Living Room Study

Exodus 6

“Then the Lord spoke to Moses, ‘Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go from his land.’  But Moses said in the Lord’s presence: ‘If the Israelites will not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am such a poor speaker?’”  Exodus 6: 10-12

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1 Corinthians 5

“In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you are assembled, along with my spirit and with the power of our Lord Jesus, turn that one over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the Day of the Lord.  Your boasting is not good.  [...]

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Genesis 6

“When the Lord saw that man’s wickedness was widespread on the earth and every scheme that he thought of was nothing but evil all the time, the Lord regretted that He had made man on the earth and He was grieved in His heart.  Then the Lord said, “I will wipe off the face [...]

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Luke 15

“All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to Jesus.  And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, ‘This man welcomes sinners and eats with them!’”  Luke 15:1-2

The idea that sinners can be restored to the Lord, as if their sin had never happened, is not an entirely New Testament concept. In 1178, [...]

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Exodus 8

“Pharaoh responded, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness, but don’t go very far.  Make an appeal for me.”  Exodus 8:28

The plagues were disciplinary chastisements of God. Instead of annihilating the tyrant by one stroke, God, in His divine forbearance, inflicted 10 successive plagues to break [...]

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Genesis 42

“Then they said to each other, ‘It is plain that we are being punished for what we did to our brother.  We saw his deep distress when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen.  That is why this trouble came to us.’  But Reuben replied: ‘Didn’t I tell you not to harm [...]

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Matthew 28

“Then Jesus came near and said to them, ‘All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.  Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, immersing them in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you.  And [...]

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Amos 9

“Look, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful kingdom and I will destroy it from the face of the earth.  However, I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob – the Lord’s declaration – for I am about to give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel [...]

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