Job 12:11-12
Job 12:11-12 Will not His majesty terrify you…your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay
The Sin-Killing Sight
“No one who keeps on sinning has either seen Him or known Him.” – 1 John 3:6 The Verse Explained These are clear and soul-piercing words. No one who continues in unrepentant, un-fought sin has seen or known God in Christ…. Now, I say these words are clear, but why do I qualify “sin” by
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1 John 3:6
1 John 3:6,”…no one who keeps on sinning has either seen Him or known Him.” Un-fought sin means an unseen Christ
Jeremiah 2:13
Jeremiah 2:13, “…they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and have hewed out cisterns for themselves…”
1 John 2:28
1 John 2:28,”And now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears we may…not shrink from Him in shame…”
2 Corinthians 5:4
2 Corinthians 5:4, “…so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.” The Christian groans for dawning of true Life.
Matthew 17:5 + 27:45-46
Matthew 17:5 + 27:45-46 The Beloved One forsaken In love So that the forsaken ones could become beloved.
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“The Glory of God”: A Definition and Some Implications
“…the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory, and I will set a sig among them. And from them I will send survivors to the nations…to the coastlands far away, that have not heard my fame or seen my glory. And they shall declare
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Luke 1:32
Luke 1:32,”And the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His father David” One with David’s blood is on the throne.
John 7:38
John 7:38,”Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”
Matthew 15:19-20
Matthew 15:19-20,”out of the heart come evil thoughts…these are what defile a person.” Sin’s spring is inside us
Job 9:33
Job 9:33, “There is no arbiter between us, who might lay His hand on us both.” Only Christ crosses that infinite gap
The Wounded Hands of Our Arbiter
“If I wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye, yet you will plunge me into a pit…There is no arbiter between us, who might lay his hand on us both.” – Job 9:30-31,33 There is some question as to whether Job is addressing God in the first part of this quotation or his
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2 Peter 1:3-4
2 Peter 1:3-4 Knowing God in Christ moves the heart to desire God in Christ and so frees us from corrupting desires
How To Use Full of Eyes…And How Not To Use It.
“And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, al the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them…” – Deuteronomy 4:19 “Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He
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1 Peter 1:11
1 Peter 1:11 “The Spirit of Christ…predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories.” His path is ours
Matthew 12:15
Matthew 12:15,” And many followed Him, and He healed them all…” God’s heart is lavishly generous in Christ
Isaiah 61:7-8
Isaiah 61:7-8,”they shall have everlasting joy. For I, YHWH love justice” In Christ, justice = joy for repentant rebels
Matthew 11:28
Matthew 11:28,”Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” Running from Him leads to wrath; coming to Him leads to rest.