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Send us Fan Mail 1 John 2 (NIV) 2 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.  Love and Hatred for Fellow Believers 3 We know that we have come to know him if we keep his command...

Send us Fan Mail Galatians 4 (NIV) 4 What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. 2 The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. 3 So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces of the world. 4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his...

Send us Fan Mail Matthew 12:34–37 (NIV) 34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they h...

Send us Fan Mail 2 Corinthians 3 (NIV) 3 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you? 2 You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. 3 You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of...

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Send us Fan Mail 1 Samuel 25:1–44 (NIV) David, Nabal and Abigail 25 Now Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David moved down into the Desert of Paran.  2 A certain man in Maon, who had property there at Carmel, was very wealthy. He had a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel. 3 His name was Nab...

Send us Fan Mail Hebrews 11:1–12:29 (NIV) Faith in Action 11 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for.  3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.  4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he w...

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Send us Fan Mail Luke 23 (NIV) 8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased, because for a long time he had been wanting to see him. From what he had heard about him, he hoped to see him perform a sign of some sort. 9 He plied him with many questions, but Jesus gave him no answer. 10 The chief priests and the teachers of the law were standing there, vehemently accusing him. 11 Then Herod and his...

Send us Fan Mail Psalm 99 (NIV) Psalm 99 1 The Lord reigns,  let the nations tremble;  he sits enthroned between the cherubim,  let the earth shake.  2 Great is the Lord in Zion;  he is exalted over all the nations.  3 Let them praise your great and awesome name—  he is holy.  4 The King is mighty, he loves justice—  you have established equity;  in Jacob you have done  what is just and right.  5...

Send us Fan Mail 2 Kings 5:1–27 (NIV) Naaman Healed of Leprosy 5 Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.   2 Now bands of raiders from Aram had gone out and had taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she serv...

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Send us Fan Mail Psalm 10 1 Why, Lord, do you stand far off?  Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?  2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,  who are caught in the schemes he devises.  3 He boasts about the cravings of his heart;  he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.  4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;  in all his thoughts there is no room for God.  5 Hi...

Send us Fan Mail Colossians (NIV) Colossians Paul was in a Roman prison when he wrote to the church in Colossae. False teachers were coaching the Colossians to worship angels and follow special rules and ceremonies. Paul corrected this thinking through his letter, stressing that faith in Christ is sufficient for salvation and that nothing needs to be added to Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. 1 Pau...

Send us Fan Mail Hebrews 12 (NIV) 12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the...

Send us Fan Mail Deuteronomy 32 (NIV) 32 Listen, you heavens, and I will speak;  hear, you earth, the words of my mouth.  2 Let my teaching fall like rain  and my words descend like dew,  like showers on new grass,  like abundant rain on tender plants.  3 I will proclaim the name of the Lord.  Oh, praise the greatness of our God!  4 He is the Rock, his works are perfect,  and all his ways are just...

Send us Fan Mail Romans The apostle Paul wrote this letter to a sophisticated audience, the church in Rome. This letter presents theology in a logical, organized way and focuses on salvation as a gift from God, through grace, by the blood of Christ Jesus. It is filled with practical messages for Christians everywhere. 1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the...

Send us Fan Mail John 3:1–36 (NIV) Jesus Teaches Nicodemus 3 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”  3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom...

Send us Fan Mail The Spirit of the Sadducees 12:18–27pp—Mt 22:23–33; Lk 20:27–38 18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. 19 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 20 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married...

Send us Fan Mail Galatians 1 (NIV) 1 Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—2 and all the brothers and sisters with me,  To the churches in Galatia:  3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of ou...

Send us Fan Mail The first podcast in a commentary on the book of Galatians. Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—and all the brothers and sisters with me, To the churches in Galatia: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ... Support the show BE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!

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