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Elders who do their work well should be respected. 1Timothy 5:17-25

Posted on 11/17/2020 by

With this post, I am finishing the fifth chapter of Paul’s letter to Timothy, with a few interjections and thoughts. 1 Timothy 5:17 NLT Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well, especially those who work … Continue reading →

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A warning against worldliness. James 4:1-13.

Posted on 06/18/2020 by

We ended James chapter three with an admonition to walk in wisdom instead of letting our tongues destroy us, and those around us. This wisdom, as James states, is from above and looks like this when it shows up: it … Continue reading →

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Micah 4:8 The hill and stronghold of the Daughter of Zion.

Posted on 04/13/2020 by

Due to issues popping up it has taken me a couple of weeks to get back to working on Micah. As I migrated through the Christmas season, I became aware that Micah spoke of Bethlehem, and that got me even … Continue reading →

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Live in such a way … Romans 14:13-23.

Posted on 04/05/2020 by

Do Not Cause Another to Stumble Paul opens Romans 14 by talking about those who don’t believe what you believe and, therefore, can’t eat what you eat. In some translations, Paul is said to call this a weaker faith. In … Continue reading →

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Do not pass judgment. Romans 14:1-4

Posted on 03/30/2020 by

Do Not Pass Judgment on One Another If you did a quick overview of Romans 14, then you would know that the first three verses are inherently tied together. One of the first things you see is the word judgment; … Continue reading →

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Fulfilling the Law Through Love. Romans 13:8-14.

Posted on 03/26/2020 by

That’s quite the title considering that Paul is known for preaching grace. As Paul tries to tell us how to follow the law, the “law” and love, at first glance, those two words do not seem to belong together, as … Continue reading →

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Gifts of Grace, Romans 12:3-8.

Posted on 03/15/2020 by

Paul opened the twelfth chapter of Romans with a stern warning that we are to present our bodies as living sacrifices.  Here is how the NASB puts it: Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and … Continue reading →

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God’s sovereign choice. Romans 9: 1-14. Part one of two.

Posted on 01/29/2020 by

That simplistic word glory, which the CJB translated as “Sh’khinah,” is the Greek word doxa and conveys splendor, brightness, magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, grace, and majesty. All these things, though difficult to see, emanated within all these ways set before God’s people. Continue reading →

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Heirs with Christ, Romans 8:12-16

Posted on 12/08/2019 by

We ended our last study with this: Romans 8:9-11 NLT  But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who … Continue reading →

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Does the law = sin. Romans 7:7-25

Posted on 11/05/2019 by

So when Paul says I would not have come to know sin except through the Law, perhaps he is saying, having been taught that there was a law as a young child, I came to understand that going outside the parameters of the Law, was to miss the mark (sin.) Continue reading →

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