Scripture on my mind ( Read more... )

Tonight in our small group Bible study, we considered who we are in Christ ( Read more... )

"Sacrifice and offering You did not desire;
My ears You have opened.
Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.
Then I [Jesus] said, 'Behold, I come;
In the scroll of the book it is written of me. [see Luke 4:16-21]
I delight to do Your will, O my God,
And Your law is within my heart.'" Psalm 40:6-8 [see Hebrews 10:4-10]

Single-mindedness

2 Timothy 2:4 - "No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier."

1 Peter 2:11 - "Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul..."

Spiritual warfare2 Corinthians 10:4-5a - "For the weapons of ( Read more... )

I was curious to see what the New Testament has to say about the Flood. Here are some passages that I found.

Jesus teaches that the Flood actually happened. He warns his listeners about the coming judgment."But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a very encouraging day in the word of God.

It began with Leviticus 9-10. These two chapters seem to contrast the fate of those who submit to the word of God versus those who do not. God will either be met in mercy or in judgment (Exodus 34:5-7; Psalm 27:1, Hebrews 12:29). How can one meet God in mercy and enter the kingdom of God ( Read more... )

Exodus 6:3 sent me into a flurry of research this morning! ( but, that just doesn't make sense!? )

"...the LORD said to Moses: 'Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat...'" Leviticus 16:2 ( Read more... )

Genesis 14:18-20 - "Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. And he blessed him and said ( Read more... )

Recently in the mornings, I've found myself drowsily looking at my Bible as I try to decide what to read. I know that I want to read something, but haven't felt drawn to anything in particular since my time in 1 Peter and Ephesians. ( joy in the morning )