Tag Archives: temptation

Parents and Children; January 3, 2019


3 John 1:4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. This seems like a direct echo of verse 4 of 2nd John, which came up yesterday. However, there he is speaking … Continue reading

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Temptation; December 6, 2018


Hebrews 2:18 Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. We sometimes have trouble imagining what it was like for Jesus to live as a human being. We kind of … Continue reading

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Temptations and Trials; September 28, 2018


1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a … Continue reading

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God’s answer to Immorality; September 26, 2018


1 Corinthians 6:11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. This is the answer … Continue reading

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The Holy Spirit; September 10, 2018


Romans 8:15-16 For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we … Continue reading

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Jesus vs. the Devil; July 17, 2018


John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” I think it would be impossible to overstate the importance of the 1st half … Continue reading

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Temptation; June 12, 2018


Luke 4:1-2 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the … Continue reading

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Rewards; May 20, 2018


Matthew 20:15 “Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?” I was very interested to hear from my mother that even my seminary professor grandfather, the … Continue reading

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Temptation; April 29, 2018


Matthew 4:4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” This fits perfectly with the theme of God’s provision because Jesus was being tempted to … Continue reading

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Sin and Salvation; January 30, 2018


Isaiah 53:6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. This chapter as a whole is an incredibly rich prophecy … Continue reading

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