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The Kind of Shepherds God Raises Up (Part 1) – Jeremiah 23:4

Nov 29, 2018

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series The Cost and Call of Shepherding - Jeremiah 23I will also raise up shepherds over them and they will tend them; and they will not be afraid any longer, nor be terrified, nor will any be missing,” declares the Lord. This verse refers to a future day, a glorious day, when all will be set right for the Jews who were oppressed by false religious leaders. Thankfully, our beloved...

Morning Meditation: Inquiring After Their Gods (Deuteronomy 12:28-32)

Oct 26, 2018

This entry is part [part not set] of 12 in the series Meditations in DeuteronomyToday’s Reading: Deuteronomy 12:28-32. Verse 28. Here the Lord sums up the impact of His previous words: (1) all of them were to be followed, (2) obeying them brought multi-generational blessing, (3) obeying them pleased God. It is the ideal result of God’s Word that man be blessed and God be pleased. So then, closing the topic of the sanctuary, He...

Morning Meditation: Obedience is Always an Option (Deuteronomy 12:20-27)

Oct 25, 2018

This entry is part [part not set] of 12 in the series Meditations in DeuteronomyToday’s Reading: Deuteronomy 12:20-27 Verses 20-22. These verses and what follows seem to be an expansion on what has gone before, but they have a few qualifiers which the Lord gives lest Israel think obedience was relative to circumstances. One such qualifier was the expansion of Israel’s borders and the subsequent increase in distance between people and the sanctuary. These words...

Jude 5-9 – The Importance of Spiritual Order and Authority

May 31, 2018

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Jude ExpositionIsraelites Illustrate the Destructiveness of Unbelief (v. 5). SYNOPSIS. Now I desire to remind you [cf. Rom. 15:14-15; 2 Pet. 1:12; 1 John 2:21, 27], though you know all things once for all [a general attainment to “the faith,” the body of truth committed to the believers], that the Lord [Some manuscripts render it “Jesus.” Cf. 1 Corinthians 10:4], after saving a people out...

3 John 9-15 – Godliness in the Midst of Abuse

Apr 16, 2018

This entry is part [part not set] of 2 in the series 3 John ExpositionDiotrephes and Demetrius: A Contrast (v. 9-12) Negative Teaching: Diotrephes (v. 9-10) Diotrephes’ Abusive Ambition Was Incompatible with Apostolic Teaching (v. 9). I wrote something to the church [Some say 2 John, but this cannot be proven for sure.]; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them [That is, he pursues supremacy in rank and in teaching authority.], does not...