Christian Living

  • Devotional Notes Psalm 120+John 8

    MORNING Psalm 120 B1 What does this mean? C1 Deliver me from my lying lips and more likely those who lie about me/us. C2 Compare Jeremiah: Jeremiah 20:10 NLT I have heard the many rumors about me. They call me “The Man Who Lives in Terror.” They threaten, “If you say anything, we will…

  • Devotional Notes Psalm 119+John 7

    MORNING Psalm 119 B1 What does this mean? C1 This Psalm plus Psalms 1 and 19, teach much about Scripture. C2 Psalms 119:1-3 OEB Happy they whose life is blameless, who walk by the law of the LORD. 2 Happy they who keep his charges, and seek him with all their hearts; 3 who…

  • Devotional Notes Psalm 117+John 5

    MORNING Psalm 117 B1 What does this mean? C1 All people are to praise Yahweh. D1 God is not just God of Israel but all the universe and beyond. D2 Nations are Gentiles. E1 The Hebrew word for nations is גּוֹי gôwy. It means people who are not Jews, that is, the heathen. D3…

  • A Few Thoughts About Subconscious Sin—Part 2

    Types of sins B1 Of ignorance, that is, did not know or did not pay attention, but either way, it was not subconscious. Leviticus 5:17 NLT Suppose you sin by violating one of the LORD’s commands. Even if you are unaware of what you have done, you are guilty and will be punished for…

  • A Few Thoughts About Frustration

    Definition B1 Frustration C1 Source #1: in connection with attempts to do something, to cause disappointment, anger, or confusion in (a person). (Source) C2 Source #2: The act of preventing the accomplishment or fulfillment of something: (Source) C3 Frustration In psychology, frustration is a common emotional response to opposition, related to anger, annoyance and…

  • A Few Thoughts About “Nearer My God To Thee”

    Lyrics: Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! E’en though it be a cross that raiseth me Still all my song would be nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! – Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down, Darkness be over me, my rest a stone…

  • A Few Thoughts About Jesus’s Tone of Voice

    Proverbs 15:1 NIV A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Tone of voice: we can understand what is being said by the words, the tone, and the speed. The same words can be said a number of different ways of expressing our thoughts as anger, a question, love,…

  • A Few Thoughts About Worry

    I heard an online sermon the other day where it was stated, “If you worry, it means you are not trusting God. It means you are proud…” Is worry pride? Is worrying being prideful? Definitions: B1 Pride: C1 Definition 1 (Source) D1 Definition of worry (Entry 2 of 2) 1a: mental distress or agitation…

  • 1 Year Through the Bible Series—Romans Part F

    B7 Teaching about Christian lifestyle 12:1-16:27 C1 Chapter 12 D1 Romans 12 begins with an appeal for us to give our life in thoughts, desires, words, and deeds under Jesus’s rules and lifestyle for us. Most of this chapter and the following give us these rules. E1 Romans 12:1 PickNT Now then, brothers, I…

  • A Few Thoughts About the Devil’s Agents Part A

    Definition (my definition, that is) B1 Someone knowingly or unknowingly doing the devil’s will. B2 Someone knowingly or unknowingly teaching the devil’s doctrine. B3 Someone knowingly or unknowingly representing the devil’s kingdom. Some Bible characters he has worked to destroy: B1 Job (Job 1-2) B2 King David (1 Chronicles 21:1) B3 Jonah B4 Peter…