Our Tuesday morning men's group has begun studying the major speeches or discourses found in the Book of Acts. These are found in the longer passages where Peter, Paul, Stephen and perhaps others are holding more than just a conversation, they are often in a public place, sometimes before the people, often with religious leaders… Continue reading Major Discourses in the Book of Acts
Category: Devotional Readings
John Gill’s clarity in Yea, Nay
John Gill's clarity in Yea, Nay2 Corinthians 1:19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ,.... The apostle having asserted that the Gospel preached by them was not yea and nay, variable and different, or what was affirmed at one time was denied at another, proceeds to point out the subject of the Gospel ministry,the Son of… Continue reading John Gill’s clarity in Yea, Nay
Proverbs 25 – much quoted in the New Testament
Proverbs 25King James Version (KJV)25 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.4 Take… Continue reading Proverbs 25 – much quoted in the New Testament
The Blind and the Lame
There is a certain beauty in the reading of the KJV. The use of these words actually increases my understanding of the passage.2Sa 5:6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou… Continue reading The Blind and the Lame