Monthly Archives: September 2015

September 9, 2015

Posted on September 12, 2015 by jgarrott

Romans 15:4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. From my present perspective it can be hard to remember that … Continue reading →

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September 8, 2015

Posted on September 12, 2015 by jgarrott

Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Once again I’m thankful to be reading this in multiple languages, since I’m not reading it in the original Greek. In the first of the three sections of … Continue reading →

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September 7, 2015

Posted on September 8, 2015 by jgarrott

Romans 11:18 You do not support the root, but the root supports you. I am always mystified by antisemitism, and it is perhaps at its most insidious as “Replacement Theology.” I don’t see how an honest reading of the New … Continue reading →

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September 6, 2015

Posted on September 6, 2015 by jgarrott

Romans 8:18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. This is a verse I have quoted to others many times, but when my wife has so many painful … Continue reading →

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September 5, 2015

Posted on September 6, 2015 by jgarrott

Romans 5:5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. Verses 3 and 4 of this chapter are justly famous, but I think … Continue reading →

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September 4, 2015

Posted on September 6, 2015 by jgarrott

Romans 4:25 He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. The mechanism of our salvation is so incredible that the Bible has to talk about it many, many times from many … Continue reading →

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September 3, 2015

Posted on September 6, 2015 by jgarrott

Acts 28:24 Some were convinced by what he said, but others would not believe. Faith is ultimately a choice. As I have explained to quite a few people, faith is a gift from God, (Ephesians 2:8-9) but we have to … Continue reading →

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September 2, 2015

Posted on September 3, 2015 by jgarrott

Acts 27:20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved. We are creatures of the moment, and when undesirable circumstances continue we are entirely liable … Continue reading →

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September 1, 2015

Posted on September 3, 2015 by jgarrott

Acts 26:17-18 “‘I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so … Continue reading →

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August 31, 2015

Posted on September 3, 2015 by jgarrott

Acts 24:15-16 “I have the same hope in God as these men, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.” This is … Continue reading →

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