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Tag Archives: sin
God Governing the Nations
Proverbs 14:34; Psalm 22:28—Job 12:23; Jeremiah 18:7,8 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. For the kingdom is the LORD’s: and he is the governor among the nations—He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he … Continue reading
Posted in Attributes of God, Jesus Christ
Tagged God, government, judgments, nations, politics, righteousness, sin
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The Gospel of Jesus Christ in Three Prophetic Signs – Part 2
Exodus 4:6,7 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. And he said, … Continue reading
Posted in Prophecy & Prophets
Tagged Born again, heart, leprosy, miracle, Moses, sign, sin
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The Gospel of Jesus Christ in Three Prophetic Signs – Part 1
Exodus 4:1-9 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee. And the LORD said unto him, What is that in … Continue reading
Posted in Prophecy & Prophets
Tagged Aaron, death, Jesus Christ, miracles, Moses, Pharaoh, resurrection, rod, signs, sin
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Man’s Natural Pride & Its Enmity Against God
Jeremiah 17:9; Obadiah 1:3; Psalm 10:4; Romans 8:7 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee. The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God … Continue reading
Posted in Sin & Unbelief
Tagged enmity, God, pride, rebellion, self-righteousness, sin, unbelief
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What Thinkest Thou?
Ezekiel 11:5; Jeremiah 4:14 I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them. Wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? ROBERT HAWKER (1753-1827): “How … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation, Solitude & Self-examination
Tagged God's omniscience, self-examination, sin, thoughts, vanity
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Stumbling Blocks
Leviticus 19:14—Romans 14:13 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.—Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine & Practice
Tagged hindrance, inconsideration, love, sensitivity, sin, stumbling
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The Evils of Gossip & Backbiting
Leviticus 19:16; Proverbs 18:8; Psalm 15:1-3 Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people. The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. LORD, who … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life
Tagged backbiting, gossip, sin, slander, tale-bearing
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Thought Crime
Psalm 119:113; Psalm 94:11,12; Psalm 119:67,71 I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out … Continue reading
Posted in Sanctification & Holiness
Tagged affliction, God's Word, sin, teaching, thoughts
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A Morning in the Temple, Part 3 of 3: Jesus Speaks to the Woman
John 8:9-11 And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned … Continue reading
Posted in Attributes of God, Jesus Christ
Tagged adultery, forgiveness, Jesus, judgment, mercy, repentance, Saviour, sin
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Iniquity in the Heart
Proverbs 15:8—Psalm 66:18-20 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.—If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me. But verily God hath heard … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation, Solitude & Self-examination
Tagged heart, iniquity, intents, motives, prayer, self-examination, sin
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