Bible Talk

Saviors/Salvation

2 Timothy 3:14-15

But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,which are able to maketheewiseuntosalvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

 

Judges 2:16  16 Nevertheless the LORD raised upjudges, which delivereda them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

Judges

The {shophetim} were not judges in the usual sense of the term; but were heads or chiefs of the Israelites, raised up on extraordinary occasions, who directed and ruled the nation with sovereign power, administered justice, made peace or war, and led the armies over whom they presided.

diligence

1.       Conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation

2.      Persevering determination to perform a task

3.      Quietly and steadily continuing a task despite any difficulties

4.      Characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks

persevere

1.       Be persistent, refuse to stop

Proverbs 13:4 - The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Proverbs 10:4 - He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Honour father and mother

Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

           

Webster’s Dictionary 1828

HONOR, v.t on'or. [L. honoro.]

1. To revere; to respect; to treat with deference and submission, and perform relative duties to.

Honor thy father and thy mother. Exo 20.

2. To reverence; to manifest the highest veneration for, in words and actions; to entertain the most exalted thoughts of; to worship; to adore.

That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. John 5.

3. To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to elevate in rank or station; to exalt. Men are sometimes honored with titles and offices, which they do not merit.

Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honor. Est 6.

4. To glorify; to render illustrious.

I will be honored upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host. Exo 14.

5. To treat with due civility and respect in the ordinary intercourse of life. The troops honored the governor with a salute.

Opposites Attract: Duality, Real or Made Up?

diligence

1.       Conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation

2.      Persevering determination to perform a task

3.      Quietly and steadily continuing a task despite any difficulties

4.      Characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks

Love

1.      To be pleased with

2.      To have affection for on account of some qualities which exists or please you

Mat_26:41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Mar_14:38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.

Luk_4:13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

Luk_11:4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

Sir_2:1 My son, if thou come to serve the Lord, prepare thy soul for temptation.

Sir_33:1 There shall no evil happen unto him that feareth the Lord; but in temptation even again he will deliver him.

1Ma_2:52 Was not Abraham found faithful in temptation, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness?

2Es_12:47 For the Highest hath you in remembrance, and the Mighty hath not forgotten you in temptation.

Self-Centeredness

1.       Concern for your own interests and welfare

Niggard

NIGGARD, n. [straight, narrow; to haggle, to be sordidly parsimonious; exhibiting analogies similar to those of wretch, wreck and haggle.] A miser; a person meanly close and covetous; a sordid wretch who saves every cent, or spends grudgingly.

Serve him as a grudging master, As a penurious niggard of his wealth.

Be niggards of advice on no pretense.

NIGGARD, a.

1. Miserly; meanly covetous; sordidly parsimonious.

2. Sparing; wary.

Most free of question , but to our demands Niggard in his reply.

NIGGARD, v.t. To stint; to supply sparingly. [Little used.]

2Ma_15:3 Then the most ungracious wretch demanded, if there were a Mighty one in heaven, that had commanded the sabbath day to be kept.

2Ma_8:27 So when they had gathered their armour together, and spoiled their enemies, they occupied themselves about the sabbath, yielding exceeding praise and thanks to the Lord, who had preserved them unto that day, which was the beginning of mercy distilling upon them.

2Ma_8:28 And after the sabbath, when they had given part of the spoils to the maimed, and the widows, and orphans, the residue they divided among themselves and their servants.

1Ma_2:34 But they said, We will not come forth, neither will we do the king's commandment, to profane the sabbath day.

Mat_1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Luk_1:27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

Luk_2:4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

Luk_3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

Focus

a center of activity, attraction, or attention the focus of the meeting was drug abuseput immigration into focus as a hot topic for commentatorsb:  a point of concentration

the center of interest or activity:

"this generation has made the environment a focus of attention"

synonyms

center · focal point · central point · center of attention · hub · pivot · nucleus · heart · core · cornerstone · linchpin · cynosure

an act of concentrating interest or activity on something:

"our focus on the customer's requirements"