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Walking in Wisdom Eph. 5:15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Walking in wisdom For a fifth time Paul used the word “walk” (peripateō), translated “live” in the NIV (Eph. 4:1, 4:17; 5:2, 5:8, 5:15). Here Paul instructed believers to be wise in their walk or conduct by being filled by the Holy Spirit. See... βλέπω blepō blep'-o A primary verb; to look at (literally or figuratively): - behold, beware, lie, look (on, to), perceive, regard, see, s

Job 40:17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. However, though these are apparently actual animals, they may also represent proud, wicked elements in the world. In the ancient Near East these beasts, in their brute force (Job 40:16-18; 41:12, 41:22, 41:26-29) and agitation of the waters (Job 41:31-32), symbolized the chaotic effect of evil. (This helps explain how the crocodile then became the basis for the idea of a mythological dra

Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon Ref. vs. 20 Mat 17:21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. And many times when we are observing the power of Satan and the work of the enemy by just our observation, unbelief begins to fill our hearts. We are so amazed at the power of Satan to destroy a life, that we forget the tremendous power of God, which is greater. There are some very interesting stories of demonic activity even in this twentieth century. One of the mo

Peace with God Through Faith Believers can enjoy the peace with God that has been achieved and the glorious future in God’s presence that awaits them. But how should they react to the experiences of life that are often adverse and difficult? They are to rejoice in their sufferings. James wrote along the same line: “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds” (Jas. 1:2). Rom. 5:3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tr

Thus far in Proverbs, Solomon has spoken about the virtues of wisdom and the need to acquire it and live by it. He has also warned about the dangers of rejecting wisdom. Chapter 7 ended with a description of a promiscuous woman seducing a foolish young man. Now, in chapter 8, he lets wisdom speak, once again personified as a woman. She speaks about her existence before creation and her gift of life to all who find her. This analogy continues into chapter 9. Earlier in the bo

Rom. 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: As I come up out of the water, it’s like being resurrected--like Jesus resurrected coming out of the grave. That new resurrected life of Christ. For... γάρ gar gar A primary particle; properly assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles): - and, as, because (that), but, even, for indeed, no doub

Mat. 24:25 Behold, I have told you before. Mat. 24:26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. They (false Christs) all will be preaching messages of salvation and performing signs and miracles, seeking to deceive even the elect. Behold,... ἰδού idou id-oo' Second person singular imperative middle voice of properly to see; to know: be aware; used as imperative lo!: - behold, lo, se

Testing of Your Faith Jas. 1:3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. Advantage Of Trials Christians can face trials with joy because there are rich advantages from these testings. Trials, rightly taken, produce the sterling quality of endurance. This is no new revelation. It is a simple reminder. James wrote, because you know, literally “knowing through experience” (ginōskontes). Everyone has experienced both the pain of problems and the ensuing profi

Job 40:16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. God told Job to “look at” the behemoth, (Job 40:15). (2) God said He “made” the behemoth, as He had made Job (Job 40:15). (3) The detailed descriptions of both animals’ anatomies befits real not mythological beasts. (4) Animals in myths were based on real creatures, but were given exaggerated features. Lo... הִנֵּה hinnêh hin-nay' Prolonged for lo! Also (as expressing surprise) if: be

Job 40:15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. God’s questioning about two animals God’s first speech displayed a panorama of nature including 12 animals, but in His second speech His zoom lens focused on only 2 animals. God thereby impressed Job with his mere puniness and with God’s majestic power. Behold... הִנֵּה hinnêh hin-nay' Prolonged for lo! Also as expressing surprise, if: though ; lo!: - behold, lo, see. now... נָא nâ' naw A primi

Testing of Your Faith Jas. 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; We are constantly faced with temptations. It’s just a part of life. And in each temptation there has to be a decision on our part, whether or not we are going to walk in the flesh or to walk in the Spirit. For temptation is any situation that would draw me into the flesh and into a fleshly reaction. I have to choose. Will I walk after the flesh? Will I walk after the Spirit? And

Rom. 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death. Christ’s burial shows that He actually died (cf. 1Cor. 15:3-4). Christians’ “burial” with Christ shows that they in fact died with Him to their former sinful ways of living. The purpose of their identification with Christ in His

Mat. 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Now a person, who has premised his faith and belief upon signs and miracles and wonders, is really in sort of a dangerous position. If you don’t premise your faith in the Word of God, but you are looking for signs, miracles, and wonders, hey, you haven’t seen anything yet. When the Antichrist comes h

The Full Assurance of Faith Heb. 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Consider each other to provoke each other to love, to good works, and then not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, in order that we might receive exhortation. Actually, he is saying we should gather together all the more as we see the day of the Lord approaching. So I do

Rom. 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Don’t you realize that water represented the grave? Don’t you realize that as you were put in the water it was the burial of the old life? You were buried with Christ in the water of baptism. Know ye not,... ἀγνοέω agnoeō ag-no-eh'-o From the first (as a negative particle) and to exercise the mind; not to know (through lack of information or intelligence); by implicati

Mat. 24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. But the period will come to an end for the sake of the elect, those who will be redeemed in the Tribulation and who will enter the kingdom. The elect of this Church Age will have already been raptured before the Tribulation. Then—during the great tribulation days of Mat. 24:15-21. Then... τότε tote tot'-eh From (the neuter of) the, definite article and at which -thing- too, that is,

The Full Assurance of Faith Spiritual Prioritization Heb. 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: This kind of confident access to God necessarily entails that believers hold unswerving to the hope we profess with full confidence in the reliability of God’s promises. The writer revealed in these verses that his concern for fidelity to the faith is not an abstraction, but a confrontation with real danger. There was an urgent need for mutua

Rom. 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Then Paul explained why such a thought cannot be entertained. The fact is, Christians died to sin (cf. Rom. 6:7, 6:11). The Greek aorist (past) tense for “died” suggests a specific point when the action occurred, at salvation. Death, whether physical or spiritual, means separation, not extinction (cf. Rom. 6:6-7, Rom. 6:14). Death to sin is separation from sin’s power, not the extinction of sin.

Rom. 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? Having proved the sinfulness of both Jews and Gentiles and that both must be redeemed alike by Christ through faith and grace, Paul now takes up the argument of the divine method of dealing with sin and the secret of a victorious holy life (Romans 6:1-8:39). The questions come up that if salvation is free and apart from works-if the more heinous the sins the more abundant the grace to pardon, th

Mat. 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. There was an encouraging note, however, for the Lord declared that those days would be cut short (Mat. 24:22). This meant there will be a termination of this period of time, not that the days will be fewer than 24 hours. If it were to go on indefinitely, no one would survive. But the period will come to an end for the sake of the elect,