Archive for the 'Judgment' Category
Friday, April 17th, 2009
Matthew 9:10-12 KJV
(10) And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
(11) And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
(12) But when Jesus heard that, he [...]
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
James 1:17 KJV
(17) Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
This past Christmas season it seemed like there was an increase of opposition to the celebration of Christ as the reason for the holiday. There were [...]
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Psa 7:8 KJV
(8) The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
Psa 35:24 KJV
(24) Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
A couple things are taking place when a bold approach is [...]
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Romans 2:3-4 MKJV
(3) And, O man, the one judging those who do such things, and practice them, do you think this, that you shall escape the judgment of God?
(4) Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, and the forbearance and long-suffering, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?
Once there [...]
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Mark 5:17 MKJV
(17) And they began to beg Him to leave their borders.
As soon as it is understood that it has and will cost something, there is usually much less acceptance of the source of healing and deliverance – when the miracle is for someone else anyway. Though it was surely amazing to see [...]
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
It was only natural. If you reasonably consider the situation you would have to agree that it was a totally justified response. I was, after all, minding my own business with no evil intent whatsoever, and it wasn’t until I was so rudely [...]
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Genesis 25:34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
It just really seems unfair. You wouldn’t think something as important as Esau’s legal right to the blessing and inheritance of his father could so easily be [...]
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
Ephesians 5:5 You can be sure that using people or religion or things just for what you can get out of them–the usual variations on idolatry–will get you nowhere, and certainly nowhere near the kingdom of Christ, the kingdom of God. (Message)
Of all the kingdoms in the world there is one that sits high above [...]
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Monday, November 12th, 2007
Zechariah 5:3 He told me, “This book is the verdict going out worldwide against thieves and liars. The first half of the book disposes of everyone who steals; the second half takes care of everyone who lies.
:4 I launched it”–Decree of GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies–”and so it will fly into the house of every thief and every liar. [...]
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Zechariah 1:6 That Message did its work on your ancestors, did it not? It woke them up and they came back, saying, ‘He did what he said he would do, sure enough. We didn’t get by with a thing.’”
A few years ago some guys from another part of the world thought they would inflict a [...]
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