Tag Archives: obedience to God

August 14, 2012 – bonus

Posted on August 14, 2012 by jgarrott

1 Peter 2:24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. I was introduced to the last part of … Continue reading →

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June 29, 2012

Posted on June 29, 2012 by jgarrott

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish … Continue reading →

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May 15, 2012

Posted on May 18, 2012 by jgarrott

John 14:20-21 “On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who … Continue reading →

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May 13, 2012

Posted on May 14, 2012 by jgarrott

John 13:34-35 “A new command I give you: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” Sometimes we … Continue reading →

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May 4, 2012

Posted on May 4, 2012 by jgarrott

John 5:19-20 Jesus gave them this answer: “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. For the … Continue reading →

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May 2, 2012

Posted on May 4, 2012 by jgarrott

John 3:36 “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him.” Because Greek doesn’t use quotation marks, we don’t know if this statement was made by … Continue reading →

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April 24, 2012

Posted on April 25, 2012 by jgarrott

Luke 18:19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good–except God alone.” I think Jesus may have been asking here, “Do you acknowledge me as God?” That’s a vitally important question. Jesus famously asked His 12 … Continue reading →

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April 20, 2012

Posted on April 22, 2012 by jgarrott

Luke 12:48 “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.” Jesus touched on this issue of stewardship several times, and others did … Continue reading →

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April 15, 2012

Posted on April 16, 2012 by jgarrott

Luke 9:41 “O unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.” It’s actually rather nice to know that Jesus got exasperated, because that means it isn’t … Continue reading →

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March 27, 2012

Posted on March 27, 2012 by jgarrott

Mark 13:10 “And the gospel must first be preached to all nations.” There is a seemingly minor turn of phrase that is presented in the Japanese but is missing in the NIV: “In this way.” Christians in “advanced” countries don’t … Continue reading →

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