Psalms 7:17 NLT
I will thank the Lord because he is just;
I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

#Bible #Jesus

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Psalms 7:17 NLT I will thank the Lord because he is just; I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

#^Glorifying God in suffering

Gary Hampton continues his fine commentary on 1 Peter.

#Bible #suffering

Precious: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/matthew-6-26-christian-bird-bible-verse-art-sharon-cummings.html

#christian #christianart #christians #christiangifts #bible #bibleverse #biblestudy #scripture #christianity #jesus #jesuschrist

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Blue bird with Bible Scripture Matthew 6 26 by Sharon Cummings.

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Blue bird with Bible Scripture Matthew 6 26 by Sharon Cummings.

🛐🌐☕🩵💛🌏💚💁🏿‍♀️*DEAR BELOVED DARLING FRIENDS GOOD THURSDAY MORNING!👉

(2 Timothy 3:16-17)

#All #Scripture #Is #Breathed #Out #by #God #Letter #To #Us #All #From #Apostle #Paul #An #Advocate #For #Christ #Jesus #Thursday #Devotional #Holy #Spirit #People #Remember #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Caring #Hospitality #Helping #Others #Gentleness #Understanding #Everyone #Unity #Love #One #Another #Bible #Important #To #Have #A #Personal

🛐🌐☕🩵💛🌏💚💁🏿‍♀️*DEAR BELOVED DARLING FRIENDS ON THIS ENTIRE EARTH GOOD THURSDAY MORNING!👉

(2 Timothy 3:16-17)

#All #Scripture #Is #Breathed #Out #by #God
#A #Letter #To #Us #All #In #The #World #From #Apostle #Paul #An #Advocate #For #Christ #Jesus #Thursday #Devotional #Holy #Spirit #People #Remember #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Caring #Hospitality #Helping #Others #Gentleness #Understanding #Everyone #Unity #Love #One #Another #Bible

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A lovely painting of a young girl in a light pink dress playing a piano

#^Questions about Heaven and Hell: Fulford

We all have many questions about both heaven and hell.

#Bible #EndTimes #Eschatology

#^https://forthright.net/blog/making-up-mind-jesus/

#Bible #gospel

Paul warned about giving heed to ‘Jewish fables.’ The fables about supernatural hybrid nephilim are bunk.

The governing institutions of Christendom are the 'nephilim' or 'fallen angels.'

The 'giants' of Genesis are empires and tyrants created by Christianity.

Read more ...
https://blog.nightbulb.net/nephilim-as-giant-monsters-and-other-jewish-fables-that-turn-from-the-truth/

#Bible #Christ #Christian #Church #Genesis #Theology

Humility heals a hardened heart.

Jesus said, "Listen to this; a sower went out to sow. And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the side of the road, and the birds came and devoured them up." (Matthew 13:3-4)

My eureka thought for the day, is that to understand someone means to grasp their logic. If I can follow someone's thought process, I can at least see why it's supported, even if I can't adopt that logic for myself right away.

The parable of the sower is the mother of all parables. Jesus shows us a parallel in nature to explain to us why we were created, and what our purpose is.

"When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the wicked one comes, and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the side of the road." (Matthew 13:19)

"The Sower plants the Word." In Greek, the "Logos" is not just any word. It's the logic of life. The Lord made us alive and He wants us to stay that way.

Jesus said, in quoting Psalm 82, "Does it not say 'you are gods,' to whom the word of God came? And the Scripture cannot be broken."

God shows us that He has already planted truth in us that has the power to transform us into eternal children of God. A good seed planted into good ground grows a beneficial plant; beneficial to the earth, beneficial to the plant itself, and beneficial to the grower. That tiny seed is our God-given conscience.

The word of God cultivates our conscience. It tames our spirit and our tongue the way Johnny Appleseed transformed the American frontier into a field of food. It transforms our hearts in the same way we train a dog to be a loyal member of our family. ([John 7:37-38, Psalm 119:9-16](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%207%3A37-38%2C%20Psalm%20119%3A9-16&version=NKJV))

The parable of the Sower explains things that can go wrong in our thinking, that could hinder us from becoming children of God.

Jesus explains that the Sower is the Son of Man, and the seed is the Word of God. We build the Kingdom of God within us, when we fill ourselves and each other with God's eternal logic.

First, Jesus mentions the seed being scattered by the side of the road. The road represents the hard-hearted way of the world. It's a conscience seared shut. ([Matthew 7:13-14, Proverbs 14:12](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%207%3A13-14%2C%20Proverbs%2014%3A12&version=NKJV))

If we're indoctrinated against our conscience by the world, our hearts will be hardened against God's attempts to teach us greater love. The Old Testament often refers to people as hard-hearted. That's what happens to us when we accept the world's way of thinking. We work to be a bigger fish, or carry a bigger hammer, or just toughen up to make it through this life. Everything is a competition. ([Exodus 7:14, Deuteronomy 15:7-8, Matthew 19:8-9, Mark 3:1-5](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%207%3A14%2C%20Deuteronomy%2015%3A7-8%2C%20Matthew%2019%3A8-9%2C%20Mark%203%3A1-5&version=NKJV))

God's promises are for the meek. Isaiah 51:12-23 says, "I am going to put the cup of My fury in the hand of them that afflict you, those who said, 'Lay down here so we can walk over you,' and you laid yourself in the ground as the street for them to walk over."

If you have vengeance in your heart today, you're thinking, "what else can I do in this dog-eat-dog world besides try to be a bigger dog? Wait on the Lord, and let Him prove that He's good to His word. ([Psalm 34:8, 1 Peter 4:19](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2034%3A8%2C%201%20Peter%204%3A19&version=NKJV))

More than once, I've cried desperately to God and asked "why?" in the face of suffering. He's been faithful to see me through those times. But has it ever helped to shake my fist at the sky and question if God will really deliver? Not really. The people of Israel in the wilderness continually complained, "Is the Lord with us or not?" ([Exodus 17:7, Psalm 95:7-11, Matthew 4:7](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2017%3A7%2C%20Psalm%2095%3A7-11%2C%20Matthew%204%3A7&version=NKJV))
God isn't offended with our emotions when things aren't right. Still, accusing Him of doing nothing, when things don't go our way is offensive to Him. When we find ourselves in a trial, or a spiritual waiting room, our obedience is necessary to reap the benefits of good behavior. The Lord deserves our love, trust, and loyalty.

Instead of trying to get our own way in our timing, what if we put our situation in God's hands? I encourage you to respond to the struggles of life the way the Bible says to, and watch what happens. God wants to show you His love for you, and soften your heart. ([Deuteronomy 32:35, Luke 18:1-8](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2032%3A35%2C%20Luke%2018%3A1-8&version=NKJV))

Word to the wise; this is not an experiment for the impatient. Do you want to see God's best for your life? Acting on God's word is a faith-building exercise for those who will choose to patiently, thankfully receive what God has promised.

(James 1:21)
"Receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls."

(Galatians 6:9)
"And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart."

(Luke 21:19)
"By your patience possess your souls."

Our Father in heaven,
Thank You for Your eternal truths that make us one with You. Awaken our hearts to seek You earnestly. Show us the ancient paths Your prophets of old took to be near You. Guide us into Your presence and teach us how to love as you love, and forgive as we've been forgiven. Make us worthy of Your Son, so we will not be ashamed at His return. In Jesus' name, Amen.

#Christian #Christianity #Jesus #Bible #Messiah #JesusChrist #Gospel

From Genesis to Malachi the Bible is very poetic. The Psalms are top-shelf poetry.

Much of the New Testament uses the same poetic emblems of the Old Testament.

God the Father is the master of poetry.

#christian #christianity #godsword #jesus #christ #god #poetry #bible #Jesus

Please join me as we return to the #Proverbs in our annual summer series exploring the wisdom of this amazing book! https://youtube.com/live/UBcISAZLg5M

#Bible #Christianity #Jesus

Love Never Fails...

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/love-never-fails-1-corinthians-13-christian-bible-verse-sharon-cummings.html

#love #bibleverse #bibleverses #bible #faith #hope #wedding #weddings #weddinggifts #weddinginspiration #marriage #engagement #savethedate #romance #romantic #christian #christianart #christians #christianity #gifts #fedigiftshop #SharonCummingsArt

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Two colorful feathers with Bible Verse about love by artist Sharon Cummings.

#Bible

Do we need a backup plan for when it seems like #God's Word is being defeated by “#evil"? https://youtube.com/live/6tJ5I7k1Qeg

#Bible #Christianity #Psalms #Sermon

Finished a huge pet project where I took a copy of the #NLT (New Living Translation) #Bible I scraped from the web some time ago and massaged it into a standard format where it's one verse to a line, each starting with "%s:%03d:%03d " book_name, chapter, verse.

It was really challenging, because the scraped text wasn't in that format, and any time there was a number inside the text (like "500 cubits" or whatever), my attempts at massaging the data created spurious extra verses. Also, some verses in the first two chapters of Numbers were joined, like "verses 1-2," which I had to split. I also found the "missing" verses from the new testament and added them back in from the footnotes, looking like "Aaaa:000:000 [Some mansucripts add verse 000, And then they...]"

I created a new copy of the texts in a new folder every time I completed a step of massaging the text into this format, and I ended up with 20 folders at 101 MiB total, which xz scrunched down to 1.9 MiB.
The resultant file is 4.4 MiB, which is surprisingly 54 KiB smaller than the KJV version (which I took from project gutenburg and massaged slightly into the same format around 20 years ago).

As far as I know, the only remaining issue with the text is that some section headings like "Jesus appears to Thomas" appear as snippets at the end of the preceding verse, but I'm ok with that for now.

If I had it to do all over again, I'd just scrape the html directly and the various tags and subparagraphs as clues to parse it more accurately, but what's done is done.

The NLT is copyrighted (copyrighting bibles is a fun ethical issue), so I can't distribute it, but there's nothing wrong with sharing with friends, if anyone's interested.

cc: @amin @joel

The irony ...

"How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit."

Artemis (Diana) is Apollo's twin sister. Together the two are 'Lucifer'.

They are chief deities of the solar worship cult.

#NASA #AprilFools #Moon #Artemis #Apollo #Bible #Babylon #Lucifer #Gods #Demons #Worship #Religion #Space

We're starting a new series in #Psalm 12 tonight for #HolyWeek... https://youtube.com/live/wbba0ciPovI

#Bible #Christianity #HolyMonday

We have a mission... are we ready for it? God's here with all we need... https://www.youtube.com/live/XSX_VGfkcPY

#1Timothy #Bible #Christianity #SpiritualWarfare

A #Christian redeemed sinner. I usually share #Bible verses and #retrogaming moments from #games I play.

Texts are usually in English; mas se você for brasileiro, respondo em PT-BR.

Glory be to #Jesus, son of #God Most High

#introduction

Does the #bible reccomend against reading #manmade #poems that might motivate ones self to do well in this world not writen by god?

serious #question

#christian #christianity #godsword #jesus #christ #god

#^https://randal.us/blog/thanksgiving-pleasant/

#Bible #devotionals #prayer

We're starting a new series in 1 Timothy 1 tonight! https://youtube.com/live/6YscCSWIh3w

#Bible #Christianity #Jesus #1Timothy #Paul

Down with the religious patriarchy.

"And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven."

#patriarchy #religion #bible #church #haha

Discovered a fun (?) #Bible translation mystery today:

Chapter 4 of Matthew's gospel quotes Isaiah 9:1-2, saying "the people sitting in darkness have seen a great light." Matthew, of course, was written in Greek. The Greek word translated as "sitting" is καθήμενος. But here's the thing: Matthew's gospel would be quoting from the Greek version of Isaiah, which reads: the people walking in darkness..." Instead of καθήμενος, Greek Isaiah has the word πορευόμενος. 🧵 /1

#^https://scattershot.substack.com/p/jezebels-son-in-law

#Bible

What better to do on this cold night than think about a bit of Hebrews 1? Come join me! https://youtube.com/live/Stg-etEnT4A

#Hebrews #Bible #Christianity #Jesus #Future

Bored? Read the Bible.
Stressed? Read the Bible.
Rainy day? Read the Bible.
Can’t sleep? Read the Bible.
Had a bad day? Read the Bible.
Tired of scrolling? Read the Bible.
Lacking inspiration? Read the Bible.
Waiting for someone? Read the Bible.
Not sure what to do right now? Read the Bible.

#Bible

January 14, 2026

Bible study. Joseph and the Pharoah. Read. Rest. Practice piano. Work on computers. United Gospel Trio. Fellowship meal. Contemporary worship.

HairyLarryLand Discord Invite Link
https://discord.gg/hpjz9DwNd5

#journal #discord #hairylarryland #Bible #Worship

So my piece on the Holy Innocents a few weeks or so back garnered a little bit of discussion. So I figured it was worthwhile to follow that up with a longer essay on the nature of Truth in scripture that, I hope, will help enrich folks' appreciation of the Bible.

https://catecheticconverter.com/deeper-than-fact-on-fiction-and-truth-in-scripture

#Bible #Episcopal #Anglican #Church #Christianity #Theology #Spirituality #ImABelieverInTheIdeaThatFactOrFictionWasSomethingRikerDidOnTheHolodeckForFun

To 'see the face' of an authority figure or ruler is a turn of phrase, or idiom. It is not necessarily literal. In the ancient near east, Orient, and Mesopotamia, 'the face' of a ruler meant his representative or authorized agent. If you see the king's ambassador, you are seeing the king's 'face'. Jesus even said,

"He that hath seen me hath seen the Father."

Jesus was not claiming to be the Father. He was claiming to be his 'face' or representative.

'Jacob' means 'supplanter'. He supplanted Esau in the birthright of the older brother, in the same way that Christ and the Apostles supplanted Judea with the new body of Christ. Paul the Apostle explains this:

"For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all."

The story of Jacob versus Esau and Isaac and Ishmael are prophecy of the struggle between fleshly Israel and Christ, who supplants the kingdom of Judea with the new body of Christ, the people of the new covenant. Thus Paul said:

"Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now. [note: The Jews who persecuted the Nazarenes are Ishmael.] Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman. So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free."

Judea was cast out and supplanted by the new covenant believers. This is Jacob, or Israel, taking Esau's birthright, as prophesied in Genesis. The New Covenant people supplanted the Old Covenant people. This is Jacob supplanting Esau and becoming Israel. Paul directly identifies the ancient Judeans as the Hagar or Ishmael of the Old Testament, contiguous to the Esau of Genesis:

"For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children."

Thus the ancient Jews were not Israel:

"Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed."

In this same vein Paul elaborates that the Jews of his day are actually Esau rather than Jacob:

"It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated."

The flesh is Esau. The spirit is Israel. The spiritual are counted for the seed, while the flesh is counted for the elder who is rejected and supplanted by the younger Jacob / supplanter.

'Israel' means he that rules with God or as God, and means that Israel is God's new 'face'.

Jesus is the head of Israel. The believers are the body of Christ or Israel.

Anyone who sees a true Nazarene minister who knows and speaks the truth of Christ's gospel without lies or hypocrisy, is 'seeing the face of Christ.'

#Bible #Christ #Christian #Israel #Church #Theology #Gospel

I was chatting with ChatGPT and suggested that the Bible read like Ayn Rand. The response:

http://philosophics.blog/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

That’s unkind to Ayn Rand. At least she knew she was writing fan fiction for her own temperament. If it’s literature, it’s literature in the same way a minutes-of-meeting document is prose.

#bible #biblestudy #christianity #worship #religion #reading #writing #history #critique #literature #philosophy #theology #criticalTheory #bollocks #faith

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Angels

"Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life."

"For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous."

"Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:"

God is orders of magnitude beyond genius. But sadly Christians don't seem to think God can save on account of man's "omnipotent" free will thwarting God's plan.

The problem with the Christian religion is that their religious leaders think God needs their help to 'spread the gospel' and 'save souls'. In truth, God has been spreading the gospel in spite of the Christian religion perverting it for sixteen plus centuries.

#Bible #Christ #Christian #Jesus #Church #Universalism #Hellfire #Religion #Gospel

Unhelpfully literal New Testament book titles:

• The Good News According to The Gift of He Who Will Be
• The Good News According to The Roman God of War
• The Good News According to Shiny
• The Good News According to He Who Will Be Has Graced Us
• The Acts of the Apostles
• The Letter to the Romans
• The First Letter to The Peak
• The Second Letter to The Peak
• The Letter to the Gauls
• The Letter to the Overseer
• The Letter to the Lover of Horses
• The Letter to the Sacred Space
• The First Letter to The Victory of Those Who Invent
• The Second Letter to The Victory of Those Who Invent
• The First Letter to The One Who Honors God
• The Second Letter to The One Who Honors God
• The Letter to Titus (etymology unclear, "nurse"???)
• The Letter to the Lover
• The Letter to the People from the Region Beyond
• The Letter from Heel-Holder
• The First Letter From Stone
• The Second Letter From Stone
• The First Letter from He Who Will Be Has Graced Us
• The Second Letter from He Who Will Be Has Graced Us
• The Third Letter from He Who Will Be Has Graced Us
• The Letter from Praised
• The Revealing

Disclaimer: I'm not a scholar.

#NewTestament #Translation #Bible

Etymology note: Etymologies were pulled first from blb.org (Thayer's Lexicon), then from etymonline or wikipedia. The translation of the tetragrammaton is according to a youtube video I saw from an Aramaic scholar.

We're live for a celebration of #Christmas to start off this #Advent season. Favorite #carols, joyful new songs and the age old story of God's love. https://youtube.com/live/6fkC0xMwmQA

#LessonsAndCarols #Christianity #Bible