So then3, my friends, how dear you are to me and how I miss you! How happy you make me, and how proud I am of you!—this, dear friends, is how you should stand firm in your life in the Lord. Euodia and Syntyche, please, I …
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Bible Gem 1976 – Pursuing the Goal to Win the Prize (Phil 3:14)
But this one thing I do: Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I keep pursuing the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly call in the Messiah Jesus. Phil 3:12-14 I left you with these phrases from the previous …
Bible Gem 1110 – The Pharisee and the Tax Collector – First steps (Luke 18:9-14)
Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and …
Bible Gem 1082 – The Identity of the Five Brothers (Luke 16:28)
“Then the rich man said, ‘Please, Father Abraham, at least send him to my father’s home. For I have five brothers, and I want him to warn them so they don’t end up in this place of torment.’ But Abraham said, ‘Moses and the prophets …
Bible Gem 993 – My Opinion on “Blaspheming the Holy Spirit” (Luke 12:8-10)
And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God; but he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God. And everyone who speaks a word …
Bible Gem 992 – The debate over Blaspheming the Holy Spirit (Luke 12;10)
And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God; but he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God. And everyone who speaks a word …
Bible Gem 991 – A Knotty Verse: the Meaning of Blaspheming the Holy Spirit (Luke 12:10)
“And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God; but he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God. And everyone who speaks a word …
Bible Gem 964 – The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory be Yours (Matt 6:13 – KJV)
[For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.] Matthew 6:13 As you can see this segment is placed in brackets in Matthew’s account and doesn’t appear at all in Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer. It is most likely that …
Bible Gem 931 – Some Tidbits You Should Know to Put the Puzzle Together (Luke 9:51-56)
As the time drew near for Him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. He sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare for His arrival. But the people of the village did not welcome Jesus because He was on His …
Bible Gem 926 – That Missing Verse / Those Missing Words (Luke 9:43)
[“But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”] * * Luke 9:43 * Many manuscripts do not contain this verse * Many manuscripts add “and fasting” The Gospel of Luke is one that fits into the category of above. But not …