4. When you sing, you make war. Singing includes our warfare. Ephesians 5:15-18 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And d...
Bible words, creedal words, words of praise and penitence, protest and pardon—are like stones thrown into the pond; they ripple out- ward in countless concentric circles, finding ever fresh expression in new places in our lives. 5 Why We Sing 13 When we sing “Amazing Grace” together on...
12 They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre; they make merry to the sound of the pipe.13 They spend their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace.[a]14 Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone! We have no desire to know your ways.15 Who is the Almighty, that ...
Peter, acknowledging the physical pain and danger of circumcising an adult, rebukes the Pharisees in verses 10 and 11: "Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? No! We believe it is...
Why are the nations in an uproar, And the peoples devising a vain thing?Legacy Standard Bible Why do the nations rage And the peoples meditate on a vain thing?Amplified BibleWhy are the nations in an uproar [in turmoil against God], And why do the people devise a vain and hopeless ...
by throwing it to the ground.8 They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely!”They burned all the appointed places of God in the land. Deserted? 9 We do not see any signs to guide us.There is no longer a prophet,and none of us knows how long this will go on.10 ...
In the Bible, we can find so many compelling reasons to obey the call to gather. The Old Testament book ofPsalmsincludes passages about believers assembling for worship, praise and prayer. “I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, Lord, as you know. I...
And Elkanah, her husband, said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?”Berean Standard Bible“Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your ...
I am greatly comforted by verses like the one in James that gives us a great hope in the power of prayer: James 513 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church...
Science is like panning for gold, and with every swirl the panner separates certified dirt from the mix of dirt-and-gold remaining in the pan. Long before politicians invented fool's gold and duped the gullible, the Bible contemplated the real stuff, how to get it and what to do with wh...