Archive for March, 2006
We start with a reminder that favoritism is forbidden for two reasons: 1) the rich persecute the poor, and 2) when you favor the rich, you violate the law of love.
So, if we’re favoring those who have something to offer us in return… we need to QUIT IT!
vs 12 “Speak and act as those [...]
I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart. I’m sure for all of us those word bring back a familiar Sunday school tune that we sang very long ago. When we hear those words we think of the good that is happening in our lives. James says the exact [...]
Paul encourages the church to support each other. This is good adivce, and I wish all churches would do this all the time. Specifically, he starts out saying, “if a person is discovered in some sin, … restore [them] in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you [...]
21:15 The people regretted what had happened to Benjamin because the Lord had weakened the Israelite tribes. 21:16 The leaders of the assembly said, “How can we find wives for those who are left? After all, the Benjaminite women have been wiped out. 21:17 The remnant of Benjamin must be preserved. An entire Israelite tribe [...]
For thousands of years prior to the arrival of Messiah, God made a way for non-Israelites to be redeemed. Gentiles could convert to Judaism by committing themselves to the law, which included circumcision. (I cannot seem to find information on the specifics of Gentile conversion at the moment. If anyone else knows [...]
16:1 Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and went in to have sex with her. 16:2 The Gazites were told, “Samson has come here!” So they surrounded the town and hid all night at the city gate, waiting for him to leave. They relaxed all night, thinking, “He will not leave until [...]
“Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman but of the free woman.” – Galatians 4:31
Think about it. We have actually been adopted as heirs in the Kingdom. We are God’s children. We have inheritance rights. The theology of adoption is one that I find most fascinating. [...]
14:1 Samson went down to Timnah, where a Philistine girl caught his eye. 14:2 When he got home, he told his father and mother, “A Philistine girl in Timnah has caught my eye. Now get her for my wife.” 14:3 But his father and mother said to him, “Certainly you can find a wife among [...]
Paul continues his opposition of the beliefs of the Galatian church by calling them foolish. Perhaps he thought they were not so much mentally deficient, as unobservant.
He makes the distinction that they received the Spirit by believing, not by obeying the law. Human effort is not effective. Even Abraham did not find [...]
10:10 The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord: “We have sinned against you. We abandoned our God and worshiped the Baals.” 10:11 The Lord said to the Israelites, “Did I not deliver you from Egypt, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines, 10:12 the Sidonians, Amalek, and Midian when they oppressed you? You cried [...]
