Tag Archives: slavery

Lifestyle; April 1, 2025

Posted on April 2, 2025 by jgarrott

1 Peter 2:15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. I’m currently reading The Untold Story of the New Testament Church, by Frank Viola, and it gives some somewhat horrifying … Continue reading →

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Bought; April 12, 2024

Posted on April 13, 2024 by jgarrott

Hosea 3:2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and about a homer and a lethek of barley. The story of Hosea and Gomer is a heart-wrenching one, but it expresses a very important spiritual truth. We belong … Continue reading →

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Genuine Repentance; March 23, 2024

Posted on March 24, 2024 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 34:16 “But now you have turned around and profaned my name; each of you has taken back the male and female slaves you had set free to go where they wished. You have forced them to become your slaves … Continue reading →

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Freedom; February 6, 2024

Posted on February 10, 2024 by jgarrott

1 Peter 2:16 Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. We forget, when reading the Bible, that slavery was an unquestioned part of society in those days. … Continue reading →

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The Cross; December 18, 2023

Posted on December 19, 2023 by jgarrott

Philippians 3:18-19 For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in … Continue reading →

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Belonging to God; December 9, 2023

Posted on December 10, 2023 by jgarrott

Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. I hesitated to write on this because it is our Verse for the Year in this … Continue reading →

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Consequences of Sin; July 29, 2923

Posted on July 30, 2023 by jgarrott

Luke 19:27 “‘But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them–bring them here and kill them in front of me.’” For the modern reader this is a very jarring statement, particularly since Jesus said … Continue reading →

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Human Distinctions; February 15, 2023

Posted on February 16, 2023 by jgarrott

Philemon 1:10-11 I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains. Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me. Paul could at … Continue reading →

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Liberty; June 7, 2022

Posted on June 11, 2022 by jgarrott

Galatians 5:13 You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature ; rather, serve one another in love. Particularly following the first verse of this chapter, this is a very … Continue reading →

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Slavery; February 11, 2022

Posted on February 14, 2022 by jgarrott

Colossians 3:23-24 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ … Continue reading →

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