Tag: Bible
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You’re (probably) misquoting Philippians 4:13 – and why it matters
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.-Philippians 4:13 According to Bible Gateway, Philippians 4:13 is the second most popular verse in the New Testament, only behind John 3:16. It’s a verse memorized and beloved by many. But for as popular as this verse is, it’s also often misunderstood and taken out of…
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In the beginning was the Word. Studying John 1:1-2
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.-John 1:1 It’s interesting in comparing the beginning of John’s gospel to the beginnings of the other three. Mark’s gospel begins with the ministry of John the Baptist as the one who points to Christ. Luke’s gospel goes back…
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Jesus is the bread of life and why bread is the perfect food
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.-John 6:35 Jesus tells a group who’s following him that he is the bread of life. What the perfect food to pick. Something so universal, something that’s such a staple of…
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Yom Kippur and what Jewish holidays can teach Christians about the gospel
Originally published September 29, 2017 under the title “A priest, two goats, and salvation” For observant Jews all over the world, this evening, the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur in Hebrew) is celebrated. The Day of Atonement is the most holy of days in the Jewish calendar. It’s an annual picture of forgiveness that people…
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The life of faith and settling for less
Originally published August 14, 2018 In Numbers 32, the Israelites are pursuing the Promised Land when some of the tribes decide that they would prefer to stay outside the land. The chapter begins with: “Now the people of Reuben and the people of Gad had a very great number of livestock. And they saw the…
Josh Benner 