Bible Gems

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Living with Purpose

14 years ago   -  6 comments

... And great earthquakes shall be in divers places ... - Luke 21:11 In a span of two days, there were more than 20 earthquake after-shocks all greater than 6.0 magnitude rocking the country of Japan. Started by a massive 8.8 magnitude quake. Is there a Christian who's heart doesn't beat with quickened pace as he sees the increasing severity and frequency of these calamities? Right now, this world is going through birth-pains... the end is nearing. We are coming to a crisis, yes th...

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A Photograph of God

14 years ago   -  1 comment

Impossible, I hear you say! However, think again, and read on. Imagine we take a photograph of a beautiful rose, and we print out a large-size poster of this flower. Does the picture bear all the details of the subject, in this case, the rose? Yes, of course! It bears every detail of the rose, and it's very easy to see, at just a glance what the picture is of. However, it's really just an image of the original isn't it? We can't say that the picture is the actual rose, no of course not! But t...

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A Real Christian

14 years ago   -  5 comments

We are incomplete without Christ. Our greatest need in life is Jesus Christ. But, what do we have to do to be a Christian? A pastor once put it like this: "Being a real Christian means more than changing one's clothes or even being baptized. It means more than having one's name entered in the church books or holding a high office in the church. It means more than giving bundles of money to worthy causes. It means more than writing great books about Jesus or preaching inspiring sermons about...

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Constrained by Love

14 years ago   -  1 comment

The love of Christ.... who can comprehend it? Can we try in our small finite minds to grasp a greater understanding of it? God help us to see His love as it really stands. Pray, yes pray that God would somehow help us to see how much His love cost Him. In giving Jesus... He gave all. Nothing, absolutely nothing in heaven was withheld. Because of His great love, Christ trod the path of tears and grief here on earth. Because of His everlasting love, He suffered, bled and died, the creator at the ...

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There is a Way...

14 years ago   -  27 comments

The Bible is just the most amazing book! Once we start studying it, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, so many beautiful gems of truth come to light! So let's turn in the Bible to Proverbs 16:25: "There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death." What is this way that seems right to us? Would it be important for us to understand what this text is talking about? Yes of course, we don't want to be following a way that leads to death. S...

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They that Be Wise...

14 years ago   -  4 comments

In Matthew chapter six verses nineteen to twenty the Bible says: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. - Matthew 6:19-20 Let's take some time aside from our busy lives, to consider these verses...

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What Is Faith?

14 years ago   -  3 comments

In the last gem we saw what it means to live from "faith to faith", the process of continual growth as God daily imparts to us His power and grace. Today we will look more closely at Faith. What is it? How do we exercise it? How important do you think it is to have faith? Let's see what the Bible says. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. - Hebrews 11:6 ...

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