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Daily Devotional: Romans 9:1-13
Romans 9 is too often neglected because it bothers the sensibilities of many who want a sort of synergism. Defending monergism is only one of Paul’s goals. He is writing to gentiles. These gentiles are immature in the faith or have no faith at the present time. They are unincorporated. Paul is explaining the basic…
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Daily Devotional: Romans 8:1-9
Paul clarifies what he means when he states that the Law is fulfilled. Paul has a high view of the Law. He is a Jew. He already clarified that he did not mean the Law was abolished. Since all people have transgressed the Law, all people stood condemned. Now there is no condemnation for those…
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Daily Devotional: Genesis 50:1-26
Jacob is buried in Canaan, and Joseph dies. Before he dies, Joseph’s brothers beg his forgiveness for their evil against him in Canaan. Joseph explains that he is not in the place of God. What his brothers meant as evil against him, God meant for good in order to bring about the salvation of many…
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When the Holy Spirit Departs
Moses has so far told the story of creation, the woman, and God promise to her. Her seed shall bruise the head of the serpent and his seed. When Cain killed Abel, Cain was exiled and Seth was born. Noah was born a descendant of Seth, the one who would bring rest from toilsome labor…
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The Creation of Humankind
During the creation week, God created the heavens and the earth and has been filling them both. Moses’s language has been inexact. We have not received the minutia of creation. We simply know that God speaks to create and command His creation. Moses has presented God as the sole creator and has called out the…
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Tongues vs Prophecy
We return to Paul’s discourse on spiritual gifts, which have been used to cause division within the local church at Corinth. There were some who, apparently, exalted the gift of tongues such that others desired the mystical gift above all else. There are many in our own day who exalt mystical sign gifts like tongues,…
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The Truth About Spiritual Gifts
Paul is writing to the local church at Corinth in order to admonish the local church toward unity through maturity in the faith, not only knowledge of Christ but wisdom—which is knowledge in love. He has admonished the local church to edify one another and those outside her proverbial walls rather than be puffed up…
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Women Praying and Prophesying in the Local Church Gathering
Paul has been admonishing the Church at Corinth toward unity through maturity. He has expounded on Christian liberty. The earth and everything on it belong to the Lord. Therefore, we are to eat and drink and whatever we do to the glory of God, not self. We are not condemned by the consciences of others,…
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The Idolatry of the Modern Church
Paul writes to the Corinthian church, admonishing the congregation toward unity through maturity. Leading into this pericope, Paul expounded on Christian liberty and responsibility—referring to himself as a voluntary slave to all people and admonishing the local church to relate to those who are of the world for the sake of the Gospel. Further, Paul…
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Look at Those Gluttons, Drunkards, and Hellians
Paul is writing to the local church at Corinth to admonish the congregation toward unity through maturity in the faith. He expounded on Christian liberty and pay for pastors. Now, he writes about the Christian as a voluntary slave even though he is free. Basic Christian servanthood means much for the way we treat others.…