Some thoughts on Scripture

Hebrews 2:3-4--"how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own... Sign in to see full entry.

Hebrews 1:3--[Jesus] being the brightness of His (God's) glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the righth hand of the Majesty on high." It is hard to fathom that the very image of God came... Sign in to see full entry.

Philemon 10, 11----"I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains, who once was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me." In the full context of this letter and of Paul's own history there is irony. There was one missionary companion whom Paul... Sign in to see full entry.

Titus 3:4-7--"But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward men appeared, not by works of rigtheousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus... Sign in to see full entry.

Titus 2:11-13--"For the grace of God that brings slavation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus... Sign in to see full entry.

Titus 1:15--"To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled." The essence of purity outstrips the understanding of purity. For when one acts out of purity, that purity has emanated from the person's... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Timothy 4:7--"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." In the above verse, I see Paul's declaration that he has given his all, a supreme effort, in his active life of faith and wants to be sure that what he is passing on to others--specifically Timothy in... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Timothy 3:7--"always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." 2 Timothy 3:16--All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitabole for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness." When I look at the two above verses, I see the... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Timothy 2:4--"No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier." In 2 Timothy, St. Paul draws the analogy of the faithful, devoted, focused Christian being like a soldier. I heard radio commentary that aptly relates to... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Timothy 1:7--"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." Many years ago, when I heard a New Zealand Maori Christian band play a song (from their album Combat ) based on the above verse, it stuck with me. It stuck with me, probably because I need to... Sign in to see full entry.