1 Samuel 15:35 KJV And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. Does God repent? The word repent B1 The Hebrew word translated mourn is אָבַל ʼâbal. It means to be…
1 Corinthians 13:4-8a WEL Love is very patient and kind; love is not envious; love doesn’t brag about itself, is not haughty, 5 Doesn’t behave improperly, is not self-seeking; love isn’t easily aggravated, doesn’t keep a list of wrongs, 6 Doesn’t rejoice in injustice, but rejoices with the truth, 7 Bears all things, believes…
The traditional Jewish mercy traits of God from Exodus 34:6-7 Exodus 34:6-7 JPS And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed: ‘The LORD, the LORD, God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth; 7 keeping mercy unto the thousandth generation, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; and that will by…
Some facts B1 Created for devil and his angels C1 Matthew 25:41 EMTV Then He will also say to those on the left, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. C2 Evidently some fallen angels are in a holding cell with chains of darkness. Some…
This refers to the new creation of a believer. 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! Galatians 6:15 NIV Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is the new creation. Salvation, reconciliation with God, forgiveness of sins,…
Definitions B1 Altruism is unselfish concern for the well-being of others (Source) B2 The opposite is egoism which is the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one’s own interests; self-centeredness (Source) The Scriptures teach us to be altruistic (unselfishly devoted to the welfare of others). B1 Proverbs 19:17 WEB He who has pity…
2 Peter 2:7-8 KJV And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: 8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds😉 Vexed B1 English (Source) To irritate; to make angry by little provocations To plague;…
Proverbs 14:12 MKJV There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end of it is the ways of death. Our decisions seem so correct, but… Our foolish or wrong decisions rarely lead to physical death. The Hebrew word for death is מָוֶת mâveth. This word means poetically personified death (Psalm…
Genesis 15:16 BSB In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete. Background B1 Amorites: C1 Their ancestor was one of the sons of Canaan (Genesis 10:15-16). C2 Their country consisted of Syria and Israel (Deuteronomy 1:7 and Deuteronomy 1:19-20). C3 Their most famous…