Posted 2 December, 2006; back-dated.
Today´s reading:
OT: Jeremiah 44:24-30, Jeremiah 45-46, Jeremiah 47:1-7
NT: II Timothy 2:22-, II Timothy 3
Ps: Psalm 94
Pr: Proverbs 26:6-8
Today´s notable verse:
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
II Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)
The One Year Bible Blog´s comments for today.
Posted 2 December, 2006; back-dated.
Today´s reading:
OT: Jeremiah 42-43, Jeremiah 44:1-23
NT: II Timothy 2:1-21
Ps: Psalm 92-93
Pr: Proverbs 26:3-5
Today´s notable verse:
You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
II Timothy 2:1 (NIV)
We have been studying the concept of grace a great deal in our BSF study of Romans. One of the things that struck me recently was our incorrect view of grace as merely a passive influence upon our lives. To the contrary, grace is both active and powerful. Grace has the power to overcome the claim of sin upon our lives, and gives strength to the believer both to resist the influence of sin and to endure life in a fallen world. Praise be to God, for the wonderful gift of His grace!
The One Year Bible Blog´s comments for today, which asks:
think we have a catch-22 here! Someone correct me if I’m wrong here in verses 4 & 5 – “When arguing with fools, don’t answer their foolish arguments, or you will become as foolish as they are. When arguing with fools, be sure to answer their foolish arguments, or they will become wise in their own estimation.” So do we not answer their foolish arguments…. or do we? 🙂 I can see the wisdom in both verses in different circumstances…
The NIV reads this way:
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you will be like him yourself.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
or he will be wise in his own eyes.
I think the former verse means that one should not answer a fool in the same manner as his folly, while the latter verse means that one should answer a fool according to the content of his folly. The former is a matter of style or delivery; the latter is a matter of content. In other words, it is wise to attempt to disabuse a fool of his foolishness – to attempt to correct his foolish thinking – yet it is unwise to do so with the same foolishness with which the fool expresses that thinking.
Today´s reading:
OT: Jeremiah 39-41
NT: 2 Timothy 1
Ps: Psalm 90-91
Pr: Proverbs 26:1-2
Today´s notable verse:
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
II Timothy 1:7 (NIV)
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As of today, we are at thirteen weeks; we are now into the second trimester!
The nausea of the first trimester seems mostly to have passed, though it still returns on occasion – possibly due to the prenatal vitamins. Not too many esoteric food cravings so far, either. Though, I did have the pleasure last night of making a grocery-store run at 9:30 in search of a cream cheese danish – thankfully, Entenmann’s makes something that fits the bill, that I was able to find.
Please tell Steph how great she continues to look:
Steph and I at Colleen’s wedding two weeks ago.
Photo © Chip Bennett, all rights reserved.
Now, we begin looking forward to our first ultrasound and finding out the gender of our baby – though, Steph is convinced we’re having a L’il Chip!
Today´s reading:
OT: Jeremiah 37-38
NT: I Timothy 6
Ps: Psalm 89:38-52
Pr: Proverbs 25:28
Today´s notable verse:
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
I Timothy 6:6 (NIV)
What an eloquent statement of the Christian worldview: constantly pursuing the betterment of one’s character, while always being content with one’s circumstances. In so doing, we allow God to work through us freely, and not only thus participate in the advancement of His kingdom here on earth, but store up eternal reward for ourselves. Love not the pursuit of money, but the pursuit of the character of God.
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Posted 21 October 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:
OT: Jeremiah 35-36
NT: I Timothy 5
Ps: Psalm 89:14-37
Pr: Proverbs 25:25-27
Today´s notable verse:
1 Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
I Timothy 5:1-2 (NIV)
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Posted 21 October 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:
OT: Jeremiah 33-34
NT: I Timothy 4
Ps: Psalm 89:1-13
Pr: Proverbs 25:23-24
Today´s notable verse:
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
I Timothy 4:12 (NIV)
I often meditated upon this verse as a teenager, yet I believe Timothy was near – and just slightly older than – my current age when Paul wrote these words to him. So, I should continue to meditate upon these words! I pray that I am able, through Christ, to continue to set a good example to my fellow believers, and especially to my wonderful, soon-to-be wife and the blesed child we are eagerly expecting.
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Posted 21 October 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:
OT: Jeremiah 31:27-40, Jeremiah 32
NT: I Timoty 3
Ps: Psalm 88
Pr: Proverbs 25:20-22
Today´s notable verse:
Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great:
He[a] appeared in a body,[b] was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.[a] Some manuscripts God
[b] or in the fleshI Timothy 3:16 (NIV)
This statement sounds like a very simple statement of belief – perhaps an early doctrinal creed? (I admit, my church history is lacking here.) I included the footnotes here, because I think “God appeard in the flesh” is consistent with the preceding phrase “mystery of godliness”. Whether implicitly, as the NIV translates, or explicitly, as the footnotes expound, Paul’s clear point is that Jesus Christ was God come to earth in human form.
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Posted 21 October 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:
OT: Jeremiah 30, Jeremiah 31:1-26
NT: I Timothy 2
Ps: Psalm 87
Pr: Proverbs 25:18-19
Today´s notable verse:
For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus…
I Timothy 2:5 (NIV)
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Posted 21 October 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:
OT: Jeremiah 28-29
NT: I Timothy 1
Ps: Psalm 86
Pr: Proverbs 25:17
Today´s notable verse:
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NIV)
Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.
I Timothy 1:15 (NIV)
I think that which makes this saying so trustworthy is the final phrase: Paul viewed himself as the worst sinner in the world – a view that each of us should in humility take for himself. I know that I have enough sin in my own life on which to concentrate; I don’t need to worry about anyone else!
The One Year Bible Blog´s comments for today.