Monthly Archives: June 2012

June 29, 2012


2 Corinthians 10:3-5 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish … Continue reading

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June 28, 2012


2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. Virtually every heresy has some root … Continue reading

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June 27, 2012


2 Corinthians 5:20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. I had to memorize this verse in elementary school as a Royal Ambassador … Continue reading

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June 26, 2012


2 Corinthians 5:8-9 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body … Continue reading

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June 25, 2012


2 Corinthians 4:17-18 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen … Continue reading

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June 24, 2012


2 Corinthians 3:4-6 Such confidence as this is ours through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a … Continue reading

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June 23, 2012


2 Corinthians 1:9 Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. As I have occasion to remember and/or quote fairly often, … Continue reading

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June 22, 2012


1 Corinthians 14:26 What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. All of these must be done for the strengthening of the … Continue reading

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June 21, 2012


1 Corinthians 14:12 So it is with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church. The NIV for this verse seems to me to be something of a put-down, … Continue reading

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June 20, 2012


1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. It is, of course, of great significance that in the middle of his long discussion of gifting and “body life” in … Continue reading

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