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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...
Ezekiel 43:17 And the settle [shall be] fourteen [cubits] long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it [shall be] half a cubit; and the bottom thereof [shall be] a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.
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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...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Job 7:11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
So, Job may not be the best example to follow here, though it is a natural reaction to the pain and suffering he was experiencing. Since complaining serves no purpose and fixes nothing, how much effort do you give in resisting becoming a complainer?
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Words Mean Things...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
King Solomon multiplied so much gold that silver appeared to be of a lower-class object (1 Kings 10), and to think, people wonder what caused the fall of Solomon. “Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall” (Proverbs 16:18). It is said, “king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom” (1 Kings 10:23). On top of that, it went against what God declared and predicted: “Thou shalt in any wise set [him] king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: [one] from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which [is] not thy brother. But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way. Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold” (Deuteronomy 17:15-17). So, are you careful about pride sneaking into your life?
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Evening Thought...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Luke 7:37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that [Jesus] sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,
To say a woman was a “sinner” is a polite way of stating that she was a prostitute. Now, a prostitute cannot just randomly walk into, of all houses, a pharisee’s house at her own leisure. Therefore, this particular pharisee was related to the woman, even distantly but close enough for her to be able come and go as she pleased. Not only that, if at such a feast there was an undesired relative, many times they are asked to leave, so since she was not asked to leave, it may be that she had some “dirt” on Simon, the pharisee. But today, things remain the same. Do you know how many well-known, even elite people, be it politician or celebrity, who have been caught up in sexual scandals, like Epstein and Diddy? So, are you careful in who you idolize and support through financial means by buying form their product lines?
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