do you correct other people?
"But now, if the land of your possession is unclean, pass over into the Lord's land where the Lord's tabernacle stands, and take for yourselves a possession among us. Only do not rebel against the Lord…
Created about 1 month ago
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Joshua 15
Joshua 15:20 (NKJV)
This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families:Created about 1 month ago
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Balaam
Joshua 13:22 (NKJV)
The children of Israel also killed with the sword Balaam the son of Beor, the soothsayer, among those who were killed by them.Created about 1 month ago
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Lots of land left to be possessed
Joshua spent his whole life fighting to possess the land that God had promised to the Israelites, and yet in the end there was still much left undone.In my life, I have been a Christian for all of my…
Created about 1 month ago
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A long long war
Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. (Joshua 11:18 NKJV) God promised Joshua victory in the promised land, but He never said it would be easy or that it would be quick. If it wasn't quick…
Created about 1 month ago
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Dilligence
Just as the Israelites did to their enemies, we should be diligent in doing with sin. We should never rest from removing sin from our lives until the work has been done. Even though we have no real power…
Created about 1 month ago
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the consequences of not seeking God
Joshua saw the Gibeonites and thought he understood the situation. He thought the wisdom that God gave him was enough, and he never bothered to pray and see what God wanted him to do. As a result Israel…
Created about 1 month ago
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sanctification
God called them to sanctify themselves, or purify themselves, and until they did so they would not be able to stand before their enemies. Doesn't everyone want God to deliver them from their enemies?…
Created 2 months ago
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worry
Joshua's reaction to defeat at AI sounds like the type of thing most of us say when we experience a trial. Although he did pray before the ark for a whole day, I wonder what those prayers sounded like.…
Created 2 months ago
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be strong and courageous
This promise was given specifically to Joshua by God, but it holds just as true for us. It takes strength and courage to follow God's commandments, and it is very easy to stray to the right or to the…
Created 3 months ago
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god will establish me
Remember, it is God who will establish me. He established me in grace over the law, He will establish me to walk in the Spirit, He will establish me to do the things I ought to do, He will establish me…
Created 3 months ago
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wisdom in what is good
I will be wise in what is good if that is what I study. I will be simple in what is evil if I have spent all my time studying what is good.
Created 3 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights
2012-03-07
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Are you a judger or a despiser?
Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him This verse talks about the two most common tendencies that we as believers…
Created 3 months ago
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love is the fulfillment of the law
Yet another passage about love being the fulfillment of the law. Compare to when Jesus said "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill." (Matthew…
Created 3 months ago
Matthew 5:17 (NKJV), Romans 13:8 (NKJV), Romans 13:9 (NKJV), Romans 13:10 (NKJV)
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I am not a lone gunman
This verse calls for us to not think too highly of ourselves. In the context of the passage though this means that we are not to think of ourselves as independently functioning people, but as parts of…
Created 3 months ago
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the simplicity of the gospel
"We do not need to achieve perfection, or a higher level of goodness, or even goodness at all to be Christ's. We only need to confess and believe in Jesus." This is the righteousness of faith speaking,…
Created 3 months ago
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God's righteousness vs my righteousness
Paul describes people with zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. In their zeal, they attempt to establish their own righteousness by following the law or by "doing what seems right". In a way,…
Created 3 months ago
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Pursue righteousness by faith
Having pursued righteousness by faith in Christ alone, we should be careful not to transfer that faith onto the law. The law can never bring us to righteousness, no matter how well we think we are following…
Created 3 months ago
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stirring one another up
Just as poking and prodding a fire can stir up a flame that is dying, we are to stir one another up so that our love and good works would increase. The process of encouraging others in their faith and…
Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2012-02-13
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Predestination
Romans 9:1 (NKJV)
I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit,Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-02-13
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2012-01-25
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2012-01-13