I. Background
When Paul was on his first missionary journey, he came to a city called Lystra, where the people stoned him and left him for dead. During Paul’s visit to Lystra, he brought to Christ a boy named Timothy, together with his mother, Eunice, and grandmother, Lois. Timothy had a Jewish m[……]
“…Partakers of the divine nature.” 2 Peter 1:4:
Discouragement is common to all of us. When we are made aware of our shortcomings, we tend to have moments of self-pity. We start to look upon ourselves. The clearer we see ourselves, the less likable we are, and the more self-pitiful we become. S[……]
Gen. 1:1-2, 6; Job 26:8, 10, Ezekiel 47:1–11; John 3:5, 4:10; Revelation 7:16-18; 21:6; 22:1; 22:17; Eph. 5:26; Heb. 10:22
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WATER (Heb. mayim, Gk. hydōr). The word “water” appeared in the Bible over 700 times. But the meaning of water in God’s creatio[……]
Bible verses: Gen. 2:9-10; Gen. 3:22-24; Proverbs 3:18; 11:30; 13:12; Rev. 2:1, 7; Rev. 22:1-2; Rev. 22:14:
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1: The Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden – eternal life, God’s supreme gift to mankind
“And Jehovah Elohim planted a garden in Eden e[……]
I. The title of this book. It is called Psalms or The Book of Psalms, which literally means “poem songs”, hence the Chinese translation “诗歌”. The Lord Jesus called this book “Psalms ” in Luke 24:44: Apostle Peter referred to “The Book of Psalms” in Acts 1:20:
II. The division of the book into separa[……]
The center of the book of Amos is God’s judgment. And God has every right and complete authority to judge. 中心思想: 神的审判 (3:8)
Outline
1: The Son who came to serve
The Gospel according to Mark does not begin with the birth of our Savior, nor his childhood and youth, but from John’s baptism from which the servant hood of our Lord is launched, as if the servant shows up, reporting none of his history, only to start the service immed[……]
1: Family letter, imparting of life
If we use our Lord’s own words in John 10, the Shepherd has come to find His own sheep, and to lead them to His own fold. The book of Romans speaks to the sheep in the old folds to tell them why they need to come out to follow the true Shepherd to the new fold; th[……]
「我的弟兄们，你们信奉我们荣耀的主耶稣基督。。。」
雅各写下这些给他的弟兄们，在他进入第二章论述有关行为和信心的道理前，先召众人来到荣耀的主耶稣基督面前。
这是众弟兄们荣耀的地位。一切的领会、判断，讲道的和听道的，都共同显在光中，在主的荣耀之中。没有这个前提，口中的言语和心中的意念都归於虚无，对犹太人来讲是律法审判，对外邦人来讲是良心的谴责，但对所有人都没有救恩的实际。
这一章简单明瞭，也是雅各透亮个性的体现。这一章里的道，常被人拿来和使徒保罗所讲的道，尤其是罗马书和加拉太书 （如：罗3:28）所对照，或以为矛盾，但实际上却是主的话丰盛的完全和荣耀的和谐。
本章的分段要点:
一、雅各指出一个严[……]
The previous chapters 1-3 of Leviticus covered several categories of sacrifices which are all characterized by a sweet aroma to the Lord, offered as a symbol of devotion and completeness of Christ. The burnt offering is the most fundamental offering made by Christ to God. It represents the devotion[……]