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Tag Archives: God’s standards
November 25 – Foreigners and Exiles
Ezekiel 24-26 1 Peter 2 “Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, … Continue reading
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March 8 – Showing Integrity and Compassion Through Faith
Deuteronomy 4-6 Mark 11:1-18 “When Jesus returned to Jerusalem, he went into the Temple and began to throw out those who were buying and selling there. He turned over the tables of those who were exchanging different kinds of money, … Continue reading
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Tagged cheating, clear the Temple, dove tables, exchange lambs. making money, flawed lambs, God, God's standards, good enough, good intentions, integrity, Jerusalem, Jesus, Jesus went ballistic, kickbacks, lambs, money changers, perfect, perfect lambs, poorest pilgrims, priests, sacrifices, take advantage of the poor, Temple, wealthy travelers, worship God
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November 2 – Godliness
1 Timothy 4; Isaiah 38-39; Psalm 119:121-144 We have become obsessed with physical fitness. While our jobs have become office bound and sedentary, we use our off time to go to the gym, to walk or jog in the park … Continue reading
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Tagged biking, daily living, God's standards, godliness, gym, hypocrisy, jogging, physical fitness, physical training, society, Sunday Christians, training in godliness, walking
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October 21 – Without Wrath, There is No Mercy
Revelation 21-22; Isaiah 9-10; Psalm 111 There is a caricature of God based on the true statement that God is love. People take this statement out of context by proclaiming that since God is loved, He will accept everyone no … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Life, exclusive, God is love, God's standards, Holy City, inclusive, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Lamb of God, mercy, New Jerusalem, saved from sin, Savior, sin, wrath
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April 18 – Choose Life
Acts 7:1-22; Deuteronomy 29-30; Job 18 We live in a society that seems to be addicted to sin. Living contrary to God’s will was once considered shameful, now calling attention to God’s standards is the greatest sin in society. Sin … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, blessings, Comforter, curses, Death, Deuteronomy, God, God's power, God's standards, Holy Spirit, intoxicants, Jesus, life, promiscuous, relationship, Relationship with God, restored relationship with God, shame, sin
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March 12 – Speaking Truth to Power
Matthew 14:1-21; Leviticus 20-21; Proverbs 30 A professor I had once said, “The problem with Christians is that no one wants to kill them anymore.” He was, of course, speaking about Christians here in the US. Christians in other parts … Continue reading
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Tagged Cross, Forgiveness, God, God's standards, Herod, inconvenient, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John, killing Christians, majority vote, martyrdom, Power, rebellion, speak truth to power, truth
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October 30 – Lawbreaker!
1 Timothy 1; Isaiah 31-33; Psalm 119:33-64 “There oughta be a law against that.” How many times have you thought or said those words as you observed someone doing something that could be dangerous. The truth, of course, is that … Continue reading
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Tagged chief of sinners, Christ Jesus, God's law, God's standards, grace of god, insubordinate, Law, lawless, opposed to God, Paul, regulate behavior, Timothy
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June 14 – Objective or Subjective Standards
Mark 1:21-45; 2 Samuel 3:2-39; Daniel 2:1-23 Daniel and other Israelite boys were brought to Babylon after Babylon conquered Jerusalem. He and three others were selected to be advisors (wise men) to the king. They didn’t realize how different things … Continue reading
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March 27 – Jesus Teaches Balanced Loving
Matthew 22:23-46; Numbers 22:1-40; Song of Solomon 2:8-3:5 The Herodians couldn’t trap Jesus, so The Sadducees gave it their best shot. The only words to describe their attempt is “Epic Fail.” Then the Pharisees took their shot. “Then one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Accepting people, God's standards, Jesus, love God, Love Neighbor, Love self, loving sinful people, No standards for living, Pharisees, Relationship with God, Relationship with people
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