Category: Devotional Readings

Reposting this short but famous quote.....something to consider when we honor the traditions and perhaps the practices of the so called desert fathers above the Bible.Wednesday, December 6, 2017A Very Good QuestionShall we judge of matters of the Christian faith by the fathers or primitive writers for three or four hundred years after Christ? But… Continue reading Insightful Though

Psa 97:6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.Both these chapters from today's reading paint a similiar portrait of Our God.Paul says it this way....Rom 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;Rom 1:19 Because… Continue reading Psalm 97 & Job 41 – The Power and Glory of God

Read the sincere words Paul wrote to those of the church....This is despite the hard times he had there which we read about in Acts.1Th 2:1  For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:1Th 2:2  But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know,… Continue reading Thessalonians 2 – They have a place in Paul’s heart.

I'm reading these again and noted these examples of connections. Read John Gill's comment on just this verse. Note how many possible verse references he describes.Heb 2:13  And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.Hebrews 2:13 GillThese words are taken not from Isa… Continue reading Hebrews 2 – Connections