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'That we should be to the praise of His glory, who first trusted in Christ. In Whom (Christ) ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in Whom (Christ) also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the...

Hi @CadyandZoe, The link comes automatically when you type in the full reference, but not when you use an abbreviation. In Isaiah 45:7, God is speaking directly through Isaiah to Cyrus (Isaiah 45:1) 'I am the LORD, .. and there is none else, .... there is no God beside Me: I girded thee, ...

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Hello @Hark, Your question, 'What need I of grace?' is a good question, and I thank you for asking it. It is challenging and that is good. Is not the simple answer that the grace of God in Christ Jesus is the only means of attaining to God's righteousness. As is seen with the example of...

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'I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.' (Isaiah 45:7) Hello there, In the verse above the Hebrew word translated 'evil' (H7451) is never translated 'sin'. I feel it is important to stress this. Here in this verse disturbance...

Hello @Hark, 'Beloved, now are we the sons of God, .. and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: .... but we know that, ...... when He shall appear, ........ we shall be like Him; .......... for we shall see Him as He is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, ...

With respect @RogerDC, This is not appropriate. I suggest you consider your ways, and behave more like the Saviour you profess to know. In Christ Jesus Chris

Hello @BreadOfLife, With respect, Tyndale was executed for translating the New Testament into English: and was working on the Old Testament translation when he was killed. His desire was to translate directly from the original languages, and not from the Latin. He was not the first to...

Hello there, I received this in the post this morning in relation to 'Mary do you know'. I thought you may be interested:- The expression ‘highly favoured’ is used by the angel Gabriel of Mary. It occurs only one other time in the Bible, but who is it said of? It may surprise you.You can find...

'For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?' (1 Corinthians 4:7) Hello @RogerDC, Why are you being so hostile in your approach to @Eternally Grateful? o_O...

Hi @Waiting on him, Isn't it wonderful when you suddenly see something you have not seen before leap out at you from the pages of God's Word? It is such a joy: and we have a wonderful teacher, don't we? In the Holy Spirit, Who takes of the things of Christ and makes them ours (John 16:12-15)...

Thank you for your encouragement @CadyandZoe, but I am aware that it brings responsibility, too, so I will not be complaisant. Thank you for your comment in regard to 'water' and 'spirit', and their association with life. Your user name I see has the word Zoe in it which means life, too...

Luke 11:37-41 KJV And as He spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. [38] And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. [39] And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of...

Hello @Waiting on him, Thank you for Hebrews 6:1-2: but regarding the words, 'Jesus didn't wash His hands', for I can only find reference to His disciples not washing their hands, (Matthew 15:2 & Matthew 15:20; Mark 7:2-5), not Himself. In Christ Jesus Chris

'Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. ... ... Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.' (John 3:3 &...

Subject heading:- 'Cover sin, or washed away cleansed in the blood' 'Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.(or figuratively = forgiven) Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.' (Romans 4:7-8) Hello @FollowHim, Thank you for...