Philippians 2:1-30 For the second day in a row, I report that our Men’s Group two days ago called up today’s verses 10 and 11: …at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory …
Category Archives: RTB 2021 – New Testament
October 13 / Philippians 1:1-30
Philippians 1:1-30 Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will … What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed… (vv. 15, 18a) In our Men’s Group meeting last night these verses came up as part of our discussion. We were talking about …
October 12 / Acts 24:1-27
Acts 24:1-27 So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man. (v. 16) Just a quick comment… Paul preaches repentance and forgiveness. This verse seems to indicate that he also practiced the same. One does not arrive at a clear conscience unless s/he has gone to the Lord in …
October 11 / Acts 22:30-23:35
Acts 22:30-23:35 Now the son of Paul’s sister heard of their ambush… (v. 16a) Just five verses earlier we have the Lord speaking to Paul and telling him not to worry, that He had things under control. So He makes things happen in His own unique way. Paul was from Tarsus; did Paul’s sister live …
October 10 / Acts 22:1-29
Acts 22:1-29 Carol and I are on the road, heading home, and me with a (physically) broken laptop, so no posting today, only my comments from last year imbedded below. Blessings! See also: July 19 / Acts 22:1-21; July 20 / Acts 22:22-30
October 9 / Acts 21:27-40
Acts 21:27-40 Following on John’s comment from yesterday (the parallel between Agabus’ prophecy as to Paul’s danger and Jesus’ prophecy as to His own crucifixion), today I’m thinking of another parallel between Acts and the Gospels: Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran together. (v. 30a) Here is one of the …
October 8 / Acts 21:1-26
Acts 21:1-26 Agabus, the prophet in today’s reading who prophesied about Paul’s arrest in Jerusalem (Acts 21:10-11) – if that name seems familiar to you, we’ve seen him before, back in chapter 11: Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by …
October 7 / Acts 20:17-38
Acts 20:17-38 I comment in the link below on verse 35: …by working hard…we must help the weak… Carol pointed out to me that the pandemic has done for lower income workers what legislation has never done – to raise their wages. Jessamine County is looking for bus drivers – $16.64 per hour, four hours …
October 6 / Acts 20:1-16
Acts 20:1-16 And a young man named Eutychus … fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. But Paul went down and bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, “Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.” (vv. 9-10) You may recall that Peter had raised Tabitha …
October 5 / Romans 16:1-27
Romans 16:1-27 It takes a bit of reading and some helpful Study Bible hints to understand that in Romans 16:3-15 Paul is sending greetings to a number of Christians who are (presumably) living in Rome. Then in Romans 16:21-23 he sends greetings to the Romans from people who are with him, presumably in Corinth. From …