Living Room Study

1 John 3

“Look at how great a love the Father has given us, that we should be called God’s Children.  And we are!  The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know Him.”  1 John 3:1

I recently saw a documentary on “children of the rich & famous”. To me, the kid [...]

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1 John 1

“If we say, “We have no sin,” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  If we say, “We have not sinned,” we make Him a liar, and [...]

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2 Peter 3

“The Lord does not delay His promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but wanting all to come unto repentance.  But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements [...]

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2 Peter 2

“But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you.  They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves.  Many will follow their unrestrained ways, and because of them the way of truth [...]

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2 Peter 1

“Therefore I will always remind you about these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you have.  I consider it right, as long as I am in this tent, to wake you up with a reminder, knowing that I will soon lay aside my tent, as our Lord, [...]

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1 Peter 5

“Be sober!  Be on the alert!  Your adversary the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.  Resist him, firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are being experienced by your brothers in the world.”  1 Peter 5:8-9

Israel was at a stalemate in their [...]

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1 Peter 4

“Therefore, since Messiah suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same resolve – because the One who suffered in the flesh has finished with sin – in order to live the remaining time in the flesh, no longer for human desires, but for God’s will.  For there has already been enough [...]

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1 Peter 2

“Coming to Him, a living stone – rejected by men but chosen and valuable to God – you yourselves, as living stones, are being built into a spiritual house for a holy priesthood to offer sacrifices acceptable to God through Messiah Jesus.  For it stands in scripture:  Look!  I lay a stone in [...]

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1 Peter 1

“Peter, an apostle of Messiah Jesus; to the temporary residents of the Dispersion in the provinces of Pontu, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithnynia, chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for the sprinkling with the blood of Jesus the Messiah.  May grace [...]

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James 5

“My brothers, if any among you strays from the truth, and someone turns him back, he should know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his life from death and cover a multitude of sins.”  James 5: 19-20

Before expounding on the last sentence of James’ letter, I think [...]

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