Different Responses to Correction (6/5)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Proverbs 7-9. There will be times in which we need to correct someone who has fallen into sin. There will also be times in which we must be corrected for some sin we have committed. But unfortunately, not all correction is received as it ought to be. Consider the […]

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Book Review: Digression

Digression is the latest book by Aaron Erhardt in which he tackles the threat of apostasy within the Lord’s church that comes as a result of Christians failing to see the church as being distinct from the churches of man. Once the Lord’s church is seen as being no different than a human denomination, then […]

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One Who Commits Adultery Lacks Sense (6/4)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Proverbs 4-6. “Can a man take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned? Or can a man walk on hot coals and his feet not be scorched? So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; whoever touches her will not go unpunished” (Proverbs […]

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The Beginning of Knowledge (6/3)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Proverbs 1-3. The book of Proverbs is a book about wisdom. Wisdom, as we often point out, is the application of knowledge. So in discussing wisdom, we need to have the proper foundation of knowledge. But how do we begin to acquire knowledge. Solomon gives us a starting point: […]

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A Lily Among the Thorns (6/2)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Song of Solomon 1-8. “I am the rose of Sharon, the lily of the valleys.” “Like a lily among the thorns, so is my darling among the maidens” (Song of Solomon 2:1-2). We occasionally hear Jesus referred to as the rose of Sharon or the lily of the valley. […]

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What Is Lost Because of Sin

Satan tempts us to sin by highlighting its supposed benefits. The Scriptures acknowledge that there is a certain amount of pleasure that can be derived from sin. Yet Moses understood that such pleasure was “passing” and that the rewards for rejecting God could not compare with God’s rewards for the faithful (Hebrews 11:25-26). But Satan […]

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"Redeem Me From the Oppression of Man" (6/1)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Psalm 119:89-176. “Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts” (Psalm 119:134). Throughout this psalm, David expressed his love for God’s word and his determination to follow it. Yet here he mentioned a potential obstacle for his obedience – oppression. David certainly experienced this […]

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