Category: New Testament
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The Rock that Follows
And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:4 Followed – This Greek word is ἀκολουθέω which is translated 99% of the time in the New Testament as “follow” and means to accompany something. So it is clear…
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A Death Filled Chiasm
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.1 Corinthians 15:26 As with all chiastic structures found in Scripture, the main point being conveyed by the author is the central verse of the chiasm. In the case of this chiasm, the central verse is 1 Corinthians 15:26. Paul’s main point being communicated here is that…
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Made Himself God
33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? John 10:33-34 (KJV) Makest thyself God – I have often heard this verse used to support…
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Why Did You Stop?
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? Matthew 14:31 (KJV) Doubt – In ancient Hebrew, the word “doubt” did not exist. Jesus, speaking Hebrew as He did with His apostles, would not have asked Peter why he doubted. In…
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Where Eldership Often Fails
The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of…
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A Prayer for Little Children
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Matthew 6:13 (KJV) And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: – Although Yeshua gave profound insight and offered a depth of knowledge, He enforced a simplicity in…
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Spirit of Elijah
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. Luke 1:17 (KJV) Spirit and power of Elias – What is the “spirit of Elijah” and what could he represent? This same spirit was something…
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Selfish Ambition
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 (KJV) Lay down his life – Really think about this verse. It has taken on a whole new meaning for me lately. Perhaps after my explanation, it will for you too. What does it truly mean to…
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It’s About Community
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:21 (KJV) Your – The word in Greek is hymōn which finds its root in hymeis, the plural form of this possessive pronoun. It is the word most often used in the Epistles and Gospels when addressing people. English translations of the Bible…
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The Devil is in the Details
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7 (KJV) Devil – Raised in a western Christian community, I imagine a red figure with horns and a long tail when reading the word, “devil.” I might even think of a dragon or serpent as symbolic representations of this…