Deuteronomy 28:1IF thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: IF is a word used 1,595 times in the KJV/if/conjunction (introducing […]
Author: Dean Peters
Patience
Galatians 5: 22-23 ‘But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law’Berean Study Bible Words are thought containers. They are designed to bundle up a bunch of useless letters (individually), put them together and send them as a thought (idea) […]
Truth
——espanol abajo—— Ephesians 4:15 “But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, evenChrist:” Missionary-ville is a small town. I have a european missionary friend over the years. He would always kind of embarrass me because wherever he went he would get upset and yell at people. Like […]
Perfect
—— español abajo—— MATTHEW 5:48 BE YE THEREFORE PERFECT EVEN AS YOUR FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN IS PERFECT.: THIS ISN’T AN OPTIONAL STATEMENT. Jesus said ‘be perfect’, it’s a commandment. I always said as an excuse, *until now*, THAT NO ONE’S PERFECT. But Jesus commands us to be perfect. That means it’s possible. Jesus also […]
Babies
—— español abajo—— 1 Peter 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: I LOVE BABIES! I remember that the moment I went from darkness to light. The first thing I noticed with my new nature was that my ‘new man’ loved babies. My ‘old man’, myself before I […]
Worthy = Worth It
—— español abajo—— MATTHEW 10:12 And when ye come into an house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. Have you ever been invited to a house and sensed that you weren’t welcome? It’s not a nice situation to be in. Sometimes it’s because the host *or his wife* doesn’t think […]
Witness
Learning to WITNESS is #7 out of the 7 phases in spiritual growth —— español abajo—— Acts 1:8 “But ye shall RECEIVE POWER, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and YE SHALL BE WITNESSESUNTO ME . . .” I think of Perry Mason every time I hear the word witness. *aging myself, […]
Give
GIVE! Learning to GIVE is #6 out of the 7 phases in spiritual growth —— español abajo—— Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, So I was told the other day that if I am not teaching the Bible in some Bible school […]
Worship
Worship!Learning to WORSHIP is #5 out of 7 phases in spiritual growth. —— español abajo—— John 4:23-24 “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall WORSHIP the Father IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship […]
Believe = Be Living
BELIEVE!Learning to BELIEVE is #4 out of 7 phases in spiritual growth. —— español abajo—— Mark 11:24 What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, BELIEVE that ye RECEIVE them, and ye shall have them.” *QUALIFIER… God is sovereign and all powerful and all knowing. Sometimes He protects us from ourselves and our prayers, but that is NOT […]