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Joab and Shimei Eliminated
Today’s passage concludes by telling us that the kingdom of God was established (1 Kings 2:46). This was possible only by grace, for David’s and Solomon’s actions during the transfer of kingship were sinful. Because all of us are sinners, ...Read More
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Just and Sinner
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Tragedy and God
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Hannah’s Song And Eli’s Sons
Sadly, it is all too easy for us, like Hophni and Phineas, to come to a point where we treat the things of God with contempt. This may be a particular danger for church leaders who regularly handle the Lord’s ...Read More
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God Remembers Hannah
It is a blessing indeed that God will never forget His people. He will never abandon His covenant of salvation with those who have trusted in Him. Thus, even if we think He is absent, He is actually working behind ...Read More
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A Strange Genealogy
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An Exhortation to Faithfulness
Jesus has done everything necessary to secure our final rest from sin and death. However, He has not yet fully applied the benefits of His work. We will enjoy those benefits by trusting in Him alone for salvation, continuing in ...Read More
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Withdrawing from a Confused Crowd
Jesus will be the Lord and King over us on His terms, not ours. We may not violently try to make Jesus a political ruler, but every time we sin, we are telling Jesus that He will rule over us ...Read More
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How God Must Be Worshiped
In his commentary John, Dr. R.C. Sproul writes that to worship God in spirit is “to come to Him with hearts filled with a sense of awe, reverence, and adoration.” True worship does not consist in merely going through ...Read More
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The Glorious Return of Christ
We do not know exactly when Jesus will return, but we do know that it could be at any moment. Every breath we take could possibly be the last one we breathe before Jesus returns. Knowing the imminence of Christ’s ...Read More