Monthly Archives: November 2013
justice delayed–God’s will accomplished
Acts 23:12-24:27 Those guarding Paul knew that the accusations against him were false. They took great pains to protect him against the wrath of the non-Christian Jews. The Holy Spirit delivered Paul by letting his nephew overhear the plot against … Continue reading
Posted in dependence upon God, Paul, plan of God, submission, suffering
Tagged Acts 23, Acts 24
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Lived and died
Genesis 4:25 – 5:11 25 And Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and called his name Seth, for she said, “God has provided for me another child in place of Abel, because … Continue reading
Posted in conditional immortality, Jesus Christ, mortality, resurrection
Tagged Genesis 4, Genesis 5
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Fulfillment
Matthew 2:13-18 13 And after they left, see, the angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up, and take the child and his mother, and escape to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you … Continue reading
The Mark
Genesis 4:11-24 11 So now you are prohibited from using the ground, which has opened its mouth to drink your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you try to work the ground, it will no longer produce for you … Continue reading
cause and solution
Acts 19:23-20:16 The Holy Spirit through Christians is causing all kinds of disruption in Ephesus. Not to fear, however, because the same Holy Spirit who is turning people away from idolatry is protecting them from the consequences of their defection. … Continue reading
coincidence
Acts 18:1-22 For a Jewish Christian couple named Priscilla and Aquila, providence intervenes in their lives and introduces them to the apostle Paul. By coincidence, they also make tents for a living. By coincidence, they found themselves in Corinth … Continue reading
Preventing Immortality
Genesis 3:22 – 4:10 22 Then the LORD God said, “See, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, to prevent him reaching out his hand and taking also of the tree of life … Continue reading
Posted in Cain & Abel, conditional immortality, dependence upon God, eternal life, mortality
Tagged Genesis 3, Genesis 4
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Greatness
Matthew 2:1-6 1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea during the reign of king Herod, see, great men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? … Continue reading
He is in this
Acts 15:36-17:15 These stories show the Holy Spirit working in the lives of the believers and in the communities they are reaching with the gospel. But the Spirit who unifies our hearts in Christ does not bring unity to those … Continue reading
Posted in church, dependence upon God, evangelism, faithfulness, Holy Spirit
Tagged Acts 15, Acts 16, Acts 17
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Hardship
Genesis 3:9-21 9 But the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, so I … Continue reading
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