~ Did You Get It Right? ~
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~~~~ bible
answer ~~~~
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question: Which is the only one of Christ’s miracles on
earth that is recorded in all four of the Gospel accounts?
answer: The Feeding of the 5,000.
Matthew
14:13-21
Mark 6:30-44
Luke 9:10-17
John 6:1-14
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
~ One True God ~
This
Series ~ This
series of posts looks at some of the many attributes of God. Generally, we move in alphabetical order.
Scripture ~ “Therefore
concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is
nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but One. For even if there
are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and
many lords), yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things,
and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and
through whom we live” (1 Corinthians 8:4-6).
“For
the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and
awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe. He administers justice for
the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and
clothing. Therefore love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of
Egypt. You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you
shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name. He is your praise, and He is your
God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have
seen. Your fathers went down to Egypt with seventy persons, and now the Lord
your God has made you as the stars of heaven in multitude” (Deuteronomy
10:17-22).
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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~ Test Your Bible Knowledge ~
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~~~~ bible
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question: Which is the only one of Christ’s miracles on
earth that is recorded in all four of the Gospel accounts?
Please
provide your answer in the comments below!
The answer
will be provided in a future blog.
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
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The Purpose of Divine Fellowship ~
Introduction
~ The Christian who is “walking
worthy of his calling” (1 Thessalonians 1:11-12) is in fellowship with all
three members of the Godhead and with other believers.
Fellowship With The Father (for will and purpose)
~ “This is the message which we
have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is
no darkness at all. If we say that we
have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice
the truth. But if we walk in the light
as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus
Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:5-7).
Fellowship With The Son (for walk and practice) ~ “I
thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by
Christ Jesus, that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance
and all knowledge, even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, so
that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our
Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be
blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you were called into the
fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord” (1 Corinthians 1:4-9).
Fellowship With The Spirit (for witness and power)
~ “Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in
peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the
love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen” (2 Corinthians 13:11-14).
Fellowship With The Saints (for word and perseverance)
~ Clearly, the obedient Christian is in
fellowship with all three members of the Trinity as well as in fellowship with other
Christians. “And with many other words
he testified and exhorted them, saying, ‘Be saved from this perverse
generation.’ Then those who gladly
received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were
added to them. And they continued
steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship [with their brothers and
sisters in Christ], in the breaking of bread, and in prayers” (Acts 2:40-42).
~
Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
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~ In Jesus We Have Forgiveness,
5 ~
Introduction ~ In
this series we look at a few of the verses which state what we have when we are
“in Christ.” Consider our series theme
verse:
“God,
who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even
when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by
grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together
in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He
might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ
Jesus. For by grace you have been
saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of
works, lest anyone should boast. For we
are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God
prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:4-10).
Scripture
~ “To the Lord our God belong mercy and
forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him. We have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our
God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets”
(Daniel 9:9-10).
Comment
~ I like to consider one-word
descriptions of the Bible. There are
many but my favorite is “forgiveness.”
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~ Makeup, 1 ~
Series
Note
~ In this series we look at some of the Scriptures which mention human physical
adornment—pretty much without comment. These
posts will include clothing, head (including hair and
wigs), jewelry (including accessories), makeup (including tattoos), and perfume
(including incense). It is
important to note that some of
these passages are culturally related to a specific culture and time period.
Two Principles ~ (1) Focus on the long-term: “Charm
is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall
be praised. Give her of the
fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates” (Proverbs
31:30-31).
(2) Exercise modesty: “Women adorn themselves in modest
apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or
pearls or costly clothing, but, which is proper for women professing
godliness, with good works” (1 Timothy 2:9b-10).
Scripture For This
Week ~ “You
shall not shave around the sides of your head, nor shall you disfigure the
edges of your beard. 28 You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the
dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord” (Leviticus 19:27-28).
Two
Keys
~ (1) “I beseech you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good
and acceptable and perfect will of God” (Romans 12:1-2).
(2) “Do you not know that your body is the
temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you
are not your own? For you were bought at
a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which
are God’s” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
~ Robert
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~ Fools Are
Foolish ~
Series
Note ~ In
this series we look at some of the passages in the Book of Proverbs – wise
sayings that are generally true – that describe a fool from God’s perspective. Some may surprise you.
Scripture ~ “Let a man meet a bear robbed of
her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly” (Proverbs 17:12).
Comment ~ This is self-evident: Fools, Foolish,
and Folly.
Important
Truth ~ “The
fool has said in his heart, ‘there is no God’” (Psalm 53:1a).
~ Robert
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~ A Child
that Will Die or a Child to Be Resurrected ~
Series Comment ~ A person can be a child of their
mother, but also a child of their father.
They may also have adopted parents.
They may also be a child of incest or a child of other “parents” – in
this series we look at Biblical descriptions of various “parents.”
Scripture
1 ~ “And
as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, so
Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many…” (Hebrews 9:27).
Scripture 2 ~ “…To those who eagerly wait for Him
He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation” (Hebrews 9:28).
“Jesus answered and said to them, ‘The sons of this age
marry and are given in marriage. But
those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the
dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; nor can they die anymore, for
they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the
resurrection’” (Luke 20:34-36)
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~ Omniscient
~
This
Series ~ This
series of posts looks at some of the many attributes of God. Generally, we move in alphabetical order.
Introduction ~ Omniscience
is the theological term for God who is all knowing.
Scripture ~ “Oh,
the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How
unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! For who has known
the mind of the Lord? Or who has become His counselor? Or who has first given
to Him
and
it shall be repaid to him? For of Him and through Him and to Him are all
things, to whom be glory forever. Amen” (Romans 11:33-36).
“Woe
to those who seek deep to hide their counsel far from the Lord, and their works
are in the dark; they say, ‘Who sees us?’ and, ‘Who knows us?’ Surely you have
things turned around! Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay; for shall the
thing made say of him who made it, ‘He did not make me?’ Or shall the thing
formed say of him who formed it, ‘He has no understanding’?” (Isaiah 29:15-16).
“Remember
this, and show yourselves men; recall to mind, O you transgressors. Remember
the former things of old, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and
there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient
times things that are not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will
do all My pleasure’” (Isaiah 46:8-10).
Comment ~ The
author has written an eBook about the many of the attributes of God entitled: “GOD’S
NATURE: Sonlight Sunlight” ISBN: 978-1393359371, ASIN: B083L97PZV.
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
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~
God Restores
Bountifully ~
Introduction
~ “Abundant Life Now” previously provided
a list of Biblical of examples of fearing / reverencing God (217 posts). In this current series we look at Biblical
accounts that demonstrate that we can fully trust God. Initially we posted seven general reasons for
trusting God. We are currently looking
at passages from all 66 books of Scripture which demonstrate a reason for
trusting our Creator.
Scripture
~ “Now the Lord blessed the
latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand
sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female
donkeys. He also had seven sons and
three daughters. And he called the name
of the first Jemimah, the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third
Keren-Happuch. In all the land were
found no women so beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them
an inheritance among their brothers.
After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children
and grandchildren for four generations.
So Job died, old and full of days” (Job 42:12-17).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
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