He had sunk to what, for a Jew, was the lowest possible level, for he was reduced to caring for the pigs of a Gentile landowner. For the Jews, the pig was considered the most unclean of all animals, and to be employed by a Gentile w...
Col 1:9...in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; Col 1:10...that they might have a walk worthy of You, Lord, Col 1:10...fully pleasing You, being fruitful in every good work, Col 1:10...and increasing in the knowledge of You, Col 1:11...strengthened with all might...
Treasury of Scripture For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that you might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; since. Colossians 1:3,4,6 We give thanks to God and the Father ...
He wrote the sermon, "The Scripture Way of Salvation" as well as The Primitive Physick , a book of medical remedies to improve physical health. He wrote prayers, prescribed sacraments, and published sermons to strengthen souls while also speaking against slavery to change society. He saw no ...
In fact, does Psalm 1:1 not say, "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly"? Surely, then why on earth would I want to sit down every week, listening to teachings that are far divorced from scripture, within organizations that were not even meant to be in exi...
I was once chastised by a somewhat weak-kneed bishop who rebuked me for openly praying for my enemies using the very prayers that the Church herself assigned “Pro Inimicis… For Enemies” in the traditional Missale Romanum. His rebuke reflected a complete lack of understanding of the...
and making the best of one trial after another. But when I shared the proverb with another friend, “What a great theme for advent,” she exclaimed, seeing a possibility I had missed. My understanding shifted from regarding what must be borne as some heavy load and having to slog along ...
“Ah, at last a fit companion! Bone of my bones, flesh of my flesh,” Adam exults. Though not recorded in the scripture, I figure Adam then wiggled all over just like my dog, Elijah. The best-friends-forever have been inseparable – wrestling, play fighting, swimming, fetching, and ...
1. A lesson for nations. A nation may be founded on good and godly principles, and may profess to be a faithful people. Its laws may be modeled after the great truths of Scripture. It may build an empire that spans the globe. And it may display all the foliage of civilization, art,...
Thank you for how our teeth help so much with eating. I can see how hard eating would be without our teeth. Thank you Lord for our wonderfully designed bodies! And thank you for the scripture (about the Queen of Sheba) for today’s prayer: 6 Then she said to the king: “It was ...