Today’s Word
Blameless
“so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ” Philippians 1:10 Blameless – Blame, blame, go away, come again some other day. Well, not exactly. We want the blame to go away but we certainly don’t want it back later. God deals…
Sincere
“so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ” Philippians 1:10 Sincere – But what’s the point of being sincere if you are sincerely wrong? Paul isn’t interested in sincerity. Sincerity by itself has never been enough. In this verse, “sincere” is…
Excellent
“so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ” Philippians 1:10 Excellent – Ah! But it really doesn’t say this. In this translation, the text presumes that the intention of “testing” is to determine excellence. But the verse really says, “testing the…
Approve
“so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ” Philippians 1:10 Approve – All that glitters is not gold. In fact, even gold comes in various denominations. Ten carat, fourteen, eighteen, twenty-four and pure. You need to know the difference when you…
Who
“But Pharaoh said, “Who is the LORD that I should obey his voice”” Exodus 5:2 Who – The most important question you will ever ask yourself is found in the mouth of Pharaoh. “Who is the Lord?” We are all Pharaohs when it comes to this question. Pharaoh believed that he was the incarnation of…
Salt
“You are the salt of the earth” Matthew 5:13 Salt – We’ve all heard messages about this verse. We have been reminded that as believers we are to “infect” the world. We are to spread the message of the good news to the “unsalted”. But salt has another meaning that needs some attention. Salt is…
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