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Category: Religion

re·li·gion: a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conductof human affairs. Posts in this category pertain to religious matters and issues.

  • OYB June 17

    Today´s reading:
    OT: I Kings 18
    NT: Acts 11
    Ps: Psalm 135
    Pr: Proverbs 17:12-13

    Today´s notable verse:

    19 Now those who had been scattered by the persecution in connection with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, telling the message only to Jews. 20 Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus.

    Acts 11:19-20 (NIV)

    This moment represents a seminal point in the spread of the church. The persecution drove believers outside of Jerusalem into Judea and Samaria, and the Holy Spirit used this scattering to begin to reach the Gentiles. The church at Antioch became the focal point of Gentile outreach; Paul’s missionary journeys originated from this church. It is this church that gets the following distinction (verse 26): “The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.“

    The One Year Bible Blog‘s comments for today.

  • OYB June 16

    Today´s reading:
    OT: 1 Kings 15:25-34, I Kings 16-17
    NT: Acts 10:24-48
    Ps: Psalm 134
    Pr: Proverbs 17:9-11

    Today´s notable verse:

    A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.

    Proverbs 17:10 (NIV)

    The One Year Bible Blog‘s comments for today.

  • OYB June 15

    Today´s reading:
    OT: I Kings 14, I Kings 15:1-24
    NT: Acts 10:1-23
    Ps: Psalm 133
    Pr: Proverbs 17:7-8

    Today´s notable verse:

    The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”

    Acts 10:15 (NIV)

    The One Year Bible Blog‘s comments for today.

  • OYB June 14

    Today´s reading:
    OT: I Kings 12:20-33, I Kings 13
    NT: Acts 9:26-43
    Ps: Psalm 132
    Pr: Proverbs 17:6

    Today´s notable verse:

    Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

    Proverbs 17:6 (NIV)

    The One Year Bible Blog‘s comments for today.

  • OYB June 13

    Today´s reading:
    OT: I Kings 11-12
    NT: Acts 9:1-25
    Ps: Psalm 131
    Pr: Proverbs 17:4-5

    Today´s notable verse:

    “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.

    Acts 9:5 (NIV)

    Note, Jesus does not say “Jesus, whose servants you are persecuting”, but rather, “Jesus, whom you are persecuting. Jesus bore the burden of our sins and the pain of the atonement for our sins on the cross, and even still today, He Himself is persecuted personally when we are persecuted for His Name. He is not merely our High Priest, who empathizes with us in our struggle; He personally and intimately identifies with our suffering on His behalf. What an amazing Lord and God we serve!

    The One Year Bible Blog‘s comments for today.

  • OYB June 12

    Today´s reading:
    OT: I Kings 9-10
    NT: Acts 8:14-40
    Ps: Psalm 130
    Pr: Proverbs 17:2-3

    Today´s notable verse:

    30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked. 31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

    Acts 8:30-31 (NIV)

    “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” – What better reason for us to know the Word (both the Word recorded in Scripture as well as the Living Word), than to be able to help someone else who has ears to listen, but cannot understand what he hears?

    The One Year Bible Blog‘s comments for today.

  • OYB June 11

    Today´s reading:
    OT: I Kings 8
    NT: Acts 7:51-60, Acts 8:1-13
    Ps: Psalm 129
    Pr: Proverbs 17:1

    Today´s notable verse:

    59 While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60 Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep.

    Acts 7:59-60 (NIV)

    The One Year Bible Blog‘s comments for today.

  • OYB June 10

    Today´s reading:
    OT: I Kings 7
    NT: Acts 7:30-50
    Ps: Psalm 128
    Pr: Proverbs 16:31-33

    Today´s notable verse:

    Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.

    Proverbs 16:32 (NIV)

    The One Year Bible Blog asks:

    I have heard it said before – “If you are in relationship with God through his son Jesus, you are God’s temple.” Do you believe this is true? Do you believe that your body is a temple that God can live in?

    Well, according to Paul, it is true:

    19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

    I Corinthians 6:19-20

  • OYB June 9

    Today´s reading:
    OT: I Kings 5-6
    NT: Acts 7:1-29
    Ps: Psalm 127
    Pr: Proverbs 16:28-30

    Today´s notable verse:

    3 Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him. 4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one’s youth. 5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their enemies in the gate.

    Psalm 127:3-5 (NIV)

    One of the two greatest desires of my heart is to have a family (the other is to be released into full-time mission work). I pray for the day that I am blessed by the Lord with the reward and heritage of children.

    The One Year Bible Blog‘s comments for today.

  • OYB June 8

    Today´s reading:
    OT: I Kings 3:3-28, I Kings 4
    NT: Acts 6:1-15
    Ps: Psalm 126
    Pr: Proverbs 16:26-27

    Today´s notable verse:

    8 Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, did great wonders and miraculous signs among the people. 9 Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. These men began to argue with Stephen, 10 but they could not stand up against his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.

    Acts 6:8-10 (NIV)

    The One Year Bible Blog‘s comments for today.