Tag Archives: persecution

February 27, 2013

Posted on March 5, 2013 by jgarrott

Hosea 2:23 “I will show my love to the one I called `Not my loved one. ‘ I will say to those called ‘Not my people, ‘ ‘You are my people’; and they will say, ‘You are my God.’ ” … Continue reading →

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November 8, 2012

Posted on November 10, 2012 by jgarrott

Psalm 119:67, 71 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word. It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees. Right here we have another answer to the perennial … Continue reading →

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September 1, 2012

Posted on September 2, 2012 by jgarrott

Revelation 6:9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. This verse needs to be read in … Continue reading →

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August 28, 2012

Posted on August 29, 2012 by jgarrott

Revelation 2:9, 10 “I know your afflictions and your poverty–yet you are rich! Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.” Jesus’ letter to the church in Smyrna has got to … Continue reading →

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May 25, 2012

Posted on May 25, 2012 by jgarrott

Acts 8:4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. This is one time when the NIV makes a bit more sense than the more literal Japanese translation. In Japanese, the image that comes to mind is … Continue reading →

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May 24, 2012

Posted on May 25, 2012 by jgarrott

AC 5:29, 42 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than men!” Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is … Continue reading →

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May 10, 2012

Posted on May 11, 2012 by jgarrott

John 10:27-28 “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.” This is an enormously comforting passage … 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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September 19, 2011

Posted on September 20, 2011 by jgarrott

2 Timothy 3:12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. I doubt that this is very many people’s favorite Scripture! However, unless this is made clear, too many earnest new Christians … Continue reading →

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August 29, 2011

Posted on August 30, 2011 by jgarrott

Acts 13:45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and talked abusively against what Paul was saying. Jealousy has got to be one of the least beneficial emotions in the human repertoire. I see it as … Continue reading →

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