In a sense, all Christians, like Abrham, are “homeless” in that they are but so journers in this world (Heb 11:13), This reality, however, must not lessen the impact of the responsibility of Christians who are able to own a house or pay rent on an apartment towards persons who, for a variety of reasons, are unable to do either.
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GOD’S STORY
When the Events of This Book Happened:
During Jesus’s earthly life, 7 B.C. – A.D. 30
Luke’s Gospel begins earlier than either Matthew or Mark, with the announcement of John’s birth, around 7 B.C. it ends with his ascent to heaven in the spring of A.D. 30. Jesus was born before Herod the Great died in 4 B.C., possibly two or three years earlier. The probable year of Jesus’s birth is 6 B.C.
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1. God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
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This title has been associated with the Third Gospel as long as it has been known. It’s author was believed to be Luke, the first-century Christian physician who was a traveling companion of Paul.
KEY TEST: 19:10
Continue reading THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE PT11. Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
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This homeland of the first humans Adam and Eve-may have been paradise for them, but it’s torment for Bible experts. Scholars can’t figure out where it was or even what it was. At times, the creation story in Genesis says Eden was a garden. Other times, Eden was a region that had a garden: “God planted a garden in Eden” (Gen 2:8). Perhaps it was both-the name of the garden and the territory, the way “Babylon” once described an empire and its Captial city.
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State of delight and well-being that results from knowing and serving God. A number of Greek and Hebrew words are used to convey the ideas of joy and rejoicing. We have the same situation in English with such nearly synonymous words as joy, happiness, pleasure, delight, gladness, merriment, felicity, and enjoyment. The words “joy” and “rejoice” are the words used most often to translate the Hebrew and Greek words into English. Joy is found over 150 times in the Bible. If such words as “joyous” and “Joyful” are included, the number comes to over 200. The verb “rejoice” appears well over 200 times.
Continue reading DEFINITION OF THE DAY (JOY PT1)1.The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
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In 1 Pet 3:19 the text says Christ “went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison” (HCSB). Peter further says that they “in the past were disobedient, when God patiently waited in the days of Noah.” Several interpretations have been offered concerning these curious words.
Continue reading DEFINITION OF THE DAY (SPIRITS IN PRISON)18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
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