We read concerning God’s word that “The entirety of Your word is truth…”(Psalm 119:160). When we neglect this profound truth and rather go for a couple of verses that seem to support what we want to believe and build a doctrine out of them, while neglecting the entirety of what the Scriptures say on the […]
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Habakuk 2:3 says “For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay. By this Scripture, we are taught a valuable lesson about God’s character. Indeed His promises are true (2
In this manner pray… For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen (Matthew 6:9-13). Psalm 29:2 teaches us the following “Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness”. As we declare “for Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory
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In this manner pray… deliver us from evil…(Matthew 6:9-13). 1 John 5:19 says “And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness”. The Greek word translated wickedness, i.e. “poneros”, also refers to evil. As the systems of the world continue under the sway of evil and wickedness, and we
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In this manner pray… “And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil…(Matthew 6:9-13). In James 1:13, the Bible says “Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. Also in Matthew 4:1,
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And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors (Matthew 6:12). Here, Jesus teaches us to pray to God for forgiveness and adds an important lesson: we are forgiven by God when we forgive others. Jesus stressed all this important lesson when He said “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you,
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In this manner, therefore, pray: …Give us this day our daily bread (Matthew 6:9-11) Here in the Lord’s prayer, Jesus taught us to ask God for our daily bread (Matthew 6:11). Jesus again emphasized this truth when He said “Ask, and it shall be given you” (Matthew 7:7). Later on, James in His epistle noted that the
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In this manner, therefore, pray: …Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:9-10) In 1 Timothy 2:4, we learn that it is God’s will that everyone be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. However, we read from the Scriptures that there will be those who will refuse
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In this manner, therefore, pray: …Thy Kingdom Come…(Matthew 6:9-10) Jesus didn’t die on the cross so that we will only be spiritually translated into His kingdom (Colossians 1:13) while we continue to live on this earth with satan being the god of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4) and the prince of the power of the air
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In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name… (Matthew 6:9-10) Jesus taught us to call God our Heavenly Father and hallow His name when we pray. Calling God Father is is not an exclusive Old Testament privilege. On the contrary, it is foundational in Christianity. We read in John 1:12 concerning believers
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