Galatians 4:6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” The idea of slavery is a concept that though understood is foreign to our experience. Total submission and commitment were demanded of a slave. A slave was property rather than a […]
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Proverbs 3:5, 6 (6) 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. This “if-then” statement has provides a promise that has been an instruction and an encouragement to many Christians. If – you trust God
Psalm 143:1-12 (10) 1 O LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief. 2 Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you. 3 The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground; he makes me dwell in darkness like
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John 16:7-12 (8) 7But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt[a] in regard to sin and righteousness and
Psalm 119:161-168 (163) 161 Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word. 162 I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil. 163 I hate and abhor falsehood but I love your law. 164 Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws. 165 Great peace have they who love your law,
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II Timothy 3:14-17 (16) 14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16All Scripture is God-breathed and
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Psalm 119:97-104 (97) 97 Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long. 98 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. 99 I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes. 100 I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your
Proverbs 16:13-16 (16) 13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value a man who speaks the truth. 14 A king\’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will appease it. 15 When a king\’s face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring. 16 How much better to get wisdom
Hebrews 11:23?29 (24) A story in Today in the Word, July 13, 1993, relates that “During his years as premier of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev denounced many of the policies and atrocities of Joseph Stalin. Once, as he censured Stalin in a public meeting, Khrushchev was interrupted by a shout from a heckler in the
Acts 24:24?27 (27) Peer pressure is defined by Dictionary.com as social pressure by members of one\’s peer group to take a certain action, adopt certain values, or otherwise conform in order to be accepted. It exists for all ages. By itself it is neither negative or positive. In study after study of adolescents, however, peer