For His name’s sake…3 John 7 God’s name is sacred to Jews. So sacred they rarely use the biblical name of God in conversation or in writing. Instead, they would use other Hebrew words to refer to the name of God. HaShem is one of those words. John wrote his three letters in Greek. Because […]
Walk in the Spirit…Galatians 5:16 “It is all in your head” could be the best way to summarize Friday’s discussion. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.Galatians 5:25. Verse 25 introduces Paul’s conclusion regarding our walk by the flesh or by the Spirit. Verse 16: Walk in the Spirit, and you […]
By this we know…1 John 4:13 In the beginning God created heaven and the earth. Before that, God knew a third of His angels would rebel against Him. God knew they would follow the great rebel. Before God created man and woman, He knew they would join the rebellion falling for the lies of the […]
We do not wrestle against flesh and blood…Ephesians 6:12 Our battle is with principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places; not flesh and blood, Ephesians 6:12. The war is at our door. If we watch any television at all, the war is in our home. […]
War against the soul…1 Peter 2:11 We are at war; a spiritual war. According to Peter, a war against our lusts. 1 Peter 2:11: Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul. That is you. You are the Beloved of God. You are just passing through this […]
He who believes in the Son has everlasting life…John 3:36 Earlier, John 3:15, Jesus said those who believe in Him have eternal life. It is the same Greek word, NT166, rightly translated as everlasting or eternal; without end, never to cease. Interestingly, it can also mean without beginning and end, that which always has been […]
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet…Malachi 4:5 Life wasn’t so good in the days of Malachi. They were suffering an unusual amount of tragedy. Sound familiar? On top of poor health, they suffered bad weather. This caused poor production, both in the field and in the shops. They were remembering and longing for […]
From these the whole earth was populated…Genesis 9:19 Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. From these three the whole earth was populated. So, we are all related to either Shem, Ham, or Japheth. This is what the Bible says. Shem is mentioned first because he is the father of the Semites, the descendants […]
Do you understand what you are reading? Acts 8:30 This asked Philip of the Ethiopian as he read from Isaiah. His reply, How can I, unless someone guides me?Thankfully, The Spirit had guided Philip to help with his Scripture reading. Verse 35: Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. The […]
Not knowing the Scriptures…Matthew 22:29 Not knowing what the Bible says is a real problem. In Matthew, Chapter 22, the problem was regarding marriage in the resurrection. The Sadducees rejected the idea of the resurrection by not knowing the Scriptures. Some today make the same mistake. They make assumptions about what is true and false […]