Ecclesiastes 12:11 – Goads The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. Goads are a spiked tool used by shepherds to poke and guide the sheep when they might stray, it can be seen like a punishment for straying yet it is intended for the[…]
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1 Peter 1:18-19 – Precious blood of Christ
1 Peter Chapter 1:18-19 “knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” A few days ago I was reading this verse and it just struck me “Silver or Gold”[…]
Read moreJohn 21 – Agapais Phileo Love – reinstatement of Simon Peter
[37] Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. [38] Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice. (John 13:37-38) [15] So when they had dined, Jesus saith[…]
Read moreRomans 9 – Does God harden hearts?
Rom 9:15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. Rom 9:16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. Rom 9:17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for[…]
Read moreSeeing Jesus in the Ten Commandments
I watched a true story the other day about a Christian Missionary who was also an Athlete who refused to run on a Sunday because he believed it’s wrong to work on a Sabbath. I began to think how this is wrong because the true Sabbath is a Saturday, that we are also not bound by the Old Testament rules[…]
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