by David Keesling | May 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
Romans 15:7 “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant” (NIV). Observation: In Romans 15, Paul continued his persuasive arguments to the effect that the Gospel is the great...
by David Keesling | May 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
Leviticus 18:3 “You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in Canaan, where I am bringing you” (NIV). Observation: Thus begins one in a long list of chapters in which God detailed rules to live by, this chapter focused...
by David Keesling | May 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Ephesians 3:14-15 “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.” Observation: Paul had been expanding the concept of the body of Christ, enlarging it to include not only Jews who believe, but...
by David Keesling | May 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Romans 16:3-13 “Greet (fill in the blank)… fellow workers in Christ [who] risked their lives for me… who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia… my relatives who have been in prison with me… whom I love in the Lord… tested and approved in Christ…...
by David Keesling | May 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
Ezekiel 12:3-6 “Prepare for yourself baggage for exile and go into exile by day in their sight; …Perhaps they will understand though they are a rebellious house. Bring your baggage out by day in their sight, as baggage for exile. Then you will go out at evening in...