Tag Archives: in Christ

Life and Death; February 5, 2023


Philippians 1:21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. As I was reading on from verse 12, various things spoke to me, but then when I got to this verse I knew it was what … Continue reading

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Prayer; January 24, 2023


Romans 15:30 I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me. This verse has been used by countless missionaries seeking to … Continue reading

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The Glory of God; January 20, 2023


Romans 5:2 And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Doing this bilingually can get awkward at times, because Greek has no punctuation, and the sentence structure is often very different between the English and Japanese translations. … Continue reading

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People of God; August 25, 2022


Psalm 47:9 The nobles of the nations assemble as the people of the God of Abraham, for the kings of the earth belong to God; he is greatly exalted. Passages like this are scattered throughout the Old Testament, but are … Continue reading

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Belonging to Christ; February 23, 2022


Philemon 1:1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus. I haven’t studied Greek, but I do know that Greek prepositions can be reasonably translated various ways. Even between Japanese and English, propositions can be very “slippery,” shifting nuance and even meaning … Continue reading

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Benediction; October 15, 2021


2 Corinthians 13:14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Once again I was undecided among several verses in this chapter as to … Continue reading

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Isolation; June 22, 2021


Psalm 61:2 From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Verses six and seven indicate that David was already king when … Continue reading

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God’s Temple; May 11, 2021


1 Kings 8:27 “But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!” I well remember when I used this Scripture in doing a dedication ceremony for … Continue reading

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The Necessity of the Incarnation; December 19, 2020


Titus 3:3 At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. This is a pretty bleak picture of mankind, … Continue reading

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Putting on Christ; November 25, 2020


Galatians 3:26-27 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is so much meaning in these verses, and the two that follow, … Continue reading

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