Tag Archives: applying God’s Word

May 13, 2017

Posted on May 17, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 30:14 No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so that you may obey it. This statement of Moses is particularly famous among Christians because Paul quoted it. (Romans 10:8) In … Continue reading →

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December 13, 2016

Posted on December 14, 2016 by jgarrott

Luke 1:62 Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. It has always struck me that Zechariah and Elizabeth’s friends and neighbors assumed he couldn’t hear, when all Gabriel had … Continue reading →

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September 15, 2016

Posted on September 16, 2016 by jgarrott

Daniel 9:22-23 He instructed me and said to me, “Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding. As soon as you began to pray, an answer was given, which I have come to tell you, for you … Continue reading →

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August 27, 2015

Posted on August 28, 2015 by jgarrott

John 5:38-40 “nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about … Continue reading →

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July 26, 2015

Posted on July 27, 2015 by jgarrott

Psalm 146:5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God. The Psalmist makes this statement, but then he goes on in the rest of the Psalm to specify why this … Continue reading →

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January 28, 2015

Posted on January 30, 2015 by jgarrott

Proverbs 16:20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. A slight difference in translation makes a major difference between the Japanese and the NIV here. (The ASV is close to the Japanese.) … Continue reading →

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November 21, 2014

Posted on November 23, 2014 by jgarrott

James 2:26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. Martin Luther, having rediscovered salvation by grace through faith, considered James to be “a book of straw,” but it has always been something of … Continue reading →

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March 1, 2014

Posted on March 4, 2014 by jgarrott

Genesis 7:1, 5 “I have found you righteous in this generation.” And Noah did all that the Lord commanded him. Here, in the first use of the word “righteousness” (in the English Bible, at least) we obviously have what could … Continue reading →

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February 13, 2014

Posted on February 16, 2014 by jgarrott

Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Paul’s letters generally … Continue reading →

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November 10, 2012

Posted on November 10, 2012 by jgarrott

Psalm 119:105-106 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws. Verse 105 is widely quoted and sung, but verse … Continue reading →

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