Jeremy Henson

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  • Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites

    The other tribes or nations in the region all share an ancestor in Noah. The names are all names of people - patriarchs - of Noah's line. When scripture speaks of Israel taking their land and destroying…

    Created 29 days ago

  • James 5:5

    James 5:5 (TNIV)
    You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.

    Created 4 months ago

  • James 2:13

    James 2:13 (TNIV)
    because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2012-02-07

  • James 2:5-7

    James 2:5-7 (TNIV)
    Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?

    Created 4 months ago

  • Denigrating the Poor

    The Religious Right has usurped the name of Jesus Christ in their rhetoric. They regularly deride the poor while elevating the rich, making a god of capitalism. The recent law for drug testing for welfare…

    Created 4 months ago

    James 2:5 (TNIV), James 2:6 (TNIV), James 2:7 (TNIV)

  • Works vs. Law

    This dichotomy fascinates and troubles me constantly. It is foolishness to follow the law, yet faith without works is dead. I have no way to reconcile the two yet.

    Created 4 months ago

    Galatians 5:2 (TNIV)

  • No Favoritism

    What we do in faith matters deeply. Many places in Scripture show God or Christ flatly refusing the requests, desires or fellowship with "lukewarm (http://bible.us/Rev3.16.TNIV) " believers. It's not…

    Created 4 months ago

    Galatians 2:6 (TNIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2011-11-16

  • Renewal, then His Will

    I think I've unconsciously assumed I would be renewed and be "fully" Christian upon hearing God's will, that in having a task I'd learn to obey. But perhaps God's will is not poured into old wineskins…

    Created 7 months ago

    Romans 12:2 (TNIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-11-13

  • There are two selves, and we choose each hour and…

    There are two selves, and we choose each hour and each day which to put on. It's like shoes. Old shoes are comfortable, but not suitable for a new job. The new shoes pinch and chafe, and only get comfortable…

    Created 7 months ago

    Colossians 3:9 (TNIV), Colossians 3:10 (TNIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-11-06