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1 Samuel 17:31-39 meaningJune 18, 2022
David volunteers to fight Goliath, recalling his faith in the God of Israel and the skills he acquired protecting his father's sheep. He assures King Saul that God will deliver him from Goliath as well.
1 Samuel 17:20-30 meaningJune 18, 2022
David learns of Goliath and angers his oldest brother with his curiosity and his fearless speech upon hearing of the seemingly unbeatable Philistine champion.
1 Samuel 17:12-19 meaningJune 18, 2022
David, a shepherd and the youngest of eight sons is sent by his father Jesse to his brothers on the battlefront with the intention of knowing their welfare.
1 Samuel 17:4-11 meaningJune 18, 2022
We are introduced to Goliath, the champion of the Philistines.
1 Samuel 17:1-3 meaningJune 18, 2022
Israel sets their army in array against the Philistine enemy.
James 1:26-27 meaningJune 14, 2022
Pure religion, a life focused on pleasing God, is objectively identifiable and genuinely valuable.
James 1:22-25 meaningJune 14, 2022
Those who live the word they hear will be blessed in their doing.
James 1:19-21 meaningJune 14, 2022
Believers are delivered from spiritual downfall by rejecting evil and receiving the implanted word to grow in the righteousness of God.
James 1:16-18 meaningJune 14, 2022
James concludes his emphasis on suffering well, remaining humble, and overcoming temptation by directing his readers to the nature of God.
James 1:13-15 meaningJune 14, 2022
The steps to failure in the life of a believer start with evil desire and end in death.
James 1:12 meaningJune 14, 2022
Believers who suffer well through trials will receive a future blessing from God. These blessings will far exceed any blessing we can gain from the world.
James 1:9-11 meaningJune 14, 2022
Humility, the ability to see reality as it is, is the proper mindset for the believer, whether wealthy or poor.
James 1:5-8 meaningJune 14, 2022
James anticipates the possibility that some of his readers may lack the ability to rejoice in a trial, so he offers a remedy based on the character of God. The believer who lacks the faith to rejoice can ask God for the wisdom needed; but this request must be made with a single-minded faith, otherwise there is no reason to expect God to give the wisdom to rejoice in the trial at hand.
James 1:2-4 meaningJune 14, 2022
James challenges believers to rejoice in trials because a tested faith leads to becoming a mature Christian.
James 1:1 meaningJune 14, 2022
James greets his intended recipients, the Jewish believers who are scattered throughout the world.
2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 meaningJune 13, 2022
The Thessalonians should remember God's love for them, how He chose them to be saved from sin and death, and to become Christlike through obedience and faith. As believers in Christ, they are His children, and brothers of Paul. But they will share in Jesus's glory as rulers over earth when He returns only if they stand firm and stick to Paul's teaching.
2 Thessalonians 2:6-12 meaningJune 13, 2022
For now, something holds the antichrist back from rising to power. This superior power that restrains him will eventually be removed from the earth and the antichrist will take over the world. But God will slay him and judge the people who did not believe in Jesus.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-5 meaningJune 13, 2022
Paul counters false teaching that has confused the Thessalonians, namely that the Day of the Lord had come already and that they had missed Jesus's return. Paul reminds them of what he taught when he was with them: the ultimate enemy of God—the antichrist—will first declare himself to be God and seat himself in the temple in Jerusalem before Jesus returns to earth and the Day of the Lord occurs.
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 meaningJune 13, 2022
Paul prays for the Thessalonians to continue to endure through suffering, so that God will count them worthy of the coming Kingdom, and reward them accordingly. They should persist in faithful obedience and bring honor to Christ by living out the goodness and favor of God, because this is the path to their greatest fulfillment as God's creations.
2 Thessalonians 1:6-10 meaningJune 13, 2022
The Thessalonians should bear in mind that God will properly repay those who are attacking them. Eventually, there will be relief and peace for believers when Jesus comes back to earth and deals out judgement: rewards to the faithful and recompense to unbelievers.
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