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. 237) Col 3:20 . . Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases The Lord. Those instructions pertain only to Christian kids; not to just any kid who happens to be looking in. And it needs to be said that not every kid in a Christian home is a saint. Some are demon seeds: that's...

. 236) Col 3:19 . . Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. The Greek verb translated "love" doesn't necessarily pertain to either affection and/or fondness. It's more about civility than emotion. This is the kind of love that we extend to everyone-- friend, foe, and stranger...

. ● Ps 110:4 . .The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek." Now the interesting thing is: Mel's wasn't a succession kind of priesthood like Aaron's. Nor was it restricted to a particular tribe, viz: Aaron was of the Israeli tribe of...

. ● Mark 3:28-30 . . I tell you the truth, all the sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven them. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin. He said this because they were saying, "He has an evil spirit." The Scribes and Pharisees...

. ● Mic 5:2 . . But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah-- too little to be among the clans of Judah --from you one will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, from the days of eternity NOTE: I believe it would be a mistake to assume that the words "His goings...

. 235) Col 3:18 . .Wives, submit to your husband, as is fitting in The Lord. NOTE: Here's a new word for your vocabulary: Womxn. You know what that is? It's the latest desperate attempt by "progressive" women to avoid identifying themselves with men in every way possible. I suppose they'll next...

If you are dissatisfied with the "popular" application of anarchy then have at it because I don't do food fights-- ditto for civil. _

. ● Titus 3:1 . . Remind your people to submit to the government and its officials. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good. A popular form of anarchy here in the USA is something called civil disobedience-- defined as the active, professed refusal of a citizen to obey certain...

. 234) Col 3:17 . .Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of The Lord Jesus. In other words: Christ's followers should conduct themselves as Christians as opposed to conducting themselves in any old way they feel like. A simple way to apply Col 3:17 is just to ask...

. ● Ps 110:1 . . The Lord said to my lord: "Sit at My right hand, till I make your enemies your footstool." There's two distinctly different Hebrew words translated by the English word "lord" in that passage The first is Jehovah (a.k.a. Yahweh) which is a name restricted to God's use. (Isa...

. ● Ps 16:8-10 . . I have set The Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to sheol, nor will you let your Holy one see decay. That prophecy is...

. ● Luke 24:13-27 . . And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. Well; I'm not positive about all the things Jesus may have expounded concerning himself, but I think we can probably guess a few. _

. 233) Col 3:16 . . Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom Before attempting to teach and admonish one another, it's essential that the word of Christ first dwell in one's own self richly; which is from a Greek word that means copious...

. 232) Col 3:15b . . And be thankful. You know "thank you" is neither profanity nor hate speech; and Christ's people should never take the attitude that just because somebody is doing their job that they don't deserve recognition. One of my favorite romantic comedies is "No Reservations"...

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. Mankind was created in the image and likeness of God. (Gen 1:26-27) But then came the forbidden fruit incident whereby Mankind lost its God given conscience and fell prey to a humanistic conscience. (Gen 3:22) Yom Kippur by the book addresses the people's conduct but does not address their...

. 231) Col 3:15 . . Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. I first began chemo therapy in a very large space with numerous La-Z-Boy recliners and chemo stations spaced around the perimeter up against the walls. During treatment it...

. 230) Col 3:13a . . Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. The Greek word for "grievance" appears in only one place in the entire New Testament and that's right here. It likely refers to complaints in the petty category; viz: trivial, negligible...

. 229) Col 3:12 . .Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Apparently the Colossian believers were neither compassionate, nor kind, nor humble, nor gentle, nor patient; and would have continued to...

. ● Mark 9:47-48 . . If your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It is better to enter the kingdom of God half blind than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell; where the worm never dies and the fire never goes out. Punishment by parasites is unusual but not unheard of; for example: ● Acts...