Lectio Divina Bible Study: Learning to Pray in ScriptureStephen J. Binz
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Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You. Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, The God of my salvation, And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousnes...
“Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly,” said the apostle (Colossians 3:16). “Your word have I hidden in my heart” said the Psalmist (119:11).So, too, the Sage of Proverbs reminds us to “Give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them dep...
Certainly, if he wanted to teach “faith alone,” he would have done so. Rom. 6:16 – obedience leads to righteousness. Obedience is a good “work,” an act of the will, which leads to righteousness before God. 2 Cor. 9:8 – Paul teaches that God will bless us so that we may ...
Christmas reminds us: We need a Savior.“She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins” Matthew 1:21). God loves usenough to rescue us at great cost to Himself.“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that...
Teach me Lord, the way I should go— I want to be an instrument of your peace. Never will I leave thee; My child, you are mine. I’ve knelt before an empty cross to pray, But for human weakness, I’d stay all day; How do I live in strength I do not have?
Let's Pray: Dear Savior of the World, Thank You for your coming, death, and resurrection. Thank You for helping us to focus our hearts and minds on you. We are distracted, we are in the midst of a season that many struggle with the colder weather and sicknesses. Would you remind us...
Each week of the study has a different memory verse, urging us to make the Scripture a part of our daily lives. I can’t tell you how pleased I was to see Catholics being encouraged to memorize Scripture–as you know, this is something I find incredibly important. Each memory verse is...
Why would the Spirit of Truth (John 14:17) seemingly mislead us with the idea that the LORD Jesus is returning quickly, or that the "time is at hand" (Revelation 1:3), if that return would not be for more than 1,900 years? Perhaps, some may feel forced to conclude that the Son...