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2 Samuel 24:1
2 Samuel 24:1 (NLT)
Once again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he caused David to harm them by taking a census. “Go and count the people of Israel and Judah,” the LORD told him.Created 4 days ago
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Psalm 120:2
Psalm 120:2 (NLT)
Rescue me, OLORD, from liars and from all deceitful people.Created 7 days ago
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Psalm 119:126
Psalm 119:126 (NLT)
LORD, it is time for you to act, for these evil people have violated your instructions.Created 10 days ago
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John 19:11
John 19:11 (NLT)
Then Jesus said, “You would have no power over me at all unless it were given to you from above. So the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.”Created 10 days ago
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John 18:36
John 18:36 (NLT)
Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world.”Created 10 days ago
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2 Samuel 16:11-12
2 Samuel 16:11-12 (NLT)
Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “My own son is trying to kill me. Doesn’t this relative of Saul have even more reason to do so? Leave him alone and let him curse, for the LORD has told him to do it.Created 10 days ago
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Psalm 119:107
Psalm 119:107 (NLT)
I have suffered much, OLORD; restore my life again as you promised.Created 10 days ago
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Psalm 119:106
Psalm 119:106 (NLT)
I’ve promised it once, and I’ll promise it again: I will obey your righteous regulations.Created 10 days ago
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Psalm 119:104
Psalm 119:104 (NLT)
Your commandments give me understanding; no wonder I hate every false way of life.Created 10 days ago
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Psalm 119:99-101
Psalm 119:99-101 (NLT)
Yes, I have more insight than my teachers, for I am always thinking of your laws.Created 10 days ago
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Psalm 119:98
Psalm 119:98 (NLT)
Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are my constant guide.Created 10 days ago
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John 16:26
John 16:26 (NET)
At that time you will ask in my name, and I do not say that I will ask the Father on your behalf.Created 12 days ago
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John 16:9
John 16:9 (NLT)
The world’s sin is that it refuses to believe in me.Created 12 days ago
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2 Samuel 12:8
2 Samuel 12:8 (NLT)
I gave you your master’s house and his wives and the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. And if that had not been enough, I would have given you much, much more.Created 12 days ago
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John 7:18
John 7:18 (NET)
The person who speaks on his own authority desires to receive honor for himself; the one who desires the honor of the one who sent him is a man of integrity, and there is no unrighteousness in him.Created 24 days ago
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1 Samuel 13:14
1 Samuel 13:14 (NET)
But now your kingdom will not continue! The Lord has sought out for himself a man who is loyal to him and the Lord has appointed him to be leader over his people, for you have not obeyed what the Lord commanded you.”Created 24 days ago
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Psalm 99:8
Psalm 99:8 (NLT)
OLORD our God, you answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, but you punished them when they went wrong.Created about 1 month ago
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Luke 16:8
Luke 16:8 (NET)
The master commended the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries than the people of light.Created about 1 month ago
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Psalm 79:9
Psalm 79:9 (NET)
Help us, O God, our deliverer! For the sake of your glorious reputation, rescue us! Forgive our sins for the sake of your reputation!Created about 1 month ago
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Joshua 1:8
Joshua 1:8 (NLT)
Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.Created about 1 month ago
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Luke 12:48
Luke 12:48 (NLT)
But someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.Created about 1 month ago
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Luke 11:42
Luke 11:42 (NLT)
“What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.Created about 1 month ago
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Deuteronomy 30:15
Deuteronomy 30:15 (NLT)
“Now listen! Today I am giving you a choice between life and death, between prosperity and disaster.Created about 1 month ago
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Deuteronomy 29:29
Deuteronomy 29:29 (NLT)
“The LORD our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and our children are accountable forever for all that he has revealed to us, so that we may obey all the terms of these instructions.Created about 1 month ago
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Deuteronomy 29:19
Deuteronomy 29:19 (NLT)
“Those who hear the warnings of this curse should not congratulate themselves, thinking, ‘I am safe, even though I am following the desires of my own stubborn heart.’ This would lead to utter ruin!Created about 1 month ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2012-03-23
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treason
Rahab the prostitute committed treason! how did she know that the spies were those of God? had she hear rumors? was it a feeling in her gut?
Created 11 months ago
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pleasure
the life of a king is sin, in this context. the pleasures of kingship are fleeting. i hope i would have had the same courage. Moses murdered someone. Did he do this by faith? or was it fear? If it…
Created 11 months ago
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city with firm foundations
this world has sand for foundations. but God built it. the new one is one built on rock, by God as well, but He will not suffer corruption to enter there. where do we build our house? God built Abe's.
Created 11 months ago
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greater
what was greater about Abel's sacrifice? what were the qualifications, and did Abel and Cain know despite the fact that we don't? Often, we read in historical documents about machines and buildings,…
Created 11 months ago
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don't
don't throw away the only thing that you are sure of. crazy. i'm in holland right now, and i'm looking at a world that looks beautiful from the outside, but there's nothing sure about it. meanwhile, i…
Created 11 months ago
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The Loophole
How many people do you know that say, well, if Christ forgives me, then I can sin all I want, and he'll just forgive me at the end? Does this counter them? what would they reply? what kinds of sinning…
Created 11 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2011-07-07
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Fall to the Ground
NET says that the literal meaning of this is that not one of God's words has fallen to the ground. Imagine that; a word falling to the ground, useless. Mine do all the time, but God need only speak ("Let…
Created 12 months ago
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The Platonic Question
Are the laws right because the gods made them, or did the gods make the laws because they are right? This is the question that Plato asked. Here, we're told to follow the commands of the Lord because…
Created 12 months ago
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Ownership
He created us. He owns us. He can do whatever he wants with us. We are at His mercy, his whim. What can we do but hope, dream? He acts in our best interest, but he doesn't need to, doesn't have to. But…
Created 12 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-06-18
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relevance?
Why is this verse here? What does it matter that Jehoshaphat said no?
Created 12 months ago
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WHAT?
Guys, what is going on here? Micaiah said the LORD told him to lie. But the LORD does not tempt us to sin; he can do no evil(see James 1:13). So what is happening here? Why is the LORD having people…
Created 12 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-05-25
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Strategy
The concubines that Absalom slept with David never did again. He locked 'em away. Do you think they willingly slept with Absalom? Did they protest? What does this say? Is it a power message?
Created about 1 year ago
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Means matter more than the end achieved
I love how David is focused on just means in achieving his ends. When you see people in positions of power, they get there by back-stabbing and throat-cutting, if I may abuse generalizations. But we see…
Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-04-25
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Is this a promise?
What are the diligent? Are they people who plan well? Do you want to be a hard worker all of your life, or do you want to enjoy the fruits of your labor? Does crying "vanity, vanity" exempt you from working…
Created about 1 year ago
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Preaching Style
Paul does not stand on a street corner shouting "repent," like I've seen on Hollywood and Vine and in Hermosa. the reason he gives for speaking privately is so that his preaching is not "in vain," as…
Created about 1 year ago
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Resistance
when Jesus says 'do not resist the evil man,' does he mean allow the person to commit atrocities on others? does the right to exception Jesus showed when rubbing grain ont he Sabbath--justifying it with…
Created about 1 year ago
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The control of God
So, the King directed the pharaoh not to let his people go. he also has directed every one of our presidents. does he direct mine as well? must i attain the level of a king, metaphorically or otherwise…
Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-04-20
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Inquiring of God
Samuel 23 opens on David inquiring of God twice. And then he gets the ephod, and uses that to inquire of God. How was he talking to God earlier? Would God have responded to him if he had not used the…
Created about 1 year ago
