Interesting discussion of the difference in these writings....We often refer to our towns as Lamorinda....perhaps that simplifies the discussion?Or does one live in Rheem, or Sanders Ranch or Moraga?Mat 8:28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the… Continue reading A Tale of two countries….Gergesenes and Gadarenes
Category: Devotional Readings
…..That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
In our study of how important it is to "do" the word of God lets us not lose sight of Paul's teaching in a Romans 10.Romans 10King James Version (KJV)10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of… Continue reading …..That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
Is there a spiritual leprosy in the land?
Read this passage I was wondering if it has a spiritual application....Note the quote from Calvin at the end of this post...Leviticus 14King James Version (KJV)33 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,34 When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of… Continue reading Is there a spiritual leprosy in the land?
Of ears, thumbs and big toes….
Lev 14:14 And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:This is a curious passage...I… Continue reading Of ears, thumbs and big toes….