Monthly Archives: July 2019

6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, [as conformity to God’s will and purpose – so it is with you also].  7 So understand that it is  the people who live by faith [with confidence in the power and goodness of God] who are [the true] sons of Abraham.  8 The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the good news [of the Savior] to Abraham in advance [with this promise] saying,

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16 Again I say, don’t think that I am a fool to talk like this.  But even if you do, listen to me, as you would to a foolish person, while I also boast a little.  17 Such boasting is not from the Lord, but I am acting like a fool.  18 And since others boast about their human achievements, I will, too.  19 After all, you think you are so wise, but you enjoy putting up with fools! 

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For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.  Matthew 12:8 KJV

Read Matthew 12:1-8

In this scripture verse Jesus said that He is Lord of the sabbath day (Matthew 12:8 KJV).

Jesus’ disciples picked grain to eat on the sabbath day.  They did not harvest the grain and sell it for a profit on the sabbath day which the Pharisees overlooked.  Harvesting grain for a profit on the sabbath day was against the law,

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Do not, therefore, fling away your [fearless] confidence, for it has a glorious and great reward.  36 For you have need of patient endurance [to bear up under difficult circumstances without compromising], so that when you have carried out the will of God, you may receive and enjoy to the full what is promised.  Hebrews 10:35-36 AMP (Amplified Bible)

In the verses in Hebrews 10:32-39, the writer first talks about the persecution of Christian believers “after being [spiritually] enlightened”

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