Day: October 27, 2017

“It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:”— 2 Timothy 2:11

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  Paul has four of these “faithful sayings.” The first occurs in 1 Timothy 1:15, “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” The next is in 1 Timothy 4:6, “Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation.” The third is in 2 Timothy 2:12, “It is a faithful saying–If we suffer with him we shall also reign with him”; and the fourth is …

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Jeremiah’s America

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Of all the heroes of the Bible, one seems to intrigue me the most. Each time I find myself reading the words of Jeremiah, I always seem to take pause, reading over each of the words again and again. And with each read, the Lord always teaches me more. Always showing me something I had not seen before. Jeremiah found himself in the midst of difficult times. After the death of King Josiah, the nation of Judah had lost its’ compass, wandering aimlessly away from the direction of God. Jeremiah referred to Judah as a prostitute(Jeremiah 2:20, 3:1-3), willing to …

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