The first chapter of James repeatedly contrasts those things that are firm and steady to those which are flimsy and fleeting. The one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, “blown and tossed by the wind” (v. …
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  Psalm 31 is a song of lament in which David cries out to God to deliver him from his enemies. Jesus quoted from verse 5 when he cried to the Father from the cross, “Into your hands I commit …
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  In this chapter, Paul reminds the Corinthians about the financial gift that they had previously promised him. Paul thanks them for their generosity, and informs him that a number of other Christians had also been inspired to give self-sacrificially …
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  In John 10 Jesus teaches that he is the Good Shepherd, and that his sheep know his voice and follow him. In this verse Jesus speaks of abundant life, and in the immediately preceding verse he speaks of salvation. …
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This verse concludes Peter’s discussion of the obligations of Christian relationships. The principles of sympathy, love, tenderheartedness, and humility apply to all human interactions, and especially to close relationships. These characteristics give further emphasis to the central instructions about mutual …
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  In order to understand this verse it is necessary to read the verses that come immediately before and after it. In verse 16, we discover that Jesus is the living picture of true love, most clearly demonstrated in his …
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