See that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your... Read More
Temptation And Deliverance Or JOSEPH’S GREAT TEMPTATION AND GRACIOUS DELIVERANCE Dated 1738, 1757. Genesis 39:12 And he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. Subject: ’Tis our duty not only to avoid those things that are themselves sinful, but also, as far as may be, those things ... Read More
There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More
A young boy was walking in the desert with his father. Suddenly the father yelled for his son to stop and walk slowly to one side. Without hesitation, the boy did exactly as his father had commanded, soon seeing what his obedience had saved him from. A snake lay coiled in his former path, waiting to... Read More
Deserted (forsake, abandon, leave, left) (1459) (egkataleipo from en = in + kataleipo = forsake, desert) means literally to leave down in. It conveys the sense of deserting someone in a set of circumstances that are against them. The idea is to let one down, to desert, abandon, leave in the lurch, l... Read More
Abstain (868) (aphistemi from apo = separation of one thing from another + histemi = stand and is the root of our English = apostasy) literally means to stand off from means to withdraw, to stand off, to forsake, to depart from or to remove oneself from. To apostatize or to fall away from. To withdr... Read More
To love (25) (agapao - see related study of noun agape) means to love unconditionally and sacrificially as God Himself loves sinful men (John 3:16), the way He loves the Son (John 3:35, 15:9, 17:23, 24). Note that agapao is a verb and by its verbal nature calls for action. This quality of love is no... Read More
Commandment (commandments, command, instructions, orders, requirement) (1785)(entole from en = in, upon + téllo = accomplish, charge, command) - Entolerefers to some type of demand or requirement. A general injunction, charge, precept of moral and religious nature. Of the 67 uses, all but three (Lk ... Read More
Understanding (1271) (dianoia from dianoéomai = to agitate in mind in turn from dia = separation + noeo = to think over, nous = mind, intellect, thought, reason) means thinking through something, meditating, reflecting. It refers to the intellect, moral understanding or the way of thinking. It is th... Read More
Share (3310) (meris) refers to (1) a portion of a whole that has been divided ("district" in Acts 16:12). (2) a share or an assigned portion (Lk 10:42, 2Co 6:15, Acts 8:21, Col 1:12). The Greek reads more literally " for the portion of the lot" --that is we each receive our own individual assigned a... Read More
JUNE 16 - morning
Temptation and Deliverance (or Joseph's great temptation and gracious deliverance)
76 - Chronological Bible Reading of Scriptures
Is There Grumbling In Your Tent? By Kim Butts
Abandon (desert, forsake) (1459) egkataleipo
Abstain (depart, desert, fall or draw away, withdraw) (868) aphistemi
Beloved (verb) (25) agapao
Commandment (Entole)
Mind (1271) dianoia
Part (share) (3310) meris