Tag Archives: ignorance

Knowledge; August 29, 2025


Jeremiah 33:3 “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” This is an absolutely amazing offer from our omniscient Creator. Expressed a little differently, He’s saying, “You want to know something … Continue reading

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Truth; June 10, 2025


Psalm 35:19 Do not let those gloat over me    who are my enemies without cause;do not let those who hate me without reason    maliciously wink the eye. Our theme is The Joy of the Lord, but there are other forms of rejoicing, too. … Continue reading

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Humility; October 24, 2024


Ecclesiastes 11:5 As you do not know the path of the wind,    or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb,so you cannot understand the work of God,    the Maker of all things. Solomon was noted for his wisdom, but I think … Continue reading

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Teaching History; October 8, 2024


Psalm 78:4 We will not hide them from their descendants;    we will tell the next generationthe praiseworthy deeds of the Lord,    his power, and the wonders he has done. This whole chapter is focused on communicating the history of Israel to succeeding generations. This is … Continue reading

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Heresy; February 25, 2023


2 John 1:9 Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. We don’t often think about how spiritually dangerous … Continue reading

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Denial of God; January 13, 2020


Genesis 8:22 “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.” Primitive peoples had very little understanding of the physical universe. Their cosmology certainly didn’t have the earth … Continue reading

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Spiritual Growth; October 27, 2020


Acts 18:25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John. This one verse should quiet those Pentecostals who put … Continue reading

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Ignorance; September 6, 2020


1 Corinthians 12:1 Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant. For once, I really prefer the NIV to the Japanese! Where the NIV (like most English translations that come to mind) says, “I don’t … Continue reading

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Good Judgment; August 21, 2020


John 7:24 “Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment.” At first glance this might seem like a pronouncement of “Mister Obviousman,” but the thing is, this is something we all have problems with, often without realizing it. … Continue reading

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Holy; April 29, 2020


1 Peter 1:14-16 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: … Continue reading

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