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Posted by David Carroll
Matthew 10:16 (NKJV)
"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
When most people think of a genuine Christian, they usually have the idea of a weak-minded person. And this comes from biblical commands that describe how we are to be with words such as humble, meekness, and humility. We are told to turn the other cheek. People think that having faith like a little child implies that we are to leave our minds at the door when we enter the church.Acts 19:8 (NKJV)
And he went into the synagogue
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Posted by David Carroll
John 4:42 (NKJV)Then they said to the woman, "Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world." The woman at the well had an encounter with Jesus Christ and became a believer. She was so excited that she went to tell others about Him and they believed too.When I tell others about Jesus, my goal is not for them to be impressed with me or to trust me. Eventually I will disappoint them and let them down. My goal is
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Posted by David Carroll
Matthew 9:5-8 (NKJV)For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Arise and walk'? But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins" --then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house." And he arose and departed to his house. Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men. At first you see the response of these people who witnessed a miracle Jesus had performed and you think that they had
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Posted by David Carroll
Ephesians 4:24 (NKJV)
... put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Every morning you have a choice to make when you get dressed, this shirt or that shirt. If you are born again, you have two natures within you. You have to make a conscious choice at every juncture in your life. What will I put on, the old nature or the new nature.
The most wonderful thing is that your new nature is truly righteous and holy! Sounds like an easy choice to me.
Posted by David Carroll
Matthew 8:19-20 (NKJV)Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go." And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head." Jesus never promised us that as His followers we would benefit materially. We love the comfort of our homes and our things. However, when I say I am a follower of Jesus wherever He leads, I must realize that Jesus never owned a home. His comfort was to do the will of the Father.John 15:11
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Posted by David Carroll
Psalm 9:10 (NKJV)And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord , have not forsaken those who seek You. I was thinking about this verse this morning and I thought about the famous question asked above. Paul in Romans 1:20 says that God's creation clearly testifies of a Creator showing us his power and attributes. So we know there is a God but how would someone who had never heard the Gospel ever get saved? This verse in Psalm 9:10 tells that those who seek Him will never be forsaken. Our problem is not
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Posted by David Carroll
I love you Lord...
John 3:16 [NKJV]
For God so loved the world
... because you first loved me.
Posted by David Carroll
I was reading in Proverbs 2:1-7 and noticed another place where we are given a reason for memorizing scripture.
Of course the verse we use most often is Psalms 66:17 which says
"I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You."
What a great reason! But in Proverbs 2, there is what I think is an evern more marvelous reason.
Proverbs two basically begins with a number of if's and then a statement of promise.
I'll paraphrase: If you believe God's word, memorize it,
beg God for insight to it, highly value it, then (and here is the wonderful part)
you
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Posted by David Carroll
I love you Lord...
John 3:16 [NKJV]
For God so loved the world
... because you first loved me.
Posted by David Carroll
I love you Lord...
John 3:16 [NKJV]
For God so loved the world
... because you first loved me.
Posted by David Carroll
I love you Lord...
John 3:16 [NKJV]
For God so loved the world
... because you first loved me.
Posted by David Carroll
When I think about the temptations of Jesus in Matthew 4 after he had gone in to the wilderness for forty days of fasting and prayer I focus on the fact that Jesus was just as human as you or me. Jesus was not a super-human. This is the mystery of his incarnation that he was both fully God and fully man. In the wilderness he was being tested a fully man. These tempatations Satan had for Him like turning a stone into bread are telling. Certainly Jesus was justs as famished as you or I would be but as
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Posted by David Carroll
You know the story of how the serpent tempted Eve to eat the fruit of “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil”. Adam was there and ate too and this is what is known as the fall of man. A lesser known fact of the story is the prophesy of a hatred (enmity) between two parties.Genesis 3:15 (NKJV)And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.Of course this is God pronouncing judgment and prophesying the results of this great hatred and
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Posted by David Carroll
Genesis 1:1 (NKJV)In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.One of the philosophical arguments for the existence of God is call The Cosmological Argument which basically states that every thing that begins to exist must have a had a cause outside of itself. I love this verse because it so matter of factly ignores any requirement to defend the existance of God. while so powerfully and in such understated fashion reminds us of the absolute requirement that their had to be a first cause or a first mover for anything at all to exist.Note the elements of time (beginning),
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