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Two Ways To Live – Proverbs 9 – Part 3 of 3

12 Jul 2023 Michael A

In this post, the following verse is examined via 3 different Bible commentaries. Proverbs 9:17 “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” My reason for posting on this verse is that it is the type of thinking that keeps one stuck in sin; keeps one blind to sin, desiring sin, etc. The commentaries I chose are free commentaries from the Bible software, E-sword; they can also be found at Bible Hub. Using commentaries is especially necessary for new Bible students, because all verses of scripture have one meaning, that which God intended. It is necessary to discover that meaning. Many, speculate erroneously about the meaning of a verse or passage and never find out for sure what it means….

Two ways to live – Proverbs 9 – Part 1 of 3

10 Jul 2023 Michael A

This post contains the last video lesson on Proberbs 1-9 by pastor Kyle Johnston. Pastor Kyle brings more clarity to readers about the ‘ways’ of wisdom and folly. He provided a little review and emphasized the choice to be made by all, to seek wisdom or folly. The scoffer is the only person who cannot choose the way of wisdom, as his his character traits prohibit him from doing so, as Kyle explains

I’m Stuck in Sexual Sin — Should I Excommunicate Myself? – Ask Pastor John

23 May 2023 Michael A

This post contains 3 videos: the one titled above is second. I clicked on a 1-minute video from my YouTube notification page yesterday, and was busy doing something and the next two videos that played are posted here in that order. They are all related and relevant to the second video titled above. How so? The first video is what one is not able to do if he / she is addicted to sexual sin; the third video is an answer to that problem from the pen of C H Spurgeon. It is about how the Lord sanctifies those whom He has drawn to Himself.

C H Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Thoughts for April 6

6 Apr 2023 Michael A

Spurgeon’s devotional, Morning and Evening, is very relevant to my last 3 posts and to the one I am working on for tomorrow, so I am posting it now. His perspective is biblical, but different from the others; therein you might also see the timeless relevance of God’s truth, as Spurgeon died over a century ago: his words are a call to Christians right now, today. I certainly needed to hear them, I hope you benefit from reading them also.

A Study Of Selected Verses From Proverbs 5 and 7

24 Feb 2023 Michael A

In Proverbs 5:5 and 6, Solomon talked about how the harlot leads one from the path of life – she has no concern for it, and will lead you from it by her wiles; and in Proverbs 7, he made a statement that she will lead a man down the path to death like an ox is led to the slaughter – he doesn’t know he is going to his death…. Some excerpts from commentaries are used to give significance and clarification to these verses and a couple from Hosea

Contentment And The Crook In The Lot – Pastor Patrick Hines / Puritan Thomas Boston

21 Oct 2022 Michael A

The Crook In The Lot is a book by Puritan Thomas Boston. In this podcast, Pastor Hines reads from Boston’s book and discusses it in terms of Christian afflictions. The three parts of the book stated: 1. Every crook in your lot is God’s making; 2. What God sees fit to mar in your lot, you will not be able to mend; 3, contemplation of the crook in your lot, as the work of God, is the proper means to help you walk rightly under it [highlight points were given for the initial 23 minutes of the podcast]

The Lord’s Prayer – Lead Us Not Into Temptation – Pastor John MacArthur

24 Jun 2022 Michael A

In this post, Dr. MacArthur is explaining, from the Lord’s prayer, the phrase, Lead Us Not Into Temptation. His words also provide some general information that will be useful to all Christians.

We Must Continually Come To Christ: Pastor James Smith [Devotional Reading]

11 Apr 2021 Michael A

James Smith was a predecessor of Charles Spurgeon at New Park Street Chapel in London from 1841 until 1850. Early on, Smith’s readings were even more popular than Spurgeon’s! This post is related to the preceding one, Walking in the Spirit; it provides a few insights about how the Spirit works in the born-again believer. …Although I have written about that topic a lot, especially the beatitude posts, I have only scratched the surface. And since contemporary Christianity seemingly understands nothing of the matter, this post is to help believers who seek answers to such questions.

Christ’s Death, Burial and Descent; The Lord’s Supper

15 Sep 2020 Michael A

Herein, Christ’s death is explained in terms of how it enables our salvation and benefits us now and at the time we die.

The Enemies of God: C. H. Spurgeon: Joseph Attacked by The Archers

28 Jul 2020 Michael A

Spurgeons words provide much encouragement for weary pilgrims as they make their way through the wilderness of this world. He used Joseph’s struggles to frame

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