Looking back over my reflections last year, I wrote about the will of God in a reflection on various Scripture readings that demonstrated God’s will like that above in 1 Thessalonians. I mentioned Romans 12.2 on not being conformed to this world…John 17.3 on knowing God and a couple of ...
According toBaker's Biblical Dictionary, Lust is "a strong craving or desire, often of a sexual nature. Though used relatively infrequently (twenty-nine times) in Scripture, a common theme can be seen running through its occurrences. The word is never used in a positive context; rather, it...
of my biomythography where I tried being a good person, raised within the scripture, but ended up only following the Golden Rule. I learned about the power of words by calling, only once, a rancher a farmer and mispronouncing “Army Corps of Engineers” often enough to eventually be told ...
Property means that which is given to me alone, which belongs to me alone, exclusively; that with which I may always do everything I like, which nobody can take away from me, which remains mine to the end of my life, and which I ought to use in order to increase and to improve ...
Treasury of Scripture And this is the thing that you shall do to them to hallow them, to minister to me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish, An. Exodus 29:21 And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oi...
"What saith the Scripture?" (Romans 4:3). Only then can we understand that this emotional and traumatic act of despair, anger, and denial upon the unborn, is in reality, a willful act of transgression against many.Abortion is, first and foremost, a sin against God and His Perfect Law,...
The wounds and agony Jesus suffered onthe crosshelp us remember the dedication and love of Father and Son. The grief of his mother, Mary, and the followers of Jesus, are shared in Scripture. Hearing or reading the word of God can bring us closer to Him. Through sharing fellowship, ...
The only Scripture I can find that hints of Satan and fallen angels being stuck to deal only with the geographical point in the world where they are, is this: Daniel 10:10 And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. 11 And he said...
He answered John's messengers, "Go back and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind can see, the lame can walk, those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases are made clean, the deaf can hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is preached to the poor. ...
He spent 40 days fasting while Satan tempted Him three times, trying to take advantage of His hunger and exhaustion. But Jesus stood firm, responding with Scripture each time and refusing to give in. His victory over temptation is a powerful reminder that we can rely on God’s Word and st...