dW 09.20.10

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scripture

 

Colossians 1:15-17

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

 

En Espanol, Colosenses 1:15-17 

 

quote

 

When Christ is not central and supreme in our lives, everything about life shifts out of orbit and moves out of kilter. So for Christians, our first task is to know Jesus. And out of that knowing, we will come to love Him, adore Him, proclaim Him, and manifest Him.

- Sweet and Viola, Jesus Manifesto, pg. 2

dW 09.17.10

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scripture

 

Luke 6:43-45

Jesus said, "No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.”

 

En Espanol, Lucas 6:43-45

 

quote

 

It is better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

Unknown

dW 09.16.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Hebrews 13:5-6

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"

 

En Espanol, Hebreos 13:5-6

 

quote

 

In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor.
William Ames

dW 09.14.10

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scripture

 

Psalm 17:6-7

I have called upon You, O God, for You will hear me; incline Your ear to me and hear my speech. Show Your marvelous loving-kindness, O You Who save by Your right hand those who trust and take refuge in You from those who rise up against them.

 

En Espanol, Salmos 17:6-7

 

quote

 

Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace.
Karl Barth

dW 09.10.10

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scripture

 

Psalm 150

Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute, praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.

 

En Espanol, Salmos 150

 

quote

 

Praise now is one of the great duties of the redeemed. It will be their employment for ever.
Albert Barnes

dW 09.09.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

 

En Espanol, Eclesiastés 3:1-8

 

thought

 

Is there truly a time for all of the things that King Solomon lists here in Ecclesiastes 3?  Or are some of these things being said with sarcasm? 

 

lyrics

 

there’s a time for peace and there is a time for war
a time to forgive and a time to settle the score
a time for babies to lose their lives
a time for hunger and genocide
this too shall be made right

 

I don’t know the suffering of people outside my front door
I join the oppressors of those who I choose to ignore
I’m trading comfort for human life
and that’s not just murder it’s suicide
this too shall be made right

 

This Too Shall Be Made Right, Derek Webb

dW 09.08.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Psalm 39:6

Man is a mere phantom as he goes to and fro: He bustles about, but only in vain; he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will get it.

 

En Espanol, Salmos 39:6

 

quote

 

He who dies with the most toys still dies.

Unknown

dW 09.02.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Psalm 19:14

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

 

En Espanol, Salmos 19:14 

 

quote

 

If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.
Francis of Assisi

dW 08.31.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Deuteronomy 32:1-4

Listen, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants. I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Oh, praise the greatness of our God! He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.

 

En Espanol, Deuteronomio 32:1-4

 

quote

 

The Scriptures are shallow enough for a babe to come and drink without fear of drowning and deep enough for theologians to swim in without ever reaching the bottom.

Saint Jerome

dW 08.30.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Acts 17:22-23

Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: "Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Now what you worship as something unknown I am going to proclaim to you.

Full section: Acts 17:16-34

 

En Espanol, Hechos 17:22-23

Todo: Hechos 17:16-34

 

quote

 

It should be carefully noted that Jesus did not say, "I am one of the equally good ways" or "I am a better way than the others, I am an aspect of truth; I am a fragment of the life." Instead, His claim was absolute, and allegiance to Him as the Savior of the world, was to take precedence over all the claims of men and religions.

Walter Martin in "The Kingdom of Cults"

 

blog

 

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