Who is Like God?

Praise the Lord!Praise, O you servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun to its going down, the Lord’s name is to be praised. The Lord is high above all nations, and His …

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Why Does the Past Hurt?

Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love flaunts not itself and is not puffed up, does not behave itself improperly, seeks not its own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil; rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all …

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Be Like the God You Worship

Those who make them are like them; so is everyone who trusts in them.Psalm 115:8 — Modern English Version (Thinline Edition.; Lake Mary, FL: Passio, 2014) In the previous discussion, we learned about those who make idols for adoration and worship. They eventually become like them. Their idols can’t see, hear or talk… They have …

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Go Your Way

A disciple named Ananias was in Damascus. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.”He said, “Here I am, Lord.”Acts 9:10 — Modern English Version (Thinline Edition.; Lake Mary, FL: Passio, 2014) Here I am. There is no other way to answer the Lord when He calls, at least for those who love Him. …

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First

God, having raised up His Son Jesus, sent Him to you first, to bless you in turning every one of you from your iniquities.”Acts 3:26 — Modern English Version (Thinline Edition.; Lake Mary, FL: Passio, 2014) Peter... Peter... Sometimes the things you are recorded as saying surprise me. Especially when given your actions that ensure …

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Peter Exhorts Elders

I exhort the elders who are among you, as one who is also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ as well as a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:1 Peter 5:1 — Modern English Version (Thinline Edition.; Lake Mary, FL: Passio, 2014) Peter writes an encouragement to the elders... …

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