tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85002863163608652162024-02-20T05:10:54.628-08:00Practical Insights from Studying the BibleRichard Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211236642251199864noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500286316360865216.post-28191883028843724342014-01-12T17:00:00.002-08:002014-01-12T20:50:20.744-08:00My prayer from Song of Songs - 1:1-5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<em><strong><span style="color: blue;">Songs 1:1 The song of songs, which is Solomon's</span></strong></em><br />
<strong>My prayer: </strong>The prayer that comes forth from my lips<br />
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<em><strong><span style="color: blue;">Songs 1:2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for your love is better than wine.</span></strong></em><br />
<strong>My prayer: </strong>Let the Lord have an intimate relationship with me. His love is more enduring than the most enduring addiction of wine. <br />
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<em><strong><span style="color: blue;">Songs 1:3 Because of the smell of your good ointments your name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love you.</span></strong></em><br />
<strong>My prayer: </strong>His love displayed through Him being crushed for me, produces a most pleasing and good aroma, and for this reason I, a virgin in Christ, love Him. <br />
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<em><strong><span style="color: blue;">Songs 1:4 Draw me, we will run after you: the king has brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in you, we will remember your love more than wine: the upright love you.</span></strong></em> <br />
<strong>My prayer: </strong>Extend your grace to me Lord, and enable me to follow you. I will rejoice and be glad as my King hides me in the most private part of His heart. We will remember your love more than wine, the upright will love you. <br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: blue;">Songs 1:5 I am black, but comely, O you daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.</span></em></strong><br />
<strong>My prayer:</strong> I am darkened by sin, but protected in the shade by the Son, through His blood. <br />
Amen</div>
Richard Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211236642251199864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500286316360865216.post-11728494612737720092013-09-02T12:29:00.000-07:002013-09-02T12:29:42.905-07:00Hebrew Word Study on the word Abomination (OR, "What God disgusts")<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
English word: Abomination<br />
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Greek word: Toebah<br />
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Pronunciation: <strong>Toe</strong> (digit of the foot) + <strong>A</strong> + (<strong>BA</strong> as in 'bath')<br />
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Strong's Reference: 8441<br />
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Frequency in OT: 117<br />
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What God disgusts: <br />
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1. To lie (sexually) with mankind as with womankind (Leviticus 18:22)<br />
2. Customs of the pagans (Leviticus 18:29)<br />
3. Gold and silver on idols (Deuteronomy 7:25)<br />
4. Serving other gods (Deuteronomy 13:14)<br />
5. Eating unclean things (Deuteronomy 14:3)<br />
6. Cross-dressing (Deuteronomy 22:5)<br />
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Richard Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211236642251199864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500286316360865216.post-30960530711308863602013-09-02T12:11:00.000-07:002013-09-02T12:14:06.025-07:00Biblical Hebrew Quick Tips<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
You don't need to be an expert in Hebrew to study the various words in the Old Testament. The Hebrew used in the Bible is not as hard as you would think it to be. Here are some quick tips to keep in mind as you study words of the Bible. <br />
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1. Use the <a href="http://www.ultimatebiblereferencelibrary.com/Vines_Expositary_Dictionary.pdf">Vines Expository Dictionary</a> as a study accompaniment to begin with. <br />
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2. Most Hebrew words have 3 consonants and 3 vowels. For e.g. My wife's name is Neelam. So the consonants in her name would be <strong>N</strong>, <strong>L</strong>, <strong>M</strong>. The vowels are <strong>EE </strong>and <strong>A</strong>. <br />
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3. The consonant usually alternates with the vowel. <br />
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4. The last vowel is usually always silent. <br />
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That's what you need to remember when studying Hebrew!</div>
Richard Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211236642251199864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500286316360865216.post-15821902630082508202012-08-14T23:06:00.002-07:002012-08-14T23:06:33.866-07:00Let Him kiss me (Song of Songs 1:2a)<strong><span style="color: blue;">LET HIM KISS ME WITH THE KISSES OF HIS MOUTH... (Song of Songs 1:2a)</span></strong><br />
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The Shulamite allows the Beloved to kiss her because the Beloved's love is better than wine. In Prov 27:6, Solomon wrote that the "<span style="color: blue;">kisses of an enemy are deceitful</span>". In asking for the Beloved to kiss her, the Shulamite must know that these kisses are not of an enemy neither are they deceitful. These kisses are from a friend and are sincere. <br />
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In the OT in the vast majority of instances, when a kiss is given, a blessing follows e.g. Isaac kissing his son Jacob before blessing him (Gen 27:27), Laban kissing his sons and daughters and then blessing them (Gen 31:55), Jacob kissing his brothers before blessing them by inviting them to stay at Pharaoh's palace (Gen 45:15), Moses kissing his father-in-law Jethro and then blessing him with his testimony (Exo 18:7-8), Samuel kissing Saul before anointing him (1 Sam 10:1) and so on. <br />
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In the NT, with the exception of Judas's kiss of betrayal (Luke 22:48) all other kisses have the significance of love and worship. There is no sensual meaning associated with a kiss. <br />The "sinner woman" who kisses Jesus's feet before anointing Him (Luke 7:38), the fond farewell Paul is given at Miletus (Acts 20:37), and the serveral times that Paul and Peter ask the readers of their epistles to greet one another with a "<span style="color: blue;">holy kiss</span>" all indicate love and blessing. (Rom 16:16, 1 Cor 16:20, 2 Cor 13:12, 1 Thess 5:26, 1 Pet 5:14)<br />
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"<span style="color: blue;">Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth</span>" Song 1:2a therefore could be interpreted as "<span style="color: red;"><strong>May Blessings and Love and continually come forth from His mouth</strong></span>". <br />
<br />Richard Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211236642251199864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500286316360865216.post-85113419121956236302012-03-27T02:39:00.002-07:002012-03-27T02:39:32.050-07:00Thoughts on Good, Bad and Evil<span style="font-size: small;">1. The opposite of good is bad, not evil. <br />
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2. Evil is not the absence of good, it is its corruption. <br />
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3. If absolute good and evil are defined by a variable frame of reference it causes ambiguity of interpretation. (e.g. Murdering a human becomes a condonable offense in a land that does not require punishment of the perpetrator, but becomes a punishable offense where the land does require justice to be done.)<br />
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4. Absolute good and evil can therefore only be defined by a fixed frame of reference. (Taking the above example again, it is disambiguated </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">–</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> (a good thing!) </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">–</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> when a fixed frame of reference determines the life of a human as an inalienable right.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">5. From 3. and 4. the fixed frame of reference should come from a non-human being (transcendental). </span>Richard Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211236642251199864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500286316360865216.post-88568967611536892922011-11-20T15:58:00.000-08:002011-11-20T15:59:48.023-08:00(Bible) Did you know...?I have compiled some nice-to-know facts from my Bible study time. Thought of sharing. <br />
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...that Daniel and John who wrote the apocalyptic books of Daniel and Revelation respectively were referred to as "beloved" of God? (See Daniel 10:11 and John 19:26)<br />
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...that Adam was not created in the Garden of Eden but was led him to it by God? (See Genesis 2:15)<br />
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...that Adam was led alive to the garden (of Eden) but Jesus was laid dead in a garden tomb? (John 19:41,42)<br />
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...that Adam first exercised his speech not to talk to Eve but to name the animals that God had created? (See Genesis 2:20)<br />
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...that Eve <em>may </em>have probably thought that her first-born Cain was the "seed" that God had promised He would send to crush the head of the serpent. (Genesis 4:1)?<br />
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...that The foundations of biblical marriage were first stated by the first Adam and confirmed by Jesus Christ (the last Adam). (See Genesis 2:24, Matt 19:5, Mark 10:7)<br />
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...that God initially intended for man and other creatures to be plant and fruit eaters. (See Genesis 1:29,30)?<br />
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...that the first vocation assigned to Adam by God was for him to be a gardener. (Genesis 2:15)?<br />
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...that Adam added to God's command of not eating the fruit to include refraining from even touching it. (Genesis 3:3)?<br />
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...that the serpent and the donkey are the only animals in the Bible that speak to humans. (Gen 3:1 and Num 22:28)?<br />
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...that during the fall, God did not allow the serpent to depose before Him unlike the opportunity to present the case given to Adam and Eve (Gen 3:11-14)?<br />
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...that Adam did not not name his wife, Eve until after the fall. (Gen 3:20)?<br />
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...that the first instance of sacrifice mentioned in the Bible is when God provided coats of skin for Adam and Eve. (Gen 3:21)?<br />
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...that the main reason for God driving out Adam and Even from the garden was so that he (Adam) would not take from the tree of life and live forever (in his sin) (Gen 3:21)?<br />
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...that the reason for God accepting Abel's offering is revealed in the book of Hebrews - in the faith hall of fame chapter in the Bible. (Heb 11:4)?<br />
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...that apparently Cain was so fond of his son that he built a city and named it after his son Enoch (Gen 4:17)?<br />
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...that polygamy in the Bible is first mentioned when Lamech (Cain's great-great-great grandson) took 2 wives for himself - Adah and Zillhah (Gen 4:19)?<br />
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...that the second murder mentioned in the Bible is that of an unknown young man by Lamech. (Gen 4:23)?<br />
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...that it could be possible that Lamech used a weapon made by his son Tubalcain to kill the unknown young man. (Gen 4:22, 23)?<br />
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...that men began to call on God's name (prayers and worship) when Seth's son Enosh was born (Gen 4:26)?<br />
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...that Enoch had a change in heart only around the time his son Methuselah was born. He started walking with God at the age of 65. (Gen 5:21)?<br />
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...although the name of Noah's father was Lamech, this is not the same polygamist, murderer mentioned in Gen 4:23 (Gen 5:28)?<br />
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...that the most wicked incident after which God decided to destroy the earth with the flood was the consummation between angels and women. (Gen 6:2, 6:5)?<br />
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...that Noah is the first person mentioned in the Bible who finds "grace" in the eyes of the Lord (Gen 6:8)?<br />
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...that the meaning of Methuselah's name was "when he dies it will come" referring to the flood. What is more significant is that Methuselah is the longest living person recorded in the Bible and indicates God's forbearance in delaying the flood.<br />
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...that Noah took 7 pairs of clean animals and 1 pair of unclean animals in the ark. (Gen 7:2)?<br />
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...that the gospel according to Matthew is the only gospel in which OT quotes are taken from original Hebrew and not the Septuagint?<br />
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...that the Tabernacle of David represents the New Testament and the Tabernacle of Moses represents the Old Testament?Richard Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211236642251199864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500286316360865216.post-61193801342264266492011-11-12T00:18:00.000-08:002011-11-12T00:18:23.192-08:00A suggested technique for IntercedingIt is hard to pray for someone you do not know enough. The following acrostic is a suggested way of praying for a person. <br />
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<em>Faith is the subtance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseeen - Heb 11:1</em><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">F</span>aith: Pray for the salvation of the person you are interceding for. Pray that the person may come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. <br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">A</span>nswers to prayer: Pray that the person's prayers be answered. <br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">I</span>dols: Pray that the person's idols be demolished. A nice way to identify idols is by identifying what <strong>IDOL</strong>ove. <br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">T</span>rials: Pray for the person's deliverance from trials that the person is currently going through. <br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">H</span>ealth: Pray for the physical health of the person.Richard Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211236642251199864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500286316360865216.post-36914515458281602542011-10-18T12:31:00.001-07:002011-10-18T12:33:26.060-07:00Why should the Sunday school teacher study the Bible?<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">a)</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span></i><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">In obedience to the great commission</i></span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A Sunday school teacher does a good work as he/she carries out the Great Commission that contains these particular words of the Lord – “Go ye therefore and teach all nations”. <em>Matt 28:16</em> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></i></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">b)</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To be empowered by the Holy Spirit</span></i></strong></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">2 Tim 3:16</i> says that all Scripture is breathed by God and is useful for doctrine, correction, instruction in righteousness and for reproof. That the man of God may be perfect thoroughly furnished to all good works.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">c)</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">So Sunday school children may have life</i></span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In <em>John 5:39, </em>Jesus says that we must search the Scriptures for they testify of Himself and in them we have life. Sunday school teachers should therefore search Scriptures </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">d)</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To succeed in God’s purpose for the Sunday school</i></span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In<strong> </strong><em>Josh 1:8, </em>God instructed Joshua that the book of the law should not depart from his mouth, that he should meditate on it day and night and do what was written in it so his way would be prosperous and he would have good success. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">e)</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To rightly divide the word of truth</i></span></strong></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In <em>2 Tim 2:15 </em>Paul instructs Timothy to “study to show himself approved to God, a workman that need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth”</span></div>Richard Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211236642251199864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500286316360865216.post-78790443337021462752011-09-11T02:08:00.000-07:002011-09-20T12:28:37.265-07:00How you (and I) can live a believer's life VICTORIOUSLY? Lessons learnt from the book of Phillipians<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">V</span>ictory</span><br />
The believer's confidence comes from assurance in God - He begins, He completes. Victory is assured. Period. <br />
<strong>Read </strong><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phil1:6&version=NKJV"><strong>Phil 1:6</strong></a><br />
<strong><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></sup></strong> being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete <i>it</i> until the day of Jesus Christ;<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">I</span>ntercession</span><br />
With the Holy Spirit interceding for you, you cannot go wrong. <br />
<strong>Read </strong><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phil1:9-11&version=NKJV"><strong>Phil 1:9-11</strong></a><br />
<strong><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">9</span></sup></strong> And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29368"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">10</span></strong></sup> that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29369"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">11</span></strong></sup> being filled with the fruits of righteousness which <i>are</i> by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">C</span>onversion</span><br />
When the motto of your life changes from <em>"I live for <u>myself</u> and dying is <u>loss</u>"</em> to <em>"I live for <u>Christ</u> and dying is <u>gain</u>"</em>, you are closer to victory than ever before. <br />
<strong>Read </strong><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phil1:21&version=NKJV"><strong>Phil 1:21</strong></a><br />
<strong><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">21</span></sup></strong> For to me, to live <i>is</i> Christ, and to die <i>is</i> gain<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">T</span>rials</span><br />
Facing unending trials and persecutions on the way of your Christian walk? You are on the right path - the victory path!<br />
<strong>Read </strong><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phil1:27-29&version=NKJV"><strong>Phil 1:27-29</strong></a><br />
<strong><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">27</span></sup></strong> Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel, <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29386"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">28</span></strong></sup> and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation,<sup class="footnote" value="[<a href="#fen-NKJV-29386a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">[</span></strong><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phil1:27-29&version=NKJV#fen-NKJV-29386a" title="See footnote a"><span style="color: #651300; font-size: x-small;"><strong>a</strong></span></a><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">]</span></strong></sup> and that from God. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29387"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">29</span></strong></sup> For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">O</span>neness</span><br />
When you are united with other believers and look out for each other, God is glorified and victory is assured. <br />
<strong>Read </strong><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phil2:1-4&version=NKJV"><strong>Phil 2:1-4</strong></a><br />
<strong><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></sup></strong> Therefore if <i>there is</i> any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29390"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></strong></sup> fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, <i>being</i> of one accord, of one mind. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29391"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></strong></sup> <i>Let</i> nothing <i>be done</i> through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29392"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></strong></sup> Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">R</span>ole Model</span><br />
Keep Jesus as your role model for every aspect of your life and you cannot go wrong!<br />
<strong>Read </strong><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phil2:5-11&version=NKJV"><strong>Phil 2:5-11</strong></a><br />
<strong><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></sup></strong> Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29394"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></strong></sup> who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29395"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">7</span></strong></sup> but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, <i>and</i> coming in the likeness of men. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29396"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></strong></sup> And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to <i>the point of</i> death, even the death of the cross. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29397"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">9</span></strong></sup> Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29398"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">10</span></strong></sup> that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29399"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">11</span></strong></sup> and <i>that</i> every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ <i>is</i> Lord, to the glory of God the Father.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">I</span>llumination</span><br />
Shining the reflected glory of Jesus Christ in your life will give you an unparalleled edge. <br />
<strong>Read </strong><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phil2:14-15&version=NKJV"><strong>Phil 2:14-15</strong></a><br />
<strong><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">14</span></sup></strong> Do all things without complaining and disputing, <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29403"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">15</span></strong></sup> that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">O</span>rder (as in Priority)</span><br />
Value knowledge of Jesus above every other thing. <br />
<strong>Read </strong><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phil3:7-11&version=NKJV"><strong>Phil 3:7-11</strong></a><br />
<strong><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">7</span></sup></strong> But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29426"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></strong></sup> Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29427"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">9</span></strong></sup> and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which <i>is</i> from the law, but that which <i>is</i> through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29428"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">10</span></strong></sup> that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29429"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">11</span></strong></sup> if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">U</span>nadulterated</span><br />
Persevere tireless, relentlessly and without giving up. <br />
<strong>Read </strong><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phil3:12-14&version=NKJV"><strong>Phil 3:12-14</strong></a><br />
<strong><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">12</span></sup></strong> Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29431"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">13</span></strong></sup> Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing <i>I do,</i> forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29432"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">14</span></strong></sup> I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">S</span>imilitude</span><br />
You will be transformed into the likeness of Jesus Christ. No more pains and aches. Is there a better way to articulate victory?<br />
<strong>Read </strong><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phil3:20-21&version=NKJV"><strong>Phil 3:20-21</strong></a><br />
<strong><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">20</span></sup></strong> For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29439"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">21</span></strong></sup> who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">L</span>oosen Up</span><br />
Let go and let God!<br />
<strong>Read </strong><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phil4:6-7&version=NKJV"><strong>Phil 4:6-7</strong></a><br />
<strong><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></sup></strong> Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29446"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">7</span></strong></sup> and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">Y</span>earnings</span><br />
Pursue true treasure in your life. <br />
<strong>Read </strong><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phil4:8-9&version=NKJV"><strong>Phil 4:8-9</strong></a><br />
<strong><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></sup></strong> Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things <i>are</i> noble, whatever things <i>are</i> just, whatever things <i>are</i> pure, whatever things <i>are</i> lovely, whatever things <i>are</i> of good report, if <i>there is</i> any virtue and if <i>there is</i> anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-29448"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">9</span></strong></sup> The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.Richard Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211236642251199864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500286316360865216.post-36312429607169266632011-07-20T15:30:00.000-07:002011-07-21T16:40:10.136-07:00Why So-called Evolutionary Sciences are Pseudo-ScientificEvolution is the most unscientific explanation of the origin and progression of human life. In this blog post, I collide so-called evolutionary sciences head-on with scientific principles one comes to expect when dealing with science.<br />
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<b>1. Evolution does not provide objective inferences to extrapolation</b><br />
So-called evolutionary biologists are unable to objectively answer the simple question, "What are we (or any animal etc.) evolving into?". Typical responses heard are, "We don't know" or "That's hard to determine" or making reference to "mutations". So-called evolutionary-based sciences are based on hindsight. They assume that living beings got to this point because they evolved; there does not exist a scientific representation (such as a formula, equation or even explanation) to determine what the living being is evolving into after this point. Take for example, Newtonian physics where formula can be used to determine the new velocity of an object after a specified time given its initial velocity and applied acceleration. No such formula exists in evolution. Evolution is unscientific.<br />
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<b>2. Evolution contradicts principles of Information Theory </b><br />
It is a simple fact of Information Theory that <i>random noise </i>only increases the entropy of a system thereby reducing the quality of the <i>signal </i>itself. Yet evolution is based on the fact that <i>random mutation </i>reorders genes so that information results from it. For example, a gazillion 3-year old kids given a laptop cannot produce a scientific white paper no matter how many years they are given to go at the keyboard.<br />
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<b>3. So-called Evolutionary Sciences Misapply the Consequences of Genetic Mutations</b><br />
Genetic mutations are <i>spelling errors</i> that occur in the genetic sequence of living beings. Mutations are largely deleterious in nature and result in loss of information, not creation of new information. For example, a simple sentence "Jack in the box" that conveys meaning that Jack is in the box, could be mutated as "JBck in the box" which makes it meaningless. Imagine a mutation in a DNA genetic sequence responsible for creating a specific protein, and the DNA gene being mutated (altered) so that the <i>recipe is </i>no longer valid. Mutation therefore always results in loss of information and not its gain. In spite of this evident fact, mutations are touted as the primary mechanism through which evolution takes place.<br />
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So to summarize:<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt;">a) <b>Biological evolution is Principle-less: </b>There are no guiding principles in biological evolution. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt;">b) <b>Biological evolution is Law-less: </b>There is no way to predict the outcome of biological evolution i.e. no way to tell what an animal is morphing into (no extrapolation possible). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt;">c) <b>Biological evolution is Mind-less: </b>Evolution as defined in biology is mindless and random. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt;">d) <b>Biological evolution is Purpose-less: </b>Evolution in biology has no purpose. Random mutation plus natural selection = biological evolution. </span></div>Richard Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211236642251199864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500286316360865216.post-68857487693587492852011-07-20T14:43:00.000-07:002011-07-21T16:40:49.561-07:00An Outline of the Chapter 5 of the Gospel according to John<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: arial; font-size: 180%;">Living Water and Lamb of God heals an infirm man suffering 38 years at Bethesda living water pool at sheep's gate</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">AMBIENCE</span><span style="color: #ff6666;"> </span>of the miracle (1-2)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ANTICIPATION </span>of the people (3-4)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">APPEARANCE </span>of the Healer (5-7)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">AWESOMENESS </span>of the miracle (8-9)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ATTENTION </span>of the Jews (10)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ANSWER </span>of the man to to the Jews (11)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">AVARICE </span>of the Jews (12)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ADMONISHMENT </span>of the man by Jesus (13-15)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ANGER </span>of the Jews (16)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ACTIONS </span>of the Father and Son (17)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ANNOYANCE </span>of the Jews (18)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">AMAZEMENT </span>of the believer (20)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ABSOLUTE </span>dependence of the Son on the Father(19)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ABSOLVING </span>of the sinner (24-25)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">AUTHORITY </span>of the Father given to the Son (26-27)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">AMBIENCE </span>of the miracle (1-2)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ASCENSION </span>of the dead by the Father and the Son (21)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ADJUDICATION </span>by the Son (22)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ASSOCIATION </span>between honor for the Father and the Son (23)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">AUGUR </span>by the Son (28-30)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ACID-TEST</span> for Jesus's witness (31)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ACCURACY </span>of the 1st witness - John the baptist (32-35)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">AUTHENTICITY </span>of the 2nd witness - Jesus's works (36)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ANTI-CHRIST'S</span> character defined (40-43)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ACME </span>of the 3rd witness - the Father Himself (37-38)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ATTESTATION </span>of the 4th witness - Scripture (39)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">AUTHOR </span>of true honor (44)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">AMBUSH </span>of the Law (45)</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">ASSOCIATION </span>of a believer's faith with the 5th witness -Moses (46-47)</li>
</ul>Humble Note to Readers:<br />
This outline has been made to offer a creative way of breaking down Chapter 5 in John's gospel. It is not meant to supplant or in any way arrogate meaning from the original biblical text. The creative genius of the Holy Spirit in inspiring the authors of the Bible is the only creativity that converts the sinner and saves the lost. Any misrepresentations in the above outline are solely my errors and I request forgiveness in advance for these unintentional gaffes.Richard Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211236642251199864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500286316360865216.post-83382162196016344972011-05-14T11:09:00.000-07:002011-05-14T11:10:25.273-07:00Praying for our children through Scripture<div class="post-header"> </div> <h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That they may become living souls (Gen 1:7)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That like Abel they will offer the best and undefiled firstfruits to the Lord (Gen 4:4)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That like Adam begat a son in his own likeness (Seth), our children will be in the likeness of Jesus Christ (Gen 5:3)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That like Enosh they will call on the name of the Lord (Gen 4:26)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">5.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That like Enoch they will walk with God (Gen 5:22)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">6.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That like Noah's family, God will see our children righteous before Him in their generation (Gen 7:1)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">7.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That like Noah they will do all the Lord commands them. (Gen 7:5)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">8.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That as God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, He will do the same for our children too. (Gen 9:1)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">9.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That God will make of them a great nation, and He will bless them, and make their names great; and they shall be a blessing: And He will bless those that bless them, and curse him that curses them: and in our children shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Gen 12:2,3)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">10.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That the Lord will provide spouses for our children the same way as He provided for Abraham's son Isaac (Gen 24)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">11.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That like the children of Israel they too will be fruitful, increase abundantly, and multiply, and wax exceeding mighty and the land will be filled with them. (Ex 1:7)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">12.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That they will not curse their parents (Ex 21:17)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">13.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That as God provided garments for Aaron's sons He will clothe our children too with the Lord Jesus (Ex 28:40)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">14.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That they should walk in truth as they have received a commandment from the Father (3 John 1, 2 John 1:4)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">15.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That they should not sin, and if they sin they should remember that they have an advocate with the Father and Jesus Christ the righteous (1 John 2:1)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">16.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That they should abide in him that when He shall appear, they may have confidence and not be ashamed at His coming. (1 John 2:28)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">17.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That they should love not in word, neither in toungue; but in deed and in truth (1 John 3:18)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">18.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That they should keep themselves from idols (1 John 5:21)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">19.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That as obedient children, they should not fashion themselves according to the former lusts in their ignorance (1 Pe 1:14)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">20.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That they despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when they are rebuked of Him (Heb 12:5)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">21.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That "from a child they should know the holy scriptures, which are able to make them wise to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." (2 Ti 3:15)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">22.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That they be "children of light, and the children of the day: not of the night, nor of darkness" (1 Thes 5:5)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">23.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That they should "obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing to the Lord" (Col 3:20)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">24.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That they from now on be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, they may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: (Eph 4:15)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">25.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That our children, obey their parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honor your father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;That it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth (Eph 6:1-3)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">26.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That they be not be children in understanding: however, in malice let them be children, but in understanding be men. (1 Cor 14:20)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">27.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That they may be children of promise because "They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed." (Rom 9:8)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">28.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That they shall be called the children of the living God (Rom 9:26)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">29.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That "your sons and your daughters shall prophesy" (Acts 2:17)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">30.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That they will "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call" (Acts 2:38)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">31.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That they shall be taught by God (John 6:45)</span></h3><h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="">32.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">That "And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Highest: for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; To give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins, Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high has visited us, To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace." (Lu 1:67)</span></h3>Richard Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211236642251199864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500286316360865216.post-1017977507109339242011-05-08T21:19:00.001-07:002011-05-09T05:29:54.663-07:00John 3:16 Reflection<div class="WordSection1"><br /><p class="MsoNormal">“For God so <b><span style="color:red;">loved</span></b><span style="color:red;"> </span>the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life”</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Did you know in the verse above...the Greek word used for <b>love </b>is <i>agape (pron. aga-pay) </i>which<i> </i>denotes <u>unconditional love from the heart.</u> Yes, God loves you unconditionally from His heart. Do you?</p></div>Richard Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211236642251199864noreply@blogger.com0