Romans is one of the most thorough explanations of Christianity in the Bible. Paul, as an expert teacher of the scriptures even before accepting that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, puts together Old Testament scriptures explaining the ministry of Jesus Christ and Christianity. There are two types of righteousness in this letter. Self-righteousness that really […]

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Text: Jeremiah 46 The battle at Carchemish in 604 B.C. was decisive. General Nebuchadnezzar was solidified as a war hero for stomping out Egyptian and Assyrian allied aggression against Babylon. In God’s kingdom, there was another storyline, the real story. The real narrative wasn’t about Nebuchadnezzar, but about the LORD requiring a sacrifice of the […]

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Text: Exodus 24 This chapter is a hinge on which the book of Exodus swings. What comes after this are details on how and who can approach God. Elements of the covenant Representation in this covenant was according to physical biology The word of God was confessed, but not obeyed The blood of bulls and […]

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Text: Luke 6:27-36 Do you know who enjoys church? People who come to get something from God. Reward belongs to God First of all, I appreciate how the LORD Jesus Christ explains what he means by love. This way we won’t be limited to our own imagination of what love is. Do good to them […]

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Text: Ecclesiastes 11-12 Realize opportunities (vss 1-8) What’s unsure is whether your endeavors will work or not. Be generous and it’ll probably come back around to you. Verse 3 is such a sobering final statement about your choices. There is such a pride in thinking that what you don’t correct now will somehow be given […]

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Text: Jeremiah 40-44 A good man is assassinated by an angry prince. There seems to be no justice. How many ways can faith in God be attacked? In the next five chapters, there is a sifting of the remnant of people as the world chips away at the words of God making them look less […]

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Text: Exodus 23:20-33 Under the direction of the Angel (vss 20-23) The identity of the angel. The Lord sends his Angel to guide the people. Some people say this is a pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus Christ, but it’s not and I’ll show you why. The identity of this angel is understood to be Michael. However […]

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Text: Hebrews 11:17-19 Faith in the promise of God It was a promise from God that gave Abraham the assurance to offer Isaac. This is not about claiming promises that you make up. Do you trust me enough to let your most precious son go, Abraham? Hannah with Samuel It demonstrates a belief that God […]

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Text: Ecclesiastes 8-10 There is such a thing as authority in life. You answer to lots of people or organizations who control different aspects of your life. Authorities can be good or evil. All human authorities are sinners who will die. But authority as a law stems from God himself as the final authority. As […]

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Text: Jeremiah 38-39 Jeremiah was preaching the destruction of Jerusalem when he was arrested and thrown into the dungeon to rot and die. But there was a certain Ethiopian named Ebedmelech working in the palace who couldn’t stand the unjust mistreatment of Jeremiah. Ebedmelech has heard Jeremiah’s preaching for a while now. He may not […]

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