Here is an extended quote from G. Campbell Morgan's teaching on Luke 8:19-39, concerning Jesus calming the storm on the sea. The next thing that we observe is the concern of the disciples. They did everything they could before they woke him, and do not forget that they were not novices. They knew how to …
My soul longs for your salvation;I hope in your word. Psalm 119:81 ESV A new stanza is begun with this verse, wherein each line begins with the Hebrew letter kaph. And the psalmist begins with his soul: My soul longs for your salvation. In Hebrew, soul (nephesh) is not only the spiritual component of a …
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May my heart be blameless in your statutes,that I may not be put to shame! Psalm 119:80 ESV In the last two verses, the psalmist focused on the insolent and the godly. In 78, he prayed that the insolent would be put to shame because they wronged him with falsehood. In 79, he prayed for …
Let those who fear you turn to me,that they may know your testimonies. Psalm 119:79 ESV In the preceding verses, the psalmist has made a series of appeals to God. In verse 76, he asked for God's steadfast love to comfort him. In verse 77, he pleaded for God's mercy, that he might live. And …
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Let the insolent be put to shame,because they have wronged me with falsehood;as for me, I will meditate on your precepts. Psalm 119:78 ESV Having just appealed to the LORD in the previous two verses for steadfast love to comfort him and mercy to give him life, the psalmist now turns his attention on the …
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Let your mercy come to me, that I may live;for your law is my delight. Psalm 119:77 ESV In the previous verse, the psalmist made a similar request: "Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant." Just as he appealed for God's steadfast love there, he now petitions for God's …
The hope of eternal life is at the very center of the Christian faith. Christ said, "I came that they may have life and have it abundantly" (John 10:10). Indeed, in John 17:3, Jesus says that eternal life is knowing the only true God and Jesus Christ whom He has sent. That is why Christ …
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In both the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed, which are the most widely confessed creeds in Christianity, a large portion focuses upon the person and work of Jesus Christ. And rightly so. We are Christians, after all. When we speak of Christ's work, we marvel at the incarnation, which Packer once claimed is the …
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Having just finished rereading Genesis, I am struck once more by the life of Jacob. Although all the patriarchs were flawed, Jacob is incredibly so. He is a grasping man, always reaching for his own way whenever the opportunity presents itself. But this reading, I have also noticed Jacob's great fear. Of all the patriarchs, …
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. James 1:17 ESV What does the final phrase of this verse mean? The ESV footnotes that shadow due to change could also be rendered a shadow of …
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