The high priest had just discovered the long-lost scriptures in a shuttered room of the temple. The king tore his clothes when he heard God's Law for the first time, ever. They were a nation in crisis! Who should they turn to for counsel?
Isaiah 5: God’s Lament
Devoting all our time to looking good and feeling good, to pursuing our own ambitions, and working situations out for our own good at the expense of others, will end up in compromising God’s righteousness.
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Revelation 1: Apocalypse of Jesus Christ
For this study, I’m going to be reading from the Greek text, so my translations will retain an "accent," so to speak. But I am convinced the gems are easier to find in the original language, and my decision was immediately rewarded as I opened to the first page and read the first three words.
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Hebrews: Faith of Samuel
Time did not permit the writer of Hebrews to tell of his final examples of faith, but for you and me today—even concerning those as famous as the names listed in Hebrews’ Hall of Faith—taking time to remember is fruitful.
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A Time In Between: Part III
God conditions us through heartache and confession to receive God’s encouragement and counsel.
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A Time In Between: Part II
In matters of faith there is no middle ground. To waver or delay is to choose not to belong to God, both for the new believer, and for the seasoned saint.
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A Time In Between, Part I
God conditions and trains us in the now to prepare us for future triumph.
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Minor Prophets: Obadiah, A Scholarly Approach
Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom, seems to be a technical phrase—what this vision contains cannot be altered, for it was delivered by God Almighty, and is not up for revision or debate.
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Minor Prophets: The Book of Obadiah
Some theologians tentatively place Obadiah during the reign of Jehoram, in 848-841 BC, Jewish scholars place Obadiah, Habakkuk and Zephaniah as contemporaries of Jeremiah and Ezekiel
