to laziness, to self-indulgence; and the devil, who wants to deceive and distract us. It’s no wonder we often have to fight for time and attention while reading the Bible. But the struggle is worth it.
We read about that in 1 Samuel 13:14 and Acts 13:22, but neither of those passages are about events during David’s lifetime. 1 Samuel 13:14 takes place during the story of David’s predecessor, King Saul and his failure. The prophet Samuel tells Saul, “Because of your sin, God ...
Passages memorized often bring a sense of “ownership”; a passage feels like it “belongs” to you after you have it memorized. In an age when Bibles are readily available, it might seem that the work it takes to memorize Scripture is not worth the effort. Most of us don’t memorize ...
This is one of those passages of Scripture that lingers in the air and echoes in the mind long after it’s been read. There is nothing that can separate us from the love of God. That’s one reassuring promise. There’s no one else who can make a promise like that and keep it. Ha...
let the reader consult the rule of faith which he has gathered from the plainer passages of Scripture, and from the authority of the Church, and of which I treated at sufficient length when I was speaking in the first book about things.” Augustine, On Christian Doctrine, 3,2:2 (A.D....
You can see that the “saints” are not dead as you read through these passages. They are alive. Also, they are described as a delight to the Lord, faithful, and covenant-minded with God. They are joyful and even sing when they are in their beds!
33). Moreover there are some passages of Scripture (e.g. 1 Chronicles in, 23, 24) which belong to a period somewhat later than any of the canonical writers. SEE EZRA. This tradition, again, is confirmed by the following circumstances: ...
Since our “Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge” reference to “in beginning” leads to other passages, let’s see what they say. In the beginning: Genesis 1:1 NET. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The statement is comparable to what John said, and every Jewish ...
Reflect upon all the writings of Bahá’u’lláh, whether epistles or prayers, and ye shall surely come across a thousand passages wherein Bahá’u’lláh prays: ‘O God! Bring to naught the violators of the Covenant and defeat the oppressors of the Testament.’‘He who denieth the Cove...
And when we read passages in the Bible that talk about “in the world but not of the world” or “those who have ears should hear” or “He was in the world but the world did not know Him” we should also think about this meaning. As Christians, it’s not us versus them. Just...