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Category Archives: discernment
Exodus: God alone … Israel alone
Exodus 30-31. Every one of the instructions in this chapter has particular application to the Hebrew people and the Israelite nation alone. The altar was for the tabernacle from which only the people of Israel could worship. The atonement census … Continue reading
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Exodus: connecting
Exodus 26 There was a place where the Hebrews came to worship, to connect with the divine presence which they were following in the wilderness. That place was the tabernacle. It was a physical manifestation of the glory of God … Continue reading
Exodus: the mountain
Exodus 19 Mount Sinai serves to transition the reader of Exodus from the theme of deliverance by grace to the theme of sanctification. The mountain is a dangerous place and should not be treated casually. God is there, and he … Continue reading
Exodus: warnings
Exodus 9:13-10:29 God had provided warnings to the Egyptians so that those who feared the LORD could avoid harm. He does not engage in random acts. We might not understand every thing that happens to us, but it should be … Continue reading
Exodus: opportunities
Exodus 1:22-2:22 Certain events take place in our lives that present opportunities for us to act — to make a difference. Pharaoh saw an opportunity to prevent rebellion among the Hebrews. Jochebed saw an opportunity to rescue her son from … Continue reading
one day in the future
Revelation 18. Babylon is a combination of the human and the demonic – of church and state – of trade and sorcery and deception. The great system and all tied to it will be destroyed in a single day. God’s … Continue reading
authenticity: spotting fakes
Jude. Jude wrote on a similar topic as John’s letters. His concern was that the church had opened its doors to false Christians, who had infiltrated it. He likened them to: Cain, who killed his brother out of jealousy (11). … Continue reading
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authenticity: finding balance
3 John. In his second letter, John had encouraged believers not to associate with deceivers who taught new things. In this third letter, he deals with the opposite problem. Diotrephes – apparently a leader in the church John writes to … Continue reading
authenticity: things we just know
1 John 5. John concludes this letter with a list of things that authentic believers know. There is no doubt about it: We love each other (2). We have eternal life in Christ (13). God hears our prayers (14-15). We … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 John 5
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Jesus and the skeptical woman
John 4:1-42. She had not had an easy life; things did not go her way. One could not blame her for being a bit skeptical when that Jewish prophet came into town. She expected him to have nothing to do … Continue reading
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