Category Archives: grace

A layman’s commentary on Matthew 24 verses 44 through 51. Be alert because you do not know the hour.


 Let’s end this dive into Matthew 24. Our last look into Matthew 24 gave us this: “Therefore, be alert, because you don’t know on what day your Lord will return. You realize that if a homeowner had known at what … Continue reading

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An interruption of the Layman’s commentary. Are there prophets in this enlightened time of the New Testament?


My pastor, who is not the only one, will adamantly proclaim that there are NO prophets since the arrival of the New Testament. Is that true?  Let’s see what the scriptures say. “For just as we have many members in … Continue reading

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Grace and truth were realized through Jesus. John 1:15-18.


 “In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” (John 1:4-5 NASB) Some need to know information. As I pointed out in a previous … Continue reading

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There came a man from God. John 1:6-14.


 Consider something, if all humanity carries the brokenness called sin, is it possible that it is a genetic issue that has been passed down through Adam and Eve would have been passed through Mary, the virgin?  Well, of course, it … Continue reading

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Give these instructions to the church. 1 Ti 5:7 through 16.


When we finished 1 Timothy 5:6 we were given these instructions. Ignore the fact that it seems to speak only to widows because it does not. But the widow who lives only for pleasure is spiritually dead even while she … Continue reading

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The Law is Good. 1 Timothy 1:1 – 11.


Paul, as we have come to recognize, opens with a greeting, however, according to J.Vernon McGee, this greeting is different. Here is an example of one of Paul’s typical greetings. Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but … Continue reading

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