Day: January 27, 2017

“But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.” Luke 2:19

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There was an exercise, on the part of this blessed woman, of three powers of her being: her memory–she kept all these things; her affections–she kept them in her heart; her intellect–she pondered them; so that memory, affection, and understanding, were all exercised about the things which she had heard. Beloved, remember what you have heard of your Lord Jesus, and what he has done for you; make your heart the golden pot of manna to preserve the memorial of the heavenly bread whereon you have fed in days gone by. Let your memory treasure up everything about Christ which …

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Life After Death

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Believers have no reason to fear death, as life on earth is just the beginning of their eternal existence. Life After Death Luke 12:16-20 16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? 18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, …

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The Eternal Word

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Reflections From the Psalms The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. (Ps. 12:6-7) It does not matter how the Truth of God is challenged, discredited, and attacked – in the end, the Truth of God will be shown to BE TRUE. This is not only true out here in the world, but it is true within the believer. That which is of Jesus Christ can endure any fire. That which is NOT of …

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Adjusted to the Truth

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Reflections No prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. (2 Pet 1:20) This verse has been made to mean by Roman Catholics that the church has the right of interpretation for the individual. But that is not the meaning. Peter is simply saying that I cannot adjust the Truth to fit myself personally. Rather, I must be adjusted to fit the Truth. And the fact is, we are ultimately going to do one or the other. All of us have fallen into the trap of accepting whatever feeds us – if something feeds me, then this must be …

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Contrasts

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Contrasts   Religion: Promise God you will be good enough. Truth: Confess to God you can never be good enough.   Religion: If we love God, He will love us. Truth: Because God loves us, we can love Him.   Religion: Give in order to get. Truth: Freely you have received, so freely give.   Religion: Go to church to meet God. Truth: Meet God in Jesus Christ and carry Him into church.   Religion: Peace at any cost. Truth: Truth at any cost.   Religion: Make people feel good about themselves. Truth: Set people free from themselves to Christ. …

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Select Departures From Biblical Orthodoxy in Christianity

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Deception in Christianity Matthew 24: 4-5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many (KJV).    II John 7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.   2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to …

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