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April 21, 2016

Posted on April 22, 2016 by jgarrott

2 Chronicles 30:18-20 Although most of the many people who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “May the Lord, … Continue reading →

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May 1, 2015

Posted on May 2, 2015 by jgarrott

Proverbs 28:9 If anyone turns a deaf ear to the law, even his prayers are detestable. This verse would not have jumped out at me had I not read, just yesterday, an article about a popular television personality who claims … Continue reading →

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May 21, 2014

Posted on May 22, 2014 by jgarrott

Psalm 119:45 I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts. So many people see God’s laws as restrictive, when quite the opposite is true. As I tell people in parenting seminars, we have an innate … Continue reading →

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March 8, 2014

Posted on March 11, 2014 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 24:16 Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin. For the average American it seems incredible that this would even need … Continue reading →

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March 5, 2014

Posted on March 8, 2014 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 4:1-2 Hear now, O Israel, the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and go in and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, … Continue reading →

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May 14, 2013

Posted on May 16, 2013 by jgarrott

law1 Timothy 1:8-9 We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels. Because of differences in sentence structure I had to … Continue reading →

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May 7, 2013

Posted on May 8, 2013 by jgarrott

Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Every verse in this passage speaks to me! However, this last verse sums it up pretty … Continue reading →

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May 6, 2013

Posted on May 8, 2013 by jgarrott

Galatians 4:6-7 Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,* Father.” So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God … Continue reading →

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May 5, 2013

Posted on May 8, 2013 by jgarrott

Galatians 3:24 So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. There isn’t an English term that exactly corresponds to the term in the Greek, but Japanese has one that … Continue reading →

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March 19, 2013

Posted on March 22, 2013 by jgarrott

Matthew 23:24 “You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.” I cannot read Matthew 23 any more the way I used to, since watching the Visual Bible video of Matthew. The whole chapter is a diatribe … Continue reading →

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