"All of life is business with God…" John Calvin
Originally posted September 13, 2019, at Women of Purpose. This week we dove straight into Hosea. Just like diving into a cold pool on a hot summer day, it was both shocking and refreshing. Hosea was instructed by God to marry a “wife of whoredom” to illustrate to Israel (and Judah) in shocking fashion the … Continue reading Hosea’s Family
Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you, And therefore he exalts himself To show mercy to you. For the LORD is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait For him. —Isaiah 30:18 While reading through Isaiah this morning as part of my daily read-through-the-Bible plan, I came across this verse … Continue reading Therefore, The LORD…
Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all. For man does not know his time. Like fish that are … Continue reading An Evil Time
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. 18 Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they … Continue reading Antichrists, the Anointing, and Those Who Abide, Lesson 9
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. Last week we began our study of the epistles of John with an introduction. This week we are diving into John’s own introduction to his first epistle, chapter 1, verses 1-4: 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which … Continue reading The Word of Life, Lesson 2
Originally posted April 18, 2018, at Women of Purpose. In this week’s passage (actually, last week’s, as I was late getting this finished) Peter calls out false teachers and strips away their masks and pretenses to reveal the sordid truth behind their lies. This passage is not only difficult to read, it is necessary. For … Continue reading Standing in the True Grace of God, Lesson 22
Originally posted march 24, 2018, at Women of Purpose. This week in our study of 2 Peter we are considering the topic of divine revelation. In 1:12-19 Peter urges his readers to remember the truth about their faith and salvation, having just told them to make their calling and election sure; he then writes of … Continue reading Standing in the True Grace of God, Lesson 19
Originally posted February 22, 2018, at Women of Purpose. With this lesson we reach a milestone in our study: we are finishing 1 Peter. Next week we begin 2 Peter, but for now, let’s finish Peter’s first epistle well. Our lesson begins in the middle of Peter’s call for humility among believers. Humble yourselves, therefore, … Continue reading Standing in the True Grace of God, Lesson 16
Originally posted February 8, 2018, at Women of Purpose. This post is a week late. Last week we had the Grand Boys for four days. So, exactly when I ought to be writing up the post for our lesson on 1 Peter 4:1-11, I was chasing a five-year old and a two-year old from one … Continue reading Standing in the True Grace of God, Lesson 13
