Tag: reverence
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A Loose Tongue Makes Empty Religion – James 1:26
James 1:26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. James has a way of taking a man right past his image and down to what is real. A person may appear religious. He may know the language, attend…
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The Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken – Hebrews 12:28–29
Hebrews 12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: After talking about the shaking of heaven and earth, the writer now brings us to the destination. A kingdom that cannot be moved. Everything around us can shake. Nations rise…
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Small Men Before a Great King — 1 Timothy 6:14–16
1 Timothy 6:14–16 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no…
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When Sin Must Be Brought Into the Light — 1 Timothy 5:20
1 Timothy 5:20 Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear. There are moments in life when quiet correction is enough. A private conversation. A gentle word. A door closed and a heart turned back in the right direction. But Paul says there are times when that is not enough. When sin…
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Not Rejecting Man – 1 Thessalonians 4:8
1 Thessalonians 4:8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit. Paul is not offended here. He’s clarifying. If you shrug this off, he says, don’t pin that on me. I didn’t invent holiness. I didn’t wake up and decide to tighten everybody’s life. If…