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Sunday, July 6th, 2025
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Exodus 20:1-6 — identified adultery as primarily a "sin against God" (Genesis 39:9); and so on, for all the others. Hitler rejected God and the Bible as God's Word, and promptly concluded that it was proper to make soap out of his enemies. And we might add that, apart from faith in God, Hitler was exactly right! Yes, everything depends upon this "great and first commandment." Once a person denies or forsakes this first and greatest of all obligations, the denial and repudiation of all or any other duties becomes infinitely
Ecclesiastes 12:2-8 — "Before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain; in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are
Numbers 33:1-49 — of the stations, the constant protection and blessing of God bestowed upon his people in all kinds of circumstances, and God's unyielding purpose of saving Adam's race through Israel - these are the areas where we find the greatest inspiration of our faith. Very little is known about what happened to Israel during most of the forty years wandering. Outside of the sabbath-breaker's execution and Korah's rebellion (Numbers 15; Numbers 16) what is written in this chapter just about sums up the record.
Nahum 1:2 — the central truth of the Word of God; but that is incapable of excusing any man who persists in the service of Satan and will most certainly share in the evil one's ultimate destruction. True righteousness is now available unto all men through "the faith of Christ"; but what shall be thought of that person who neglects or rejects heaven's proffered mercy? Is there anything that should be expected except the fullness of Divine wrath? The answer is negative. ILLUSTRATION: Today, all people are in
Matthew 18:23-34 — sinners need only to apply (in the proper way) in order to be forgiven. They need not "pay" anything. 7.    The ultimate punishment of the unmerciful servant shows that all forgiveness is contingent upon the continuing faithfulness of the redeemed. Jesus certainly taught in this that one may fall from grace. 8.    Those who have received mercy must give mercy, or else have the mercy they have already received revoked. The size of the debt is significant.
Romans 11:25-26 — his religion; but, despite all this, being in themselves, by their very existence, the most eloquent and convincing proof on earth of the total truth of their sacred scriptures, and of the absolute truth and authority of the Lord Jesus Christ and the faith he revealed in the New Testament. And furthermore, even if God's wisdom should have concealed from us such a thing as the future return of this hardened nation, and if human speculation should prove to be true, it would still stand that what is
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 — any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity and the purity that is toward Christ (2 Corinthians 11:3). But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, through the hypocrisy of men, that speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron; forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God created to be received
Hebrews 12:28-29 — is, the times of the (Titus 3:5). new birth (Matthew 19:28). The Lord's table is The Lord's table is in the church in the kingdom (1 Corinthians 11:26). (Luke 22:29-30) The word of God is The word of God is called the word of called "the word of faith, that is, of the kingdom" the gospel Paul (Matthew 13:19) preached (Romans 10:8). The seven parables All seven of them of Matthew 13 have are identified with been understood for the kingdom of ages as applying to heaven the church. (Matt. 3:19,24,31,
Revelation 20 overview — at a time when the total population of North America was only 16,000,000. He announced the end of the world in 1831, which was followed by an unusual meteorite shower on November 13, 1833. That display of "the falling stars" confirmed the faith of many in Miller, as did also a comet in 1844. After several recalculations, he finally set the date of the End for October 23, 1844. Incredible numbers of people disposed of all earthly possessions and streamed out of Boston, Philadelphia, and
Revelation 7 overview — some special sense greater than ordinary Christians, or that martyrdom has any special effect upon destiny. There is not a word in the whole New Testament that supports any such notion. In fact, there have been periods in church history during which faith in Christ was even more difficult than in the days of the martyrdoms. Fidelity to Christ is difficult under all conditions; and there is no more glory in heaven for martyred saints than for those who patiently endured unto death, despite the scorn
 
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