Defense of the Faith – Page 13 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Does the Prophet Say This About Himself or Someone Else? – Isaiah 53 and the Identification of the Servant

Acts 8 recounts Philip the evangelist’s divine encounter with an Ethiopian official of the court of Candace, who was reading the prophet Isaiah in his chariot as he returned from Jerusalem to Ethiopia: So

Daily Thoughts from Acts: I See the Heavens Opened (Acts 7:54-60)

Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand

Daily Thoughts from Acts: Truth to Power (Acts 7:1-53)

And the high priest said, “Are these things so?” And Stephen said: “Brothers and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

Daily Thoughts from Acts: Defending the Faith (Acts 6:7-15)

And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith. And Stephen, full of grace and

Daily Thoughts from Acts: Our Most Powerful Defense of the Faith (Acts 4:32-37)

Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. And with great power the

Daily Thoughts from Acts: The Spirit’s Defense (Acts 4:5-12)

On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem, with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family. And when

Daily Thoughts from Acts: Rise Up and Walk! (Acts 3:1-10)

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful

Daily Thoughts from Acts: The Church Is Born (Acts 2:22-41)

“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know—this Jesus,

Daily Thoughts From Acts: Informal Missionaries (Acts 1:1-3)

In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he

Daily Thoughts from Romans: Treadmill to Nowhere (11:1-10)

Daily Thoughts from Romans: Treadmill to Nowhere I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. God has

Daily Thoughts from 1 John: Knockoffs (1:1-4)

Daily Thoughts from 1 John: Knockoffs That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word

Daily Thoughts from Exodus: Sixth Command (20:13)

The sixth commandment is not properly translated, “You shall not kill.” Killing is not prohibited in every form by God, but only certain forms of killing are prohibited.

Daily Thoughts from Exodus: Insufficient Magic (7:14-25)

We need a Moses to show us how insignificant our magic is.

Daily Thoughts from Exodus: Listening for a Miracle (7:1-13)

In the course of our decision-making we may be called upon by God to trust Him for a miracle.

Ephesians 6:5-9 — Conversations with God

Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will

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