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Malachi 1:1-14; Luke 21:1-4 The Israelites and their priests were rebuked by the Lord for “offering polluted food on my altar, [offering] blind animals… those that are lame or sick…” (Mal. 1:7-8). This is completely in contravention to the provisions of Deuteronomy 17:1. Therefore, the Lord said to them, “I have no pleasure in you……
The word of God
Heb. 4:12 Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. The word of God is 1. The word of God is living We also see the same…
Stewardship
The Bible tells us that we are to protect the earth. In Genesis 1:28 God tells the man to ‘have dominion,’ which has often been wrongly interpreted to mean total dominion so that man may exploit the earth with absolute impunity. But this is wrong. We must understand that we are asked to be stewards…
New Life
Eph. 4:22-24 In the letter to the Ephesians, Paul wrote mostly about Christian living. This was because, the Jews and the Gentiles were in loggerheads with each other. In chapters 1-3, Paul talked about unity in Christ and compared the the church to the body, a house and a woman. In chapter 4, Paul elaborated…
Isaac and Rebecca’s prayers
Gen. 25:19-26 Abraham died at the age of 175 years. His son Isaac, who was also to be the father of many nations, took over. When Isaac was 40 years of age, he married Rebecca. But then, Rebecca was barren. Isaac prayed to the LORD for Rebecca and Rebecca conceived. This happened after 20 years…
Drunkenness: What we can learn from Noah, Ham, Shem and Japheth
“Noah… drank some of the wine and became drunk, and he lay uncovered in his tent… Ham… saw the nakedness of his father.” Gen. 9:21-22 Noah had a drink and became drunk. The righteous man in the eyes of the Lord (Gen. 7:1), the man who saw and experienced the salvation of the Lord, the…
