“For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” I Thessalonians 5:9 In I Thessalonians 4 and 5 Paul reveals some powerful truths about the sliver of time that is between the end of the Age of the Gentiles and the 70th week of God’s judgment… Continue reading 11-10-24: The Wrath To Come
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11-9-24: Trampled Underfoot
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” Matthew 5:13 The Lord tells the listeners on the Sermon on the Mount that true believers, those who live out… Continue reading 11-9-24: Trampled Underfoot
11-8-24: Unsalty Salt
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” Matthew 5:13 The word moraino carries the idea of ‘to “play the fool” or “to become foolish”. The… Continue reading 11-8-24: Unsalty Salt
11-7-24: But If
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” Matthew 5:13 Remember the Lord is speaking to the nation of Israel. In the Sermon on the Mount… Continue reading 11-7-24: But If
11-6-24: Salt in Worship
“You are the salt of the earth…” Matthew 5:13 The Lord has just explained in the Sermon on the Mount that those who live Godly (practice the Beatitudes out of a love for God) are the salt of the earth. His listeners would think about salt as something precious and valuable, about salt as something that… Continue reading 11-6-24: Salt in Worship
11-5-24: Preservative Salt
“You are the salt of the earth….” Matthew 5:13 As the people on the mount with the Lord heard Him explain that those who live Godly lives are the salt of the earth, another use of salt would have come to their mind. In Biblical days food needed to be preserved. Without refrigerators the common way to preserve food… Continue reading 11-5-24: Preservative Salt
11-4-24: Salt of the Earth – II
“You are the salt of the earth….” Matthew 5:13 The Lord tells the audience at the Sermon on the Mount that those who live the Godly life, the blessed life of the beatitudes, that they are to be the salt of the earth. As the Lord says the words certain thoughts about the uses of… Continue reading 11-4-24: Salt of the Earth – II
11-3-24: Salt of the Earth
“You are the salt of the earth….”Matthew 5:13 The Lord has just finished the introduction, the Beatitudes, in His Sermon on the Mount. He described fully for His listeners what true belief in God is like. He ended the Beatitude section by telling His listeners that those who live this way will be persecuted by… Continue reading 11-3-24: Salt of the Earth
11-2-24: The Refiner of Silver
“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who… Continue reading 11-2-24: The Refiner of Silver
11-1-24: Only 7 Years Away
“Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received… Continue reading 11-1-24: Only 7 Years Away