Category: New Testament
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the path of submission
I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of every woman is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. (1 Corinthians 11:3) We are told elsewhere in scripture that Christ did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but humbled himself taking on the…
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are you in?
Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many…
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the way up is down
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:3) There is no other way to gain access to the kingdom of heaven except to wholly and utterly depend on Christ. We bring nothing to the table other than a bag of filthy rags. “Spiritual enlightenment”, so to speak, does not…
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true identity
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. (Colossians 3:1-3) Death…
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love
We don’t have to have a sweetheart on Valentine’s Day to know what it means to truly love and be loved in return. In fact one of the greatest gifts we can give a sweetheart or our friends and family on Valentine’s Day is our deep, loving relationship with the heavenly father. Without it we…
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a Titus 2 woman
Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not…
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a sacrifice of praise
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. (Hebrews 13:15) One of the main themes of the book of Hebrews has been that Jesus ended the sacrificial system by fulfilling the law and offering himself as a perfect sacrifice. It…
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by faith
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11.1 KJV) This is the opening verse of the great faith chapter of the Bible. You could think of this chapter as a hall of faith for the Old Testament saints. However, we shouldn’t take verse one as a complete definition…
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stir up one another
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. (Hebrews 10:24-25) The “let us” in this verse is the third in a series…
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out from under the law
Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. (Hebrews 9:22) The latter part of this verse is a coffee cup favorite. It is commonly used to communicate the necessity of the cross when sharing the gospel message. And that is not…