For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. 1 Corinthians 6:20 Every time I hear a person utter the words, “I can do what I want, it’s my body,” I want to tell them simply, “Then show me the receipt!” I like to…
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A man who is in honor, yet does not understand, Is like the beasts that perish. Psalm 49:20 This psalm contrasts those who put their trust in wealth and points out that their riches cannot redeem them and that their trust in their wealth is foolish. God promises the believer that their soul will be…
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And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory…
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You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him…
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So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:4 Nehemiah upon hearing the dreadful conditions in Jerusalem, a place he had never been to, was moved to tears for his brethren suffering there…
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But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6 The root of our response to Christ’s superiority in all things, is faith. We exercise faith every day when we: step into a building, take an elevator, mail a…
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But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine. Titus 2:1 Paul was very thorough in his writing and consistent to use words that conveyed God’s Word honestly. The exposition of “sound” doctrine is essential for teaching and spiritual well-being. Paul understood this because so much of what he taught was…
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I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. Luke 13:5 In the first five verses of Luke 13, Jesus used two current events to teach on repentance.  The first was Pilate’s brutal slaughter of Galileans (v1), and the second was the accidental death of eighteen, when a tower fell in Siloam…
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I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now. Philippians 1: 3-5 Here Paul thanked the Lord for the fellowship he had with his brothers and sisters in Christ.  This connection…
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I have written for him the great things of My law, But they were considered a strange thing. Hosea 8:12   God had set Israel apart for a higher purpose, but instead their actions would make them a common people, who did not know the Lord. Instead “They set up alters to sacrifice on, but they…
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