Category: New Testament
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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…
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A Thorn in the Side
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 2 Corinthians 12:7 (KJV) Thorn in the flesh – How many of us think we know what…
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Drinking Blood
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. Revelation 16:6 (KJV) Blood to drink – Is this right? God, the same God that instructed all men to never drink blood, turns around and gives these evil men blood to drink. Something…