Bible
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Don’t call Him gentle like that’s the whole story.Don’t shrink Him down to something safe enough to hang on a necklace and forget.“Lamb of God”was never meant to comfort you. It was meant to confront you. Because in the world that phrase was born into, lambs didn’t live in storybooks; they died on altars.Warm bodies,… Read more
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It doesn’t really matter what it is or what it’s about: disrespect is definitely unwelcomed My anger, my frustration, my darkness gets pulled out of dormancy when I feel disrespected. I can be kind, humorous, easy to get along with, and genuinely peaceful, but the moment I feel that touch , everything in me shifts.… Read more
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In the true place of reflection, where a man considers the things of God and weighs the Scriptures carefully, there arises an honest question about giving, about this matter we call tithing. Some people after seeing the awful word ‘tithe’ are now immediately turned off,,, but snag a piece of candy and hang out and… Read more
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The Apostle Paul teaches that when Christ was crucified, our old nature, our sinful self that once served sin, was also crucified with Him…. This truth reaches far beyond symbolic meaning; it speaks of a spiritual reality in which the believer’s former life is put to death through union with Christ.Before salvation, humanity lived under… Read more
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Gematria,… Numerology… EisegesisLeadership in many places has begun attaching spiritual meaning to numbers, patterns, and coincidences, believing they reveal divine messages or hidden codes, or steps of faith.Some see the same number repeatedly, such as on clocks, receipts, or church attendance numbers, license plates, and conclude that God is trying to say something through it.… Read more
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The rich man and Lazarus is one of the most solemn and revealing passages Jesus ever spoke about, and taught,as seen in Luke 16:19–31It shows not only the literal, physical reality of eternity but also the heart of God’s justice and mercy. Many lessons are hidden within its seemingly simple story , yet every phrase… Read more
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“Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. Beware of dogs, beware of evil-workers, beware of the concision. For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no… Read more
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“And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day… Read more
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Grace is the completeness of Christ’s work at Calvary, yet church folk and others still strive to be ‘on top of things’, always seeking systems for spiritual progress, ladder climbing, one upsmanship and more.In Hebrews, Colossians, and Galatians, the Holy Spirit through the writers reminds believers that grace isn’t earned or “activated” through methods, but… Read more
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Biblical patterns of any kind are meaningful, but they are descriptive, not prescriptive. Many Christians have shown interest in the symbolic meaning of numbers found in Scripture. The Bible often uses numbers such as seven to represent completion, twelve to symbolize God’s order, or forty to mark periods of testing and transformation. Yet many take… Read more
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The “great whore” refers to all the religions of the world that ever have been, which are devised by men as a substitute for “Jesus Christ and Him Crucified”; God’s Way is Christ and Him Crucified Alone; as well, the “many waters” are a symbol for multitudes of people. Since the very beginning, most nations… Read more
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“And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.” (Revelation 15:3, Webster) This is the song given to us in Deuteronomy 32:1–43; it is recorded that Moses… Read more
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It started at 0220h and now is 0345 I decided to share my thoughts on Revelation 14, just passing time and writing as I was thinking…. just a small writing before catching sleep again before work In the same portrayal as Revelation 5:6; Christ is referred to here as a “Lamb” and again proclaims the… Read more
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Human nature doesn’t change, but expressions do: Selfishness isn’t new, it’s baked into fallen humanity (Romans 3:23, Jeremiah 17:9). My parents and grandparents’ era had its own struggles, but community norms and fewer distractions made Christ like behavior more visible and reinforced. Now, with less external pressure to act generously, the default can lean to… Read more
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Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town-wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. And she said to them, Depart to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned: and afterward ye may go your… Read more
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There are many churches today participating in the current fad known as The Daniel Fast. This is a man-made so-called spiritual activity that is supposed to automatically draw you closer to God by eating things that are on a list and not eating things that are not on a list. If you partake of this… Read more
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the lilacs still cling to the corners of my mind,a ghost of my lovely childhood in my grandmother’s kitchen,where laughter simmered along with blackeyed peas and ham and fresh biscuits I remember her hands kneading dough while the rain tapped like pellets against the window; now their dining room sits with empty chairs,their silence shows… Read more
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Grace is God’s all-sufficient provision secured at the cross and written in Blood and alive in His Word, the living Word, Jesus Christ. This contract bears out that as true Christian’s we none ever have to face a crisis wondering if God has made a way. Human nature definitely makes us ask, worry or get… Read more
The Quill of Samantha Grace Newcastle 