Category: Devotional Readings

I've been looking at some word themes from John's 2nd letter.One aspect I have been exploring is the exhortation to expand our view of love to encompass all of God's commands and the essentials of His doctrine, i.e. Teaching in all of Scripture.Observe and do that's the same meaning....

I never noticed before the parallels in these two passages.worth reading together.The agony of suffering.....It's not a perfect comparison, but has some interesting parallels.Mat 27:45    Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.Mat 27:46    And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that… Continue reading Darkness Matthew 27 and Job 3

Luk 6:12    And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.Mat 10:1    And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power againstunclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.Mat… Continue reading Calling the Twelve…..Matthew 10

We should remember Paul does have this side...and do not 1 Corinthians 13 also.Paul hear echos Jesus teaching.Mat 22:36    Master, which is the great commandment in the law?Mat 22:37    Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.Mat 22:38    This is the first and great… Continue reading Must needs be a brief mention from Paul on love…