The first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him. The Bible, Proverbs 18:17 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. The Bible, Romans 14:1 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. The Bible, Romans 14:4 … Continue reading “JUDGING
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JOYS
In joys and pleasures, immediately draw near to God in fear and truth, and you will be neither deceived nor involved in vanity. John of the Cross
JOY AND HAPPINESS
The Bible talks plentifully about joy, but it nowhere talks about a “happy Christian.” Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not. Remember, Jesus Christ had joy, and He prays “that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.” Oswald Chambers
JOB, BOOK OF
One of the grandest things ever written with pen. Thomas Carlyle Magnificent and sublime as no other book in the Bible. Martin Luther The greatest poem of ancient and modern times. Alfred Tennyson I read the book of Job last night – I don’t think God comes out well in it. Virginia Woolf John 3:16 … Continue reading “JOB,
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JEWS AND GENTILES
Jews have God’s promise and if we Christians have it, too, then it is only as those chosen with them, as guests in their house, that we are new wood grafted onto their tree. Karl Barth I think myself that the shocking reply to the Syrophonician woman (it came alright in the end) is to … Continue reading “JEWS
AND GENTILES”
JEWS
A man is not a Jew if he is only one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. The Bible, Romans 2:28, 29 The apostle Paul affirms the … Continue reading “JEWS”
JESUS
See also: Christ The name of Jesus is in my mind as a joyful song, in my ear a heavenly music, and in my mouth sweet honey. Richard Rolle
JERUSALEM
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. The Bible, Psalm 137:5 kjv
RETURN OF CHRIST
The Scriptural proof is that the second presence of the Lord Jesus Christ began in 1874 ad Prophecy , 1929 Watchtower It should be expected that the Lord would have a means of communication to his people on the earth, and he has clearly shown that the magazine called The Watchtower is used for that … Continue reading “RETURN
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PROPHECY
For the time our Lord said, “Your house is left unto you desolate,” ad 33, to ad 70 was 36? years; and so from ad 1878 to the end of ad 1914 is 36? years. And with the end of ad 1914, what God calls Babylon, and what men call Christendom, will have passed away.” … Continue reading “PROPHECY”