1 Peter 2: 1 – 2 Therefore, putting aside all malice and all guile and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, like newborn babes, long for the pure milk of the word, that by it you may grow in respect to salvation. We have all heard the sermons based on this scripture. I have no […]
Titus 3: 9 But shun foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law; for they are unprofitable and worthless. Don’t you love how Paul minces words? This letter is to Titus who is one of the pastors trained by Paul for the work of the Gospel. Paul tells him plainly not to […]
John 17: 23 I am in them, and you are in me. So they are completely united. In this way the world knows that you have sent me and that you have loved them in the same way you have loved me. This is one of those verses you may want to read in several […]
John 10: 30 – 33 “I and the Father are one.” The Jews took up stones again to stone Him. Jesus answered them, “I showed you many good words from the Father’ for which of them are you stoning Me?” The Jews answered Him, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for […]
Matthew 11: 6 And blessed is he who keeps from stumbling over Me. Do you find yourself amazed that Jesus would speak such words? I do. But in Romans 9: 33 Paul quoted a passage from Isaiah, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, and he who believes […]
Philippians 1: 27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ; . . . standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel. I find this an interesting passage from Paul’s letter written from prison to the faithful in Philippi. Can you imagine a […]
Psalm 133: 1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity! We have opportunities everyday to get offended and/or get in strife. God is looking for people who can hang on to their peace even when things challenge them. This is no easy task in today’s world. Just […]
