28 Let your gentle spirit be known to all people. The Lord is near. Philippians 4:5 NASB Gentle spirit – What is the biblical idea of “gentle spirit”? Is it meekness, sympathy, benevolence, a demure attitude, a light touch? If those are your synonyms, what you do think about Moses, Jeremiah, Peter? Would you say they had gentle…
“Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.” Matthew 12:31 NASB Woe to those who call evil, good; and good, evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:20…
But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do. James 1:6-8 NIV Doubt –…
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 NIV Created – How are we to read the opening chapter of Genesis? With our current cause-and-effect model of existence? Or with the eyes of an ancient society surrounded by various gods? Is Genesis 1 an explanation of the origin of our cosmos even if it…
The one who loves his life loses it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life. John 12:25 NASB Keep it – Want to know how to get saved? Yeshua gives you the simple answer: hate your life in this world. What? How can the one who embraced…
I know a man in Christ, who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a man was caught up to the third heaven. 2 Corinthians 12:2 NASB Out of body – This strange verse (and the following two verses) needs some…
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord. Psalm 119:1 NIV According to – When we began the long study of Psalm 119, we started by investigating the Hebrew terms for “blessed,” “blameless,” and “walk.” But we probably should have taken a long look at the preposition bĕ as…
For His kindness has overwhelmed us, and the truth of the Lord is eternal. Hallelujah! Psalm 117:2 (Chabad) Overwhelmed – When was the last time you felt overwhelmed by God’s graciousness? Have you given any thought to the amazing blessing of being alive today? Does a tune of thankfulness hum in the background of your…
