Advancing the Light
Ephesians 5:14 ‘For this reason it says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.”’ Paul has referred to avoiding the evil deeds we lived of in. He even said to avoid speaking of them. […]
Ephesians 5:14 ‘For this reason it says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.”’ Paul has referred to avoiding the evil deeds we lived of in. He even said to avoid speaking of them. […]
I Kings 3:1 “Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married his daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he finished building his palace and the temple of the Lord, and the wall around […]
Ephesians 5:13 “But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.” I John 1:5 says, “And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God […]
I Kings 2:40 “At this, he saddled his donkey and went to Achish at Gath in search of his slaves. So Shimei went away and brought the slaves back from Gath.” Shimei was a bad guy from long ago. When […]
Ephesians 5:11 “Do not participate in the useless deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them.” This chapter contains several of these deeds: sexual immorality, impurity, greed, filthiness, foolish talk, vulgar joking, idolatry empty words. We aren’t to participate in […]
I Kings 2:15 ‘So he continued, “Please ask King Solomon—he will not refuse you—to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.”‘ We all want things. However, as a christian, we are to submit our wants to Him. He is […]
Ephesians 5:10 “as you try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.” All religions do this. Some in history did human sacrifices. It’s difficult if one faith had an angry God who wanted cruel sacrifices. The God of the […]
I Kings 2:15 ‘So he said, “You yourself know that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel intended for me to be king; however, the kingdom has turned around and become my brother’s, for it was his from the […]
Ephesians 5:9 “for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth”. When the bible speaks of fruit most think “of the Spirit”. Today’s verse says, “fruit of the light”. I would say they are synonyms. Today’s […]
I Kings 2:12 “Then Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.” Solomon’s kingdom was firmly established. Go did this. Psalm 40:2 says, “He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out […]