“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Food and Drink #3 “I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15 But if thy brother be grieved with …
Peter’s Second Three-Fold Denial
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Food and Drink #2 “On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they …
Why Food Can’t Defile
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Food and Drink #1 “And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the …
Sick in Miletus
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. Erastus remained at Corinth, and I left Trophimus, who was ill, at Miletus. Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus sends greetings to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all …
Fifty Yards Across and Bright Red
The Greek word apoplanao is only found twice in the New Testament. The first use is in Mark 13:22, where it is rendered as seduce. The second is in 1 Tim. 6:10, where it is translated as err. In Mark, the atttempted seduction is offered by means of signs and wonders. “For false Christs and …
Desertion Comes With the Territory
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message. At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it …
In Love With This Present World
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “Do your best to come to me soon. For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, …
The Crowning Gift
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the …
Cutting the Right Cloth
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, …
A Ministerial Tool Chest
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work” (2 Tim. 3:16-17). This is a description of a minister’s …