Transformed to speak
Transformed to speak Acts 5:29-32 NKJV But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to obey God rather than men. [30] The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree. [31] Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. [32] And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him." Is this the same Peter
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Forbidden desires
2 Samuel 13:1-22 NLT Now David's son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. And Amnon, her half brother, fell desperately in love with her. [2] Amnon became so obsessed with Tamar that he became ill. She was a virgin, and Amnon thought he could never have her. [3] But Amnon had a very crafty friend-his cousin Jonadab. He was the son of David's brother Shimea. [4] One day Jonadab said to Amnon, "What's the trouble? Why should the son of a king look so dejected morning aft
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Desolation in death
Psalm 69:19-21 NKJV You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonour; My adversaries are all before You. [20] Reproach has broken my heart, And I am full of heaviness; I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none. [21] They also gave me gall for my food, And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. To have an ignominious death is the ultimate humiliation - to die with no one to care or sympathise. This happened with Henry Now
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The "bloody" conversation
Hebrews 12:22-24 NIV But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, [23] to the church of the Firstborn, whose names are written in Heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, [24] to Jesus the Mediator of a New Covenant, and to the sprinkled Blood that speaks a better Word than the blood of Abel. Yesterday a crowd
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Crushed heads
Psalm 68:21 NIV Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins. What a stark and seemingly cruel prophecy here in this Psalm. Why is it written? What possible cause could there be for the Lord to act so radically? Here's a thought: How many millions of times has the Lord had to watch as an abortionist crushes the head of a baby in the womb in order to extract every trace of the foetal body? "In a Dilation and Evacuation (D&E)
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Always winners 🏆
2 Corinthians 2:14-15 NKJV Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. [15] For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. How quickly are earthly honours lost - one week ago Arsenal were celebrating winning the league and last night they lost the Champions league on penalties! What differing emotions were on display - broad s
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Blessings and curses
Genesis 12:1-3 NKJV Now the LORD had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, From your family And from your father's house, To a land that I will show you. [2] I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. [3] I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." Here we see the beginnings of the nation of Israel. Abraham's grandson Jacob (re
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