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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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One of the ways in which God's goodness is revealed is in mercy. We may describe mercy as the readiness of God to relieve the misery of fallen creatures. Many times, mercy is called compassion or lovingkindness. It is expressed toward the sinner because of the misery that sin has brought upon him.
The "reed" referred to in this passage is probably speaking of the reeds that grew in the marshy areas in the land of Palestine. These were very fragile and could be easily bruised or broken. The term "smoking flax" refers to a linen wick which was made from flax and burned brightly when floating on oil in an open lamp. However, when the oil was depleted, the flax would just smoke until the oil...
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED IF ANY OF THE POLITICIANS REALLY KNOW JESUS? SURE THEY KNOW WHO HE IS BUT DO THEY REALLY KNOW HIM? I AM SURE SOME OF THEM DO BUT WHY DON'T WE EVER HEAR OF ONE OF THEM STANDING UP IN THE SENATE OR HOUSE PROCLAIMING THAT JESUS IS THE MESSIAH? I AM SURE IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID OF OFFENDING SOMEONE. DON'T THEY KNOW THAT BY NOT DOING THAT IT IS OFFENDING JESUS? IF ANY OF THEM REALLY READS GOD'S WORD, WHAT DO THEY DO WITH MATTHEW 10:32-33 WHERE JESUS SAYS "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven." I AM GLAD WE FINALLY GOT A PRESIDENT THAT IS NOT AFRAID TO MENTION JESUS IN FRONT OF THE WORLD.
The scribes were copyists of the holy scriptures. They preserved in written form the oral law, and faithfully handed down the Hebrew scriptures. In New Testament times, they were students, interpreters, and teachers of the Old Testament. Their functions regarding the law were to teach it, develop it, and use it in any connection with the Sanhedrin and various local courts. They were ambitious for honor, which they demanded, especially from their pupils, as well as from the general public. This homage was readily granted them (Mt. 23:5-11).
Ezra was a scribe during the Babylonian captivity of the Jews, and he was a very godly man. The office of a scribe was a worthy one, but the scribes of...
I SHARED THIS SOME TIME AGO BUT FOR YOU THAT DIDN'T SEE IT, THIS IS FOR YOU. THE MESSAGE IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS MORNING. I AM GOING TO COPY A STORY FOR YOU AND I WISH I KNEW WHERE IT CAME FROM SO I COULD GIVE CREDIT TO THAT PERSON. IT WILL NOT ONLY MAKE YOU LOOK AT YOUR HANDS IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT BUT YOUR LIFE ALSO. I KNOW I WILL NEVER LOOK AT MY HANDS THE SAME WAY AS I HAVE IN THE PAST. I HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY IT.
This is in reference to the fact that Jesus came in the power and authority of His father to point men to Father God. Jesus existed before His advent on this earth in the form of God and was equal with God. Yet, He humbled Himself and became a servant while here on earth (Phil. 2:6-8).
He did not come to promote Himself but to give His life to provide the way to the Father (Jn. 14:6). In the same way, the Holy Spirit does not exalt Himself, but points all men unto Jesus. Jesus came, meek and lowly, totally submitted unto and seeking only to please the Father.
This is radically different from the way so called "great men"...
DID YOU KNOW THAT IT IS GOD'S WILL FOR YOU TO BE SAVED? HOW ABOUT BEING HEALED, OR PROSPEROUS, OR STRESS FREE, OR NOT BEING LONESOME? I WILL GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES.
When the Jewish authorities heard Jesus call God "my (own) Father", they immediately understood that Jesus claimed for Himself deity in the highest possible sense of that term. That claim was either blasphemy, to be punished by death, or else Jesus was who He claimed to be.
Jesus never associated Himself with His disciples by using the plural pronoun "our" Father. Rather, He always used the singular "my" Father, since His relationship was unique and eternal, whereas theirs was by grace and regeneration.
We should ponder carefully our Lord's own conception of who He was. He said "I am from above" (Jn. 8:23); "Before Abraham was, I AM" (Jn. 8:58); "I and my Father are one" (Jn. 10:30); "He...
