Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time (1 Pet 5:6) This is a very short and simple verse, but, the message it contains is both deep and remarkably broad. It gives a command to their readers to humble themselves. We are used to the idea […]
The letters of the New Testament often start with a description of what Christ accomplished on the cross. They continue on to explain what this means for us and how He has given us, among other things, a new heart and the Holy Spirit. But the writers never stop there! They expect that the glorious […]
Eze 43:7a And [the Lord] said to [Ezekiel], “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel forever. No more shall the house of Israel defile My holy name, they nor their kings […]
Eph 6:9 And you, masters, do the same things to [bondservants], giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him. Col 4:1 Masters, give your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. There is a wonderful equality […]
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The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. (Luk 1:35b) One of the central stories of Christmas is the visit of the angel Gabriel to Mary, where he informs her […]
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Eph 6:5-7 Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; 6 not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and […]
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right (Eph 6:1) We have seen in earlier verses Paul address the relationship between husband and wife, and now he addresses the wider family. It is important to note that this advice is given directly to the children, who he treats as equally important as […]