I John 2:1-11 The apostle John sets a pretty high (impossible) standard here: …whoever says he abides in Him ought to walk in the same way in which He walked. (v. 6) No one will ever achieve to the standard that Jesus set, but He does give us a model for Christian behavior. “Walk the …
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December 16 / I John 1:1-10
I John 1:1-10 And now, the apostle John… He begins with his clear intent: That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands … we proclaim also to you… (vv. 1, 3a) John is establishing his own …
December 15/ Hebrews 13:18-25
Hebrews 13:18-25 Pray for us … in order that I may be restored to you the sooner. (vv. 18a, 19b) I posted earlier this month (December 4) on the possibility of the author of Hebrews being in prison. Back then the NKJV in verse 10:34a had translated “on me in my chains” instead of “on …
December 14/ Hebrews 13:9-17
Hebrews 13:9-17 We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. (v. 10) My Study Bible suggested that the “altar” in this verse referred to the cross on which Jesus died and only those who profess faith in His redemption have any right to enjoy the fruits of …
December 13/ Hebrews 13:1-8
Hebrews 13:1-8 Another oft-quoted verse: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (v. 8) That’s a comforting thought! These time frames, “yesterday” and “today” may simply be the author’s personal reference in his own life. But “yesterday” may also refer more to Jesus’ life, His pre-incarnate life or His life here on …
December 12/ Hebrews 12:25-29
Hebrews 12:25-29 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused Him Who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns from heaven. (v. 25) I was brainstorming about those who refused Him who warned them on earth. …
December 11 / Hebrews 12:18-24
Hebrews 12:18-24 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God… (v. 22a) BUT YOU HAVE COME… Do you sense the power in those four words??!! We are no longer Old Covenant or mountain or tabernacle people. We are redeemed! We are on this side of the cross!! …this …
December 10 / Hebrews 12:12-17
Hebrews 12:12-17 See to it … that no one is … unholy like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal. (vv. 15a, 16b) There must be more information elsewhere in this letter, because I cannot follow what my Study Bible is suggesting, that the author’s “readers were thinking of compromising their faith in …
December 9 / Hebrews 12:1-11
Hebrews 12:1-11 For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives. … If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. (vv. 6, 8) I do not disagree with these verse, but I am asking myself how the Lord …
December 8 / Hebrews 11:30-40
Hebrews 11:30-40 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. (v. 37a) I don’t know of any Biblical references to any Jewish “followers” being sawn in two. And while there are references to people being killed with the sword (e.g., leaders in the David-Absalom wars), it’s not clear that …