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Chapter 2, Verse 10 “…so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,” The completeness of the Lord’s authority and reign are expressed by bringing in the entire creation to subjection. Every knee will recognize Him as Lord. Paul does…
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Continue reading →: Temples #10
A Brief word from 1 Peter 1 Peter chapter 2 reminds Christians that Jesus is the living stone, the true cornerstone of the promised temple. Christians have been chosen by God to be living stones like Jesus to be built-up on Him to form that promised temple. This is not…
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Chapter 2, Verse 9 “Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,” What does ‘highly exalted him’ mean? Jesus returned to heaven to resume His place in the Godhead. First, he lowered Himself to take the form of a man. Then when…
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Chapter 2, Verse 8 “And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” It is appointed to man to die. That is why Jesus Christ came to earth as a human. He came to die. As mention earlier,…
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Continue reading →: Shootout at the Spring #8
Shootout at the Spring Episode Eight Once he reached the river, he found a sheltered place to hide his two horses among the cottonwoods; then, he removed his spurs as Chad had instructed him to do. He tied both horses to a sapling and pulled his rifle from the scabbard.…
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Chapter 2, Verse 7 “…but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.” Jesus left heaven and the Godhead as one served in order to come to earth as a servant. He gave up His deity, His position as God and became a…
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Continue reading →: Temples #9
The Temple in Revelation; Made by God We begin with Revelation 11:1-4. Like the majority of the Revelation letter, these four verses stir up a variety of controversies. It is not my intention to discuss them but rather to mention them and give what I believe to be the correct…
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Chapter 2, Verse 6 “…who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,” Many think verses six through eleven were the words of a hymn sung in the early church. We have many songs today that are verses set to…
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Chapter 2, Verse 5 “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,” Sometimes a different translation can shed light on a verse or words within a verse. The NIV does that for verse five. “Your attitude should be the same as Christ Jesus.” How were they to treat…
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