Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the holy place of the Lord and burn incense. (Luke 1:8, 9 NET) Now it was because of a man’s rules that a priest would be […]
Unrelenting Wisdom Supplier
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
…It’s like He doesn’t even care if you’re a good guy or a bad guy, if you want wisdom, He will give it to you!”
Paul Goes All Habakkuk in Pisidian Antioch
For I am doing a work in your days, a work you would never believe, even if someone tells you.’ – Acts 13:41 Paul tells the people in Pisidian Antioch all about how all of Jewish history has been leading up to the birth of Christ, and then he quotes Habakkuk at the end of it. … Now if you who are Israel won’t turn to God and believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Gentiles will come in and plunder the blessing that is for you!”
God's Ownership is Near
royal power, kingship, dominion, rule/ not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom – G0932 Definition on the Bible Web App .
…Change the way you think, because God is about to buy the world back from Satan, and then He’ll own it.
Righteousness and Rightness from God
Romans 3:21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it The model of rightness, of what people aught to be, was shown through the Law. It WASN’T the Law, but it was shown through the Law. It was never intended […]
Comparing Peter and Loving John
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these They have just finished eating all the fish they could ever want, like a feast, which came from one of the largest catches of fish they had ever brought in. I don’t think that […]
Restraint During Injustice
There are so many things that Jesus hears through this that were SO WRONG but He didn’t protest. One way of protest would have been to stick up for Himself, to get Himself freed. What questions He DOES ask are more toward walking the fools around Him toward the truth. He is not concerned with […]
Jesus' Confident Arrest
[4] Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, “Whom do you seek?†[5] They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.†Jesus said to them, “I am he.†Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. [6] When Jesus said to them, “I am he,†they drew back and […]
The Father's Will vs. Our Safety and Comfort
John 18.1 – When Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley, where there was a garden, which He and His disciples entered. Here is Jesus, knowing now is His time to be taken and killed, going back to the same places He always went to. He didn’t […]
John 17:6 – God Shares What Was Already His
John 17:6 I know this sounds like Yoda talking, but the fact that Jesus says “yours they were” shows that God didn’t CHANGE from the OT to the NT. People belonged to God and were faithful to Him and experienced some sort of grace before Jesus came. It wasn’t the fullness of salvation that Jesus […]