from Titus, Chapter 2.
encourage the young women to be self-controlled (live wisely), chaste (pure), good managers of their household, being submissive to their husbands, so that the word of God may not be discredited.
…for the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, training us to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures, and [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Live So As To Not Discredit God.
March 31, 2008
Living Word
March 28, 2008
“The Lord said… ‘I will harden Pharoah’s heart, and I will multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. When Pharoah does not listen to you, I will lay my hand upon Egypt and bring my people the Isrealites, company by company, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgement. The [...]
Isaiah Part II
March 25, 2008
I reread Isaiah 7, and continued on through 18. lots of oracles that I don’t know the context or the people it pertains to.
Chapter 8
EWC (Enduring word commentary) on 8:5-10, side note: Ninevah was the capital of Assyrian Empire.
the talk of the rivers/flooding:
metaphor that uses the small, gently flowing stream of Shiloah hat runs from [...]
Happy Easter!
March 22, 2008
Have a Good Friday, and a very happy Easter!
God’s here…
March 20, 2008
Forgive me if I do not want to go into details, but here are a few verses that have been very influential in
the last couple of days.
2 Timothy 4:18: “The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and save me for his heavenly kingdom.” For a friend.
Psalm 95: “O come let us worship and [...]
Study Of Isaiah, Part 1
March 17, 2008
So, the next book I’m tacklng (this time with a dear friend) is Isaiah.
This week it was Chapter 1-2
Enduring Word commentaries sent me to 2 Kings 15-21 and 2 Chronicles 26-33 for the setting/context of this text.
Cliff’s notes version:
Isreal to the north had lots of bad kings. Jeroboam, his son Zechariah succeeded his father, only [...]
Because He First Loved Us…
March 17, 2008
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. We love because he first loved us.” 1 John 4.18-19
“God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only son into the world [...]
Lenten Disciplines
March 16, 2008
So I’m failing miserably at finishing Celebration Discipline before Lent is over (my original goal). Heard a very good sermon at Cobblestone church in Oxford, Ohio today. There was a lot there, most of which I’m not sure I can accurately put into words, but one point that hit me was this: Jesus talks [...]
Study vs. Meditation
March 15, 2008
Finally getting around to Celebrating Discipline, and one of the things I read that really resonated with me is this:
There’s a difference between reading and ’studying’ the Bible, and ‘meditating’ on the Bible.
“Whereas the study of of scripture centers on exegesis, the meditation of Scripture centers on internalizing and personalizing the passage. The written Word [...]
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