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I everything showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35 In this scripture passage Paul is speaking about what Jesus had said. The interesting thing is…
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness, godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge…
And I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. Galatians 2:20 HCSB The Bible tells us that we, as human beings, are evil from the start (Genesis 8:21). You…
And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where there was a cave, and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave. And the men of David said to him, “Here is the day of which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold,…
A man who endures trials is blessed, because when he passes the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him. James 1:12 HCSB Depending on which version of the Bible you are using, this passage will say blessed is the man who endures temptation or…
The reflections of the heart belong to mankind, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. Proverbs 16:1 CSB I recently read a post on Facebook that stuck with me. It said that intelligence is knowing what to say and wisdom is knowing when not to say it. Often times we sin when…
If I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith so that I can move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing. And if I donate all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body in order to boast but…
“So don’t worry, saying ‘What will we eat?’ of ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For the idolaters eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.” Matthew…
And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a worthless mind to do what is morally wrong. Romans 1:28 HCSB This is one of the scariest passages of Scripture in the Bible to me. In Romans 1 (16-17), Paul talks about how the righteous will live…
Now Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, but had departed from Saul. 1 Samuel 18:12 HCSB Our study group has been studying the book of 1 Samuel. This week, I studied chapters 17-18. The backstory of this Scripture passage is that the people had demanded a king. Basically, they rejected…