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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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It is very clear in scripture that Jesus was sent to fulfill God's covenant to the Jews. However, it was equally clear that Jesus would open up faith unto the Gentiles. Jesus certainly knew this, and had already ministered to numerous Gentiles without the apparent disdain that we see here with the Syro-Phoenician woman. Jesus could not have been forced into ministering to this woman's daughter if it was not His will to do so. Therefore, His silence and rough answer to this woman must have been designed to accomplish a positive result.
Humility is an important ingredient of faith. This woman was a stranger to the covenants of promise and had no right to demand anything. Jesus' silence and then...
These verses (21-23) further establish the fact that our heart includes more than just our spirit. Even Christians still struggle with things like pride and foolishness, which Jesus said comes out of our heart. It's certain that our born again spirit is not the source of these sins; therefore, the heart encompasses more than our spirit.
The word "spirit" is used in different ways in scripture. The most frequent usage refers to either the Spirit of God or the spirit of man. In that context, it denotes the person of the Holy Spirit or identifies a part of our three-part being (1 Th. 5:23). But the word "spirit" can also describe a mental disposition (Strong).
In Ephesians 1:17, Paul is praying that what is already true in our spirit will become our...
ONE OF MY FAVORITE VERSES ON LOVE IS 1ST JOHN 4:7-8 "Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love." I HAVE OFTEN WONDERED HOW THIS VERSE RELATES TO AN ISLAMIC TERRORIST. THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS ASK MYSELF, "WHAT WOULD JESUS DO"? WELL, I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
All of the Old Testament dietary laws were shadows (or pictures) of spiritual truths which would become realities in the New Covenant. These Pharisees (as well as many Christians today) missed all of the spiritual significance of these laws and saw only the physical act.
The real spiritual meaning that these Old Testament dietary laws symbolized was that we were supposed to be holy (separated) unto God in everything - even what we eat. Under the Old Testament law, it was forbidden to eat or to touch certain animals, not because there was anything wrong with the animals, but to illustrate the point of being separated unto God and to serve as a constant reminder of this separation. Under the...
WHEN JESUS WAS ON THE CROSS, THE THIEF SAID TO HIM "LORD, REMEMBER ME WHEN THOU COMEST INTO THY KINGDOM" (LUKE 23:42). IN THE NEXT VERSE JESUS SAID "TODAY SHALT THOU BE WITH ME IN PARADISE". HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED WHERE THIS "PARADISE" WAS THAT JESUS WAS TALKING ABOUT?
Deuteronomy 4:2 clearly states "Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it . . . ." This same thought is repeated in the New Testament in Revelation 22:18-19 with very stiff penalties. Religious man is very swift to observe the part about not diminishing any of God's commandments, but there seems to be an unwritten law that adding to them is okay. Every denomination has its own set of "do's and don'ts" which aren't found in scripture, and like those of the hypocritical Pharisees, their unwritten laws usually have to do with outward appearance.
We need to remember that adding to God's commandments is just as bad as taking away from them. We need to speak when the Bible speaks, and be...
SOME PEOPLE DON'T MAKE ANY TIME FOR GOD. HE WANTS TO FELLOWSHIP WITH US DAILY BUT THE ONLY TIME GOD IS MENTIONED, IN A LOT OF HOMES, IS WHEN SAYING THE BLESSING, IF THAT IS EVEN DONE. THEN, IT IS SAID JUST BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BEFORE EATING AND A LOT OF TIMES IT IS A BLESSING WE HAVE MEMORIZED. I KNOW, I WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO DID THAT.