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Let's Be Like Daniel...
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. (Daniel 6:10)
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Random King James Bible Verse...
1 Chronicles 16:23 Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.
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Please be aware that we address all sins, including of adult nature. Young children should not be free to be browsing all of the content, however, it is appropriate for young teens and upwards.
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Free Online Bible Study Time
Contact us regarding one-on-one online studies with a live person. We can conduct them via e-mail exchanges, messaging (chat), or video/audio method by something like Skype. Topics can be preset or if there's something on your mind. (Sign me up.)
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Basic Belief
This site is a non-denominational site not just being Bible based but solidly Bible structured.
We believe that we are saved alone by Jesus who "came into the world to save sinners." (1 Timothy 1:15).
But we also believe that he commanded us to "go, and sin no more" (John 8:11)
This is not in our strength but Jesus is "able to keep you from falling, and to present [you] faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy" (Jude 1:24).
We do believe that all of us are in ignorance to the full knowledge of God's ways, however, "the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent" (Acts 17:30).
And if our hearts are ever in love with God, then we should not be guilty of Jesus' words. "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil" (John 3:19).
To find out what we should and should not do, we believe we are to "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15).
Concluding there is a right way and many wrong ways to study, we use the method of "precept [must be] upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little" (Isaiah 28:10), which means that we pick a topic, collect all the verses and in so doing, we have God's Word and not our opinion.
And we believe that "All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works" (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Notice we are to learn from the scriptures to live righteous lives.
Intead, all we here is condemnation of any such thought, despite James writing, "Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works" (James 2:18).
In short, we are not saved by works but our works show evidence we are saved for we believe "to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness" (Romans 6:16).
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Morning Thought...
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Job 11:18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig [about thee, and] thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
Do you have this kind of hope, like Zophar tried to explain to Job, being secure in Jesus? “That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life” (Titus 3:7).
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Words Mean Things...
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
There were three decrees made to let Israel go “according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia” (Ezra 6:14). Only King Artaxerxes declared autonomy (being a self-governing nation). “Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them” (Ezra 7:24). This is important because “from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince [shall be] seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks” (Daniel 9:25). But which command? Three were given. It is the one that provides autonomy, which is the third one. Or, a person could say that the command to go forth was done in three parts, and it is when the command was completed that the clock would begin. Besides, when a person calculates from that moment of 564 B.C. forward using the “day for a year principle” (Numbers 14:34, Ezekiel 4:6), they end up in 27 A.D., which is exactly at Jesus’ baptism. So, do you recognize Daniel’s prophecy of Jesus, the Messiah, to come the first time, or are you indifferent?
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Evening Thought...
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Luke 9:21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded [them] to tell no man that thing;
[My apologies but some how 10 days ago I switched from Luke chapter 9 to 21. Now we are back on track.] To refresh the memory, Peter had answered Jesus’ question about who He was with the words, “The Christ of God” (Luke 9:20). Sometimes, not all of the truth has to be revealed all at once. Sometimes, certain truths of the gospel ought not to be shared. There is a need to know the basics before hitting people with stronger content. So, are you careful in sharing the gospel, or do you just blurt it all out and let the chips fall where they may? That assumes that you share the gospel at all.
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