PlayStop Popout X The concept of spiritual hope is similar to turning on a blazing light in a dark place. It immediately illuminates one’s outlook, uplifts the soul, and produces joy in the heart. Hope introduces life and happiness into this sin-stained and death-filled world. Yet, sadly, most people in this world know nothing of…
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“Christians are to be Distinctly Different.” The first three verses of Exodus 9 are parenthetical and relate something that God previously told Moses. One more major plague would afflict Pharaoh and the entire nation. This would be the means of Pharaoh not only allowing the Hebrews to venture away from the land but as…
“Yahweh, The Self-Existing One.” In Exodus 6, God reassured Moses by confirming His promise that He would bring his people out of captivity and into the land of Canaan. Many hardships would await Moses on this journey to Canaan, and he needed to learn that the strong consoling name of Yahweh was all he…
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PlayStop Popout X In this passage, John reviews his earlier doctrinal tests (the proper evaluation of man’s sinfulness and the appropriate conclusion of Christ’s nature as the God-man) and moral tests (love for Christ and others, and obedience to God’s Word). The purpose of these tests, as stated in John 1:4, was to help his…
“Be Ye Holy.” Holiness is the chief moral attribute of God. The angels surrounding God in heaven have no trouble recognizing this truth as they cry out, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty.” (Isa. 6:3) In the same way, what God desires in the believer’s life, more than anything else, is personal…