Tag Archives: human nature

Human Rules; February 7, 2025

Posted on February 8, 2025 by jgarrott

Matthew 15:8-9 “‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’” I thought I would be quoting the New Testament, but this is Jesus quoting Isaiah! Frank … Continue reading →

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Hypocrisy; January 16, 2025

Posted on January 17, 2025 by jgarrott

Romans 2:19-21 If you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the embodiment … Continue reading →

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Sex; October 21, 2024

Posted on October 22, 2024 by jgarrott

Proverbs 6:23 For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light,and correction and instruction are the way to life. This verse is certainly true, but what is striking is that what follows is a very clear warning not to be … Continue reading →

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Hearing Ears; May 5, 2024

Posted on May 6, 2024 by jgarrott

Luke 16:31 “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’” This goes directly to something Jesus said many times, about hearing ears. … Continue reading →

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Hardship; January 12, 2024

Posted on January 13, 2024 by jgarrott

2 Timothy 2:3 Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. I don’t see how anyone who is familiar with the New Testament could be sucked in by the Prosperity Gospel! This admonition by Paul to Timothy … Continue reading →

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Faith; May 24, 2023

Posted on May 25, 2023 by jgarrott

Proverbs 29:25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. There are several verses in this chapter that seem very applicable to the world as we see it today, showing … Continue reading →

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Response to God’s Word; November 8, 2022

Posted on November 9, 2022 by jgarrott

Isaiah 66:5 Hear the word of the Lordyou who tremble at his word:“Your brothers who hate you,and exclude you because of my name, have said,‘Let the Lord be glorified,that we may see your joy!’Yet they will be put to shame.” … Continue reading →

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Giving God Credit; October 22, 2022

Posted on October 24, 2022 by jgarrott

Isaiah 26:12 Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us. This chapter has a number of very deep statements, making it difficult to isolate one for meditation. Verse two – “You will … Continue reading →

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The Timelessness of the Bible; August 29, 2022

Posted on September 1, 2022 by jgarrott

Psalm 64:10 Let the righteous rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him; let all the upright in heart praise him! When I read this Psalm this morning I thought I was reading about modern American politics! I guess … Continue reading →

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Living Out Our Faith; May 20, 2022

Posted on May 24, 2022 by jgarrott

Acts 24:16 “So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.” Luke’s very faithful record of what went on in this courtroom sounds like it could have happened yesterday. People haven’t changed! That’s why the Bible … Continue reading →

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