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March 7: Concerning Knowledge and Eating Meat
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Numbers 7:1–47; John 14:1–31; Psalm 8:1–9
It’s easy to equate knowledge with faith and then look down on new believers. Although we might not voice it, those who are less knowledgeable in their faith can seem weak. And sometimes, instead of practicing patience, showing love, and speaking carefully about the hope within us, we enroll them in Bible boot camp for dummies.
But Jesus shows that love is what leads to growth in faith:
“If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and will take up residence with him. The one who does not love me does not keep my words, and the word that you hear is not mine, but the Father’s who sent me” (John 14:23–24).
Paul echoes this in his letter to the Corinthians:
“Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. If anyone thinks he knows anything, he has not yet known as it is necessary to know” (1 Cor 8:1–2).
In reality, the opposite of what we believe is true: anyone who lacks love actually lacks faith (1 Cor 8:3).
Love defines our relationship with God and with each other. Christ died for both the knowledgeable and the weak, and both are caught up in His sacrifice (1 Cor 8:11). God has love and patience for the people whose own search for knowledge led us away from Him. And this should give us all the more love and patience for each other.
How can you practice humility and love with those who haven’t been in the faith as long as you have?
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#Devotional
Numbers 7:1–47; John 14:1–31; Psalm 8:1–9
It’s easy to equate knowledge with faith and then look down on new believers. Although we might not voice it, those who are less knowledgeable in their faith can seem weak. And sometimes, instead of practicing patience, showing love, and speaking carefully about the hope within us, we enroll them in Bible boot camp for dummies.
But Jesus shows that love is what leads to growth in faith:
“If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and will take up residence with him. The one who does not love me does not keep my words, and the word that you hear is not mine, but the Father’s who sent me” (John 14:23–24).
Paul echoes this in his letter to the Corinthians:
“Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. If anyone thinks he knows anything, he has not yet known as it is necessary to know” (1 Cor 8:1–2).
In reality, the opposite of what we believe is true: anyone who lacks love actually lacks faith (1 Cor 8:3).
Love defines our relationship with God and with each other. Christ died for both the knowledgeable and the weak, and both are caught up in His sacrifice (1 Cor 8:11). God has love and patience for the people whose own search for knowledge led us away from Him. And this should give us all the more love and patience for each other.
How can you practice humility and love with those who haven’t been in the faith as long as you have?
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March 7 - Purity Is More than Sincerity
#LifeOfChrist
“‘Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God’” (Matthew 5:8).
Purity of heart is much more than sincerity. A motive can be sincere yet can easily lead to worthless and sinful things. The pagan priests who opposed Elijah demonstrated great sincerity when they lacerated their bodies to induce Baal to send fire down to consume their sacrifices (1 Kings 18:28). But their sincerity did not produce the desired results, and it did not enable them to see the error of their paganism because their sincere trust was in that very paganism.
Even genuinely good deeds that do not come from a genuinely good heart are of no spiritual value. A person may be extremely religious and constantly engaged in doing good things, yet he or she cannot please God unless their heart is right with Him.
The ultimate standard for purity of heart is perfection of heart. Later in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matt. 5:48). One hundred percent purity is God’s standard for the heart, which makes God Himself the standard.
You can’t be pleasing to God until you are pure as He is pure—until you are holy as He is holy and perfect as He is perfect. Only purity of heart through Jesus Christ will reconcile people to God. What standard of purity are you following?
Ask Yourself
To what extent is your measure of purity defined by culture or others’ opinions or anything other than the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ? Check yourself in this, for if staying a few shades cleaner than current society makes you feel pure by comparison, your standards will do nothing but slip over time.
#LifeOfChrist
“‘Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God’” (Matthew 5:8).
Purity of heart is much more than sincerity. A motive can be sincere yet can easily lead to worthless and sinful things. The pagan priests who opposed Elijah demonstrated great sincerity when they lacerated their bodies to induce Baal to send fire down to consume their sacrifices (1 Kings 18:28). But their sincerity did not produce the desired results, and it did not enable them to see the error of their paganism because their sincere trust was in that very paganism.
Even genuinely good deeds that do not come from a genuinely good heart are of no spiritual value. A person may be extremely religious and constantly engaged in doing good things, yet he or she cannot please God unless their heart is right with Him.
The ultimate standard for purity of heart is perfection of heart. Later in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matt. 5:48). One hundred percent purity is God’s standard for the heart, which makes God Himself the standard.
You can’t be pleasing to God until you are pure as He is pure—until you are holy as He is holy and perfect as He is perfect. Only purity of heart through Jesus Christ will reconcile people to God. What standard of purity are you following?
Ask Yourself
To what extent is your measure of purity defined by culture or others’ opinions or anything other than the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ? Check yourself in this, for if staying a few shades cleaner than current society makes you feel pure by comparison, your standards will do nothing but slip over time.
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God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him, we might become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 5:21
The greatest exchange.
2 Corinthians 5:21
The greatest exchange.
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While God had a practical use for marijuana, man decided for some reason to burn it and kill his brain cells by inhaling its harmful fumes.
I am blown away by the love, prayers and encouragement of the body of Christ on this platform, it is overwhelming, thank you all so much. My wife Suzanne has been responding slowly but positively to treatment after her collapse yesterday and is being monitored, God is beyond good
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“Selfishness is a poisonous plant that should have been weeded out at our own personal Garden of Gethsemane.” —Ray Comfort
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Strong marriage in March looks like:
Two people who treat small daily choices as spiritual warfare.
A kind word instead of silence.
A gentle touch instead of withdrawal.
A quick prayer instead of brooding.
Jas 4:7
Which small choice felt like a victory today?
#StrongMarriage #March
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Two people who treat small daily choices as spiritual warfare.
A kind word instead of silence.
A gentle touch instead of withdrawal.
A quick prayer instead of brooding.
Jas 4:7
Which small choice felt like a victory today?
#StrongMarriage #March
Telegram Channel: @StudyBibleFam
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A father is either the conduit by which evil enters the home, or the shield upon which it crashes.
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You cannot be more incredibly sinful than Christ is incredibly merciful.
Preston
Preston
Child of God, you cost Christ too much for him to forget you.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Charles H. Spurgeon
God is always more good, and much better than we can imagine or comprehend.
Young men: having a beautiful, godly wife is infinitely more pleasurable and wonderful than sleeping with a new girl every weekend.
March 8: The Vine and the Branches
Jesus Christ is the light that is needed in this dark world.
#Devotional
Numbers 7:48–89; John 15:1–16:4; Psalm 9:1–7
Jesus isn’t simply a high priority or even the highest priority of our lives. He is the source of life. In the Gospel of John, Jesus teaches the disciples that they need to depend on Him for their very lives—both in the present and for eternal life.
“I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him—this one bears much fruit, for apart from me you are not able to do anything. If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and dries up, and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned” (John 15:5–6).
We rarely think in these terms today. However, the disciples faced persecution and even death on account of their faith in Jesus. Our lives, like theirs, will be held to the same measure. They are being held to the same measure.
Today, when you look at your life, and the lives of those closest to you, do you see fruit and abundance? Or do you see another picture? Are you like a dried-up branch, devoid of any good works that speak of a godly source? Do your relationships suffer because you are at the center, not Jesus?
Throughout the trials you face—whether big or small—cling to Jesus as the source and giver of life. May you remain in His love. And may His love fill you with abundance and cause you to bear fruit for His kingdom.
How does your life bear fruit?
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Jesus Christ is the light that is needed in this dark world.
#Devotional
Numbers 7:48–89; John 15:1–16:4; Psalm 9:1–7
Jesus isn’t simply a high priority or even the highest priority of our lives. He is the source of life. In the Gospel of John, Jesus teaches the disciples that they need to depend on Him for their very lives—both in the present and for eternal life.
“I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him—this one bears much fruit, for apart from me you are not able to do anything. If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and dries up, and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned” (John 15:5–6).
We rarely think in these terms today. However, the disciples faced persecution and even death on account of their faith in Jesus. Our lives, like theirs, will be held to the same measure. They are being held to the same measure.
Today, when you look at your life, and the lives of those closest to you, do you see fruit and abundance? Or do you see another picture? Are you like a dried-up branch, devoid of any good works that speak of a godly source? Do your relationships suffer because you are at the center, not Jesus?
Throughout the trials you face—whether big or small—cling to Jesus as the source and giver of life. May you remain in His love. And may His love fill you with abundance and cause you to bear fruit for His kingdom.
How does your life bear fruit?
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March 8 - The Way to Holiness
#LifeIfChrist
“‘Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God’” (Matthew 5:8).
Throughout the history of the church, many have thought the best way to achieve spiritual purity and holiness is by living apart from the normal cares and distractions of the world and devoting oneself entirely to meditation and prayer. The problem with sin, however, is not primarily the world around us but the worldliness within us, which we cannot escape by living in isolation from other people.
But God always provides for what He demands, and He has provided ways for us to live purely. First, we must realize that we are unable to live a single holy moment without the Lord’s guidance and power. “Who can say, ‘I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin’?” (Prov. 20:9). The obvious answer is, “No one.” Cleansing begins with recognition of weakness, which in turn reaches out for the strength of God.
Second, we must stay in God’s Word. It is impossible to stay in God’s will apart from His Word. Jesus said, “You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you” (John 15:3).
Third, it is essential to be controlled by and walking in the will and way of the Holy Spirit. Galatians 5:16 says, “Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.”
Fourth, we must pray. We cannot stay in God’s will or understand and obey His Word unless we stay near Him. With David we cry, “Create in me a clean heart, O God” (Ps. 51:10).
Begin to pursue the right ways to develop holiness in your life.
Ask Yourself
How is impurity showing itself most visibly in your heart—or perhaps disguising itself most subtly? Realize afresh that holy living is impossible outside of a living, active relationship with Christ and the ongoing enablement of the Holy Spirit. Commit yourself to surrendering all to follow Him in righteousness.
#LifeIfChrist
“‘Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God’” (Matthew 5:8).
Throughout the history of the church, many have thought the best way to achieve spiritual purity and holiness is by living apart from the normal cares and distractions of the world and devoting oneself entirely to meditation and prayer. The problem with sin, however, is not primarily the world around us but the worldliness within us, which we cannot escape by living in isolation from other people.
But God always provides for what He demands, and He has provided ways for us to live purely. First, we must realize that we are unable to live a single holy moment without the Lord’s guidance and power. “Who can say, ‘I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin’?” (Prov. 20:9). The obvious answer is, “No one.” Cleansing begins with recognition of weakness, which in turn reaches out for the strength of God.
Second, we must stay in God’s Word. It is impossible to stay in God’s will apart from His Word. Jesus said, “You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you” (John 15:3).
Third, it is essential to be controlled by and walking in the will and way of the Holy Spirit. Galatians 5:16 says, “Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.”
Fourth, we must pray. We cannot stay in God’s will or understand and obey His Word unless we stay near Him. With David we cry, “Create in me a clean heart, O God” (Ps. 51:10).
Begin to pursue the right ways to develop holiness in your life.
Ask Yourself
How is impurity showing itself most visibly in your heart—or perhaps disguising itself most subtly? Realize afresh that holy living is impossible outside of a living, active relationship with Christ and the ongoing enablement of the Holy Spirit. Commit yourself to surrendering all to follow Him in righteousness.
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DAY 8: If the report of the spies was true, why was it a “bad report”?
https://telegra.ph/DAILY-BIBLE-03-08
https://telegra.ph/DAILY-BIBLE-03-08
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DAILY BIBLE
Reading for Today: Numbers 13:1–14:45 Psalm 31:19-24 Proverbs 11:15 Mark 10:32-52 Notes: Numbers 13:1 the LORD spoke to Moses. According to Deuteronomy 1:22, 23, the people had first requested the spies be sent out after Moses challenged them to take the…
“Only he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes.” —Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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“Holy practice is the most decisive evidence of the reality of our repentance.” —Jonathan Edwards
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How can the mind be aroused to taste the divine goodness without at the same time being wholly kindled to love God in return? For truly, that abundant sweetness which God has stored up for those who fear him cannot be known without at the same time powerfully moving us.
Calvin
Calvin
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