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Jump Start # 277 Romans 12:11 “Not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord” Here at the end of Romans 12 the apostle Paul gives what we call today a series of “bullet points,” about our duty as Christians. One will find 13 of these short admonitions in this section. Our […]
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Jump Start # 276 Proverbs 22:2 “The rich and the poor have a common bond, the Lord is the maker of them all.” Our passage today shows the similarities in things that do not seem to be similar. The rich and the poor—every culture and every generation has them. Often the rich control the […]
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Jump Start # 275 Proverbs 25:20 “Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, is he who sings songs to a troubled heart.” One thing I’ve learned about Proverbs, I may not understand the full meaning of some of the expressions but if I can get […]
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Jump Start # 274 Romans 5:1 “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” What a wonderful verse and an absolute declaration! Justified, is the past tense of being just or justification. That is a legal expression. It means to be declared “not guilty.” Our legal […]
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Jump Start # 273 Philippians 1:1 “Paul and Timothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons.” This is the opening sentence of Paul’s letter to the Philippians. New Testament letters are called, “Epistles.” We read these letters differently than any other […]