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2 Corinthians 6:15-7:1
Before going on with Romans 9, someone quotes this passage. I wanted to think over the passage and study it. What a difference between a believer and non-believer. May we always pray and be ready to share the faith. I thank God for all His promises. 15 What harmony does…
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Romans 9:1-5 Translation and Notes
Romans chapters 9, 10, and 11 have many interpretations. This is my translation and notes of Romans 9:1-5. You may disagree. That is OK. But read and study these verses for yourself. Romans Chapter 9:1-5 Paul’s Desire For All Israel To Be Saved 1 I tell the truth in Christ.…
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The Summary of the Gospel 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
One of the most important passages in the New Testament is the summary of the Gospel and Resurrection found in 1 Corinthians 15. Here is my translation and notes on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Resurrection—Importance of Jesus’s Resurrection 1 Corinthians 15: 1 Moreover, brothers, I am going to make the Good…
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Israel’s Sin and the Final Sign of Messiah’s Return
This passage is the prelude to the next two chapters in Matthew. It is a warning to the nation of Israel. Matthew 23:37-39 is the sorrow of Messiah (Yeshua) because He came to deliver but had been rejected. Matthew 24-25 speaks of the Tribulation. This Tribulation is for Israel in…
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Can The Unpardonable Sin be Committed Today?
Some of us have thought or are thinking they have committed the unpardonable sin. Here is my translation and thoughts. Jesus Teaches Against False Accusations Mark 3 21 Having heard [this], his friends went out to grab him, for they said, “He is insane.” 22 The Scribes who came from…
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Why Did Jesus Increasingly Use Parables?
It seems strange to me and many others that Jesus used parables instead of just telling them straightforwardly. Why? Let’s read the passage and some notes. Matthew 13 Jesus Teaches the Parable of the Sower 1 Jesus went out of the house that same day and sat by the seaside.…
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Losing Our First Love
In a neighborhood where we lived was a man, we called the Rainbow Man. He had a racy white car with rainbow running boards. The colors flowed in waves as he drove. At night, one could see the rainbow waves on the street under the car, too. He also drove…
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Forgetting, Pressing Onward, Goals, God’s Calling for Believers
What are we to forget, and what are do we to remember? Paul speaks to the Philippians and us. From my translation and annotated notes on Philippians 3:13-14. 13 Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it, but this one thing [I do], forgetting those things…
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