So live, that when thy summons comes to join
That innumerable caravan which moves
To that mysterious realm, where each shall take
His chamber in the silent hall of death,
Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at nigfht,
Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed
By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave
Like one who wraps the drapery of his [...]
Posted on July 31st, 2009 by doc
Filed under: Christian life, Obedience | 1 Comment »
38Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head. 39David fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to them. “I cannot go in these,” he said to Saul, “because I am not [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed — not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence — continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose. Philippians 2:12-13
Outside of a [...]
Posted on July 27th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters…26Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of [...]
Posted on July 26th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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Perhaps the following is an insignificant, trifling dissection of the Bible. It certainly has nothing to do with salvation, nor really with much of anything. However, I found it interesting, and have heard questions about the material recently, so I thought to share it with you.
Old Testament
New Testament
Chapters
929
206
Verses
23,214
7,959
Words
532,439
181,253
Letters (English)
2,728,800
838,380
Facts Concerning the Old Testament
Middle book is [...]
Posted on July 24th, 2009 by doc
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Our God is Sovereign — He is above all; there is none like Him (Exodus 20:1-6). Twice in a very short blessing to Abram, Melchizedek used this name of praise, El Elyon:
17After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the Valley [...]
Posted on July 19th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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You have to be kidding me! I have read the Old Testament, and I have never seen the name of Jesus there. What are you talking about? Well, the Bible teaches that there are three parts to the Godhead—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Each has lived forever in both [...]
Posted on July 17th, 2009 by doc
Filed under: Bible study, Jesus, names of God | 1 Comment »
You don’t have to search very far to find some “doom & gloomer” tell you the church is dying. You also don’t have to go very far to see a church in which many of its young people “give their lives to Christ”, then a year or two after they leave home, most of those [...]
Posted on July 14th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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18After Jacob came from Paddan Aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in Canaan and camped within sight of the city. 19For a hundred pieces of silver, he bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, the plot of ground where he pitched his tent. 20There he set up an altar [...]
Posted on July 12th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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Aren’t they the same thing? Well, not really. According to Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, fornication is “illicit sexual intercourse on the part of an unmarried person,” and adultery is “voluntary sexual intercourse by a married man with someone other than his wife or by a married woman with someone other than her husband.” Looking at this [...]
Posted on July 11th, 2009 by doc
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