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JUSTIFIED BY … FAITH / GALATIANS 2:15-16

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(KJV) Galatians 2:15-16

We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, 16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

JUSTIFIED BY … FAITH / GALATIANS 2:15-16

This is a key issue in Paul’s letter to the Galatians (just as it was in his letter to the Romans, Romans 3 – 8). Paul deals here with the question of how sinners can be justified (forgiven of their sins, accepted by God and put in a right relationship with Him). This will happen not by “observing the law” or following religious routines, but by a living and active faith in Christ Jesus. Paul is not saying that the law is not “holy, righteous and good” (Romans 7:12). But he argues against using the law as a basis for trying to gain favor or acceptance with God. Salvation by faith, because of God’s grace (His unearned favor), is the essence of the true message of Christ (Romans 3:20, 28; Philippians 3:9).

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  1. AFRAID OF … CIRCUMCISION GROUP / GALATIANS 2:12
  2. I OPPOSED HIM TO HIS FACE / GALATIANS 2:11
  3. REMEMBER THE POOR / GALATIANS 2:10
  4. GOD DOES NOT JUDGE BY EXTERNAL APPEARANCE / GALATIANS 2:6
  5. NOT GIVE IN TO THEM FOR A MOMENT / GALATIAN 2:5
  6. FALSE BROTHERS / GALATIANS 2:4
  7. GOD WHO SET ME APART / GALATIANS 1:15-16
  8. OR AM I TRYING TO PLEASE MEN? / GALATIANS 1:10
  9. LET HIM BE ETERNALLY CONDEMNED! / GALATIANS 1:9
  10. A DIFFERENT GOSPEL / GALATIANS 1:6-7
  11. RESCUE US FROM THE PRESENT EVIL AGE / GALATIANS 1:3-5
  12. NOT INHERIT THE KINDOM OF GOD /GALATIANS 5:21
  13. THE SPIRIT … THE SINFUL NATURE / GALATIANS 5:17
  14. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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AFRAID OF … CIRCUMCISION GROUP / GALATIANS 2:12

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(KJV) Galatians 2:12

For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.

AFRAID OF … CIRCUMCISION GROUP / GALATIANS 2:12

Circumcision involves cutting the foreskin from the penis. This physical act was originally used to confirm God’s promise to make Abraham’s descendants a great nation (Genesis 17:1-14). Later, it became a sign that the Israelites were in a covenant relationship with God based on God’s laws and promises to them and their faithfulness and obedience to Him (Leviticus 12:3; Romans 2:29). Those “who belonged to the circumcision group” were Jewish Christians, especially in the Jerusalem church, who believed that the Old Testament sign of circumcision was still necessary for all new covenant Christians (Galatians 2:4). They also taught that Jewish believers should not eat with any uncircumcised Gentile (non-Jewish) believers who did not follow certain Jewish customs and food restrictions. Peter knew that God accepted Gentile believers without bias or prejudice (Acts 10:34-35), Yet he denied his own principles out of fear of criticism and the possibility of losing authority with some in the Jerusalem church. His separation from Gentile believers at mealtimes encouraged the false notion that there were two bodies of Christ (two different churches) – Jewish and Gentile.

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  1. I OPPOSED HIM TO HIS FACE / GALATIANS 2:11
  2. REMEMBER THE POOR / GALATIANS 2:10
  3. GOD DOES NOT JUDGE BY EXTERNAL APPEARANCE / GALATIANS 2:6
  4. NOT GIVE IN TO THEM FOR A MOMENT / GALATIAN 2:5
  5. FALSE BROTHERS / GALATIANS 2:4
  6. GOD WHO SET ME APART / GALATIANS 1:15-16
  7. OR AM I TRYING TO PLEASE MEN? / GALATIANS 1:10
  8. LET HIM BE ETERNALLY CONDEMNED! / GALATIANS 1:9
  9. A DIFFERENT GOSPEL / GALATIANS 1:6-7
  10. RESCUE US FROM THE PRESENT EVIL AGE / GALATIANS 1:3-5
  11. NOT INHERIT THE KINDOM OF GOD /GALATIANS 5:21
  12. THE SPIRIT … THE SINFUL NATURE / GALATIANS 5:17
  13. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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I OPPOSED HIM TO HIS FACE / GALATIANS 2:11

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(KJV) Galatians 2:11

 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.

I OPPOSED HIM TO HIS FACE / GALATIANS 2:11

A minister or spiritual leader – or any believer, for that matter – who behaves in ways that reflect a false or hypocritical witness (Galatians 2:13) must be challenged and corrected (1 Timothy 5:20). This principle applies to everyone, whatever the person’s reputation, status or influence. Even a wee-known and respected person like Peter (one of Jesus’ closest disciples and a key leader in the early church), who was used powerfully by God, needed to be corrected when his behavior was not consistent with his faith (Galatians 2:11-17; 1 Timothy 5:20-21). The Bible reveals that Peter recognized his error, humbly accepted Paul’s rebuke and changed his behavior. He later refers to Paul as “our dear brother Paul” (2 Peter 3:15).

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  1. REMEMBER THE POOR / GALATIANS 2:10
  2. GOD DOES NOT JUDGE BY EXTERNAL APPEARANCE / GALATIANS 2:6
  3. NOT GIVE IN TO THEM FOR A MOMENT / GALATIAN 2:5
  4. FALSE BROTHERS / GALATIANS 2:4
  5. GOD WHO SET ME APART / GALATIANS 1:15-16
  6. OR AM I TRYING TO PLEASE MEN? / GALATIANS 1:10
  7. LET HIM BE ETERNALLY CONDEMNED! / GALATIANS 1:9
  8. A DIFFERENT GOSPEL / GALATIANS 1:6-7
  9. RESCUE US FROM THE PRESENT EVIL AGE / GALATIANS 1:3-5
  10. NOT INHERIT THE KINDOM OF GOD /GALATIANS 5:21
  11. THE SPIRIT … THE SINFUL NATURE / GALATIANS 5:17
  12. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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REMEMBER THE POOR / GALATIANS 2:10

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(KJV) Galatians 2:10

Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

REMEMBER THE POOR / GALATIANS 2:10

A repeated theme that is seen throughout God’s Word is the special importance of helping the poor (Exodus 23:10-11; Deuteronomy 15:7-11; Jeremiah 22:16; Amos 2:6-7; Matthew 6:2-4; John 13:29). There will always be those around us who need help. Those who are disadvantaged, especially “those who belong to the family of believers” (Galatians 6:10), require both our material assistance and our prayers. Jesus said that when we meet the practical needs of “the least of these brothers of mine, you did it for me” (Matthew 25:40).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. GOD DOES NOT JUDGE BY EXTERNAL APPEARANCE / GALATIANS 2:6
  2. NOT GIVE IN TO THEM FOR A MOMENT / GALATIAN 2:5
  3. FALSE BROTHERS / GALATIANS 2:4
  4. GOD WHO SET ME APART / GALATIANS 1:15-16
  5. OR AM I TRYING TO PLEASE MEN? / GALATIANS 1:10
  6. LET HIM BE ETERNALLY CONDEMNED! / GALATIANS 1:9
  7. A DIFFERENT GOSPEL / GALATIANS 1:6-7
  8. RESCUE US FROM THE PRESENT EVIL AGE / GALATIANS 1:3-5
  9. NOT INHERIT THE KINDOM OF GOD /GALATIANS 5:21
  10. THE SPIRIT … THE SINFUL NATURE / GALATIANS 5:17
  11. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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GOD DOES NOT JUDGE BY EXTERNAL APPEARANCE / GALATIANS 2:6

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(KJV) Galatians 2:6

But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man’s person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:

GOD DOES NOT JUDGE BY EXTERNAL APPEARANCE / GALATIANS 2:6

God does not show favoritism or preference to any person because of his or her heritage, reputation, position or accomplishment (Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 10:17; Job 34:19; Acts 10:34; Ephesians 6:9).

  1. God sees and evaluates the heart (the inner person, one’s true devotion and motives), and His favor rests on those whose hearts are truly devoted to Him in love, faith and spiritual purity (1 Samuel 16:7; Matthew 23:28; Luke 16:15; John 7:24; 2 Corinthians 10:7; 1 Corinthians 13:1).
  2. This means that God does not prefer the love, companionship and prayers of the educated more than the uneducated, the rich more than the poor, the powerful more than the weak or the influential more than the seemingly unknown. God’s eternal principle is that He “accepts men from every nation who fear Him and do what is right” (Acts 10:35).

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  1. NOT GIVE IN TO THEM FOR A MOMENT / GALATIAN 2:5
  2. FALSE BROTHERS / GALATIANS 2:4
  3. GOD WHO SET ME APART / GALATIANS 1:15-16
  4. OR AM I TRYING TO PLEASE MEN? / GALATIANS 1:10
  5. LET HIM BE ETERNALLY CONDEMNED! / GALATIANS 1:9
  6. A DIFFERENT GOSPEL / GALATIANS 1:6-7
  7. RESCUE US FROM THE PRESENT EVIL AGE / GALATIANS 1:3-5
  8. NOT INHERIT THE KINDOM OF GOD /GALATIANS 5:21
  9. THE SPIRIT … THE SINFUL NATURE / GALATIANS 5:17
  10. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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NOT GIVE IN TO THEM FOR A MOMENT / GALATIAN 2:5

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(KJV) Galatians 2:5

To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

NOT GIVE IN TO THEM FOR A MOMENT / GALATIAN 2:5

Paul was gentle, tolerant and patient toward many things (1 Corinthians 13:4-7), but he was firm and completely unbending when it came to the “truth of the gospel.” The revelation that he received directly from Christ (Galatians 1:12) is the one and only message that possesses the power to save all who believe, receive and respond to it (Romans 1:16). Paul understood that this gospel (“good news”; Mark 14:9) must never be compromised for the sake of peace, unity or current opinion. Both the honor of Jesus Christ and the salvation of those who are spiritually lost (who have not received God’s forgiveness and a personal relationship with Christ) were at stake. If we neglect or abandon any part of the gospel according to New Testament revelation, we begin to tear down the only message that can save us from eternal destruction (Matthew 18:6).

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  1. FALSE BROTHERS / GALATIANS 2:4
  2. GOD WHO SET ME APART / GALATIANS 1:15-16
  3. OR AM I TRYING TO PLEASE MEN? / GALATIANS 1:10
  4. LET HIM BE ETERNALLY CONDEMNED! / GALATIANS 1:9
  5. A DIFFERENT GOSPEL / GALATIANS 1:6-7
  6. RESCUE US FROM THE PRESENT EVIL AGE / GALATIANS 1:3-5
  7. NOT INHERIT THE KINDOM OF GOD /GALATIANS 5:21
  8. THE SPIRIT … THE SINFUL NATURE / GALATIANS 5:17
  9. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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FALSE BROTHERS / GALATIANS 2:4

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(KJV) Galatians 2:4

And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

FALSE BROTHERS / GALATIANS 2:4

These were Judaizers, those who strictly obeyed the rules of Judaism (Jewish religion, customs and culture). They claimed that non-Jews needed to follow the Old Testament law of Moses (Acts 15:5; 2 Corinthians 11:26), particularly the regulation of circumcision (Galatians 2:12; Romans 2:29; Philippians 3:2; Acts 15:11), in order to be saved and in right relationship with God (Romans 2:29) This philosophy is also referred to as legalism. Legalism involves relying on religious regulations, routines and personal works to bring spiritual salvation or gain favor with God. It involves following the details of the law without a true commitment to the spirit and purposes behind the law (Acts 25:8). While God’s law is good and spiritual (Romans 7:12-14) and its moral standards and principles still apply to the Christian life, simply following the law cannot save us. The purpose of God’s law is to reveal our own inability to live by God’s perfect standard and to point us to our need for Christ (Galatians 3:24). When a person by faith receives God’s forgiveness and yields his or her life to Christ’s leadership, the Holy Spirit then enables him or her to live by God’s standards (Romans 8:4). The person lives the transformed life, however, out of love and gratitude to God, not as a means of gaining His favor. Many Judaizers were not even sincere in their own devotion to the law but simply wanted to force their influence upon other people in the church and distract them from true faith in Christ (Galatians 4:17).

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  1. GOD WHO SET ME APART / GALATIANS 1:15-16
  2. OR AM I TRYING TO PLEASE MEN? / GALATIANS 1:10
  3. LET HIM BE ETERNALLY CONDEMNED! / GALATIANS 1:9
  4. A DIFFERENT GOSPEL / GALATIANS 1:6-7
  5. RESCUE US FROM THE PRESENT EVIL AGE / GALATIANS 1:3-5
  6. NOT INHERIT THE KINDOM OF GOD /GALATIANS 5:21
  7. THE SPIRIT … THE SINFUL NATURE / GALATIANS 5:17
  8. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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WOE TO YOU / LUKE 11:42

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(KJV) Luke 11:42

But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

WOE TO YOU / LUKE 11:42

See Matthew 23:13 on Christ confronting and condemning the sins of the Pharisees. Notice also that Jesus is not criticizing the practice of tithing (giving ten percent of one’s income to God); He is saying that they should have done that in addition to practicing real love and justice.

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  1. YOUR EYE IS THE LAMP OF YOUR BODY / LUKE 11:34
  2. SEVEN OTHER SPIRITS … LIVE THERE / LUKE 11:26
  3. WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME / LUKE 11:23
  4. DEMONS … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 11:20
  5. GIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO ASK / LUKE 11:13
  6. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / LUKE 11:9
  7. OUR DAILY BREAD / LUKE 11:3
  8. ONE THING IS NEEDED / LUKE 10:42
  9. THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN / LUKE 10:30
  10. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  11. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  12. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  13. I SAW SATAN FALL / LUKE 10:18
  14. LAMBS AMONG WOLVES / LUKE 10:3
  15. SENT THEM TWO BY TWO / LUKE 10:1
  16. REBUKED THEM / LUKE 9:55-56
  17. THE PEOPLE DID NOT WELCOME HIM / LUKE 9:52-53
  18. THE TRANSFIGURATION / LUKE 9:29
  19. ASHAMED OF ME / LUKE 9:26
  20. WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE / LUKE 9:24
  21. TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY / LUKE 9:23
  22. WARNED THEM NOT TO TELL / LUKE 9:21
  23. FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND / LUKE 9:12-17
  24. PREACH THE KINGDOM … HEAL THE SICK / LUKE 9:2
  25. A DEMON-POSSESSED MAN / LUKE 8:27-33
  26. MY MOTHER AND BROTHERS / LUKE 8:21
  27. CHOKED BY LIFE’S WORRIES / LUKE 8:14
  28. BELIEVE FOR A WHILE … FALL AWAY / LUKE 8:13
  29. HELPING TO SUPPORT THEM / LUKE 8:3
  30. SHE LOVED MUCH / LUKE 7:47
  31. WEEPING / LUKE 7:37-38
  32. WISDOM IS PROVED RIGHT BY ALL HER CHILDREN / LUKE 7:35
  33. GLUTTON AND A DRUNKARD / LUKE 7:34
  34. A REED SWAYED / LUKE 7:24
  35. HIS HEART WENT OUT TO HER / LUKE 7:13
  36. DO NOT DO WHAT I SAY / LUKE 4:46
  37. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  38. GIVE / LUKE 6:38
  39. DO NOT JUDGE / LUKE 6:37
  40. LOVE YOUR ENEMIES / LUKE 6:27
  41. WOE TO YOU WHEN ALL MEN SPEAK WELL / LUKE 6:26
  42. WOE TO YOU WHO ARE RICH / LUKE 6:24
  43. HOW THEIR FATHERS TREATED THE PROPHETS / LUKE 6:23
  44. WHEN MEN HATE YOU / LUKE 6:22
  45. SERMON ON THE PLAIN / LUKE 6:17-19
  46. SPENT THE NIGHT PRAYING / LUKE 6:12
  47. JESUS AND THE SABBATH / LUKE 6:2-10
  48. ‘THE OLD IS BETTER’ / LUKE 5:39
  49. EAT AND DRINK WITH … ‘SINNERS’ / LUKE 5:30
  50. SON OF MAN / LUKE 5:24
  51. JESUS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE THINKING / LUKE 5:22
  52. CARRYING A PARALYTIC / LUKE 5:8
  53. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  54. PRAYERS OF JESUS / LUKE 5:16
  55. YOU WILL CATCH MEN / LUKE 5:9-10
  56. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  57. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  58. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  59. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  60. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  61. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  62. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1-2
  63. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  64. HE WILL BURN UP THE CHAFF / LUKE 3:17
  65. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 3:16
  66. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / LUKE 3:8
  67. CAESAR … PILATE … HEROD / LUKE 3:1-2
  68. JESUS GREW IN WISDOM / LUKE 2:52
  69. I HAD TO BE IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE / LUKE 2:49-51
  70. THE CHILD GREW / LUKE 2:40
  71. ANNA … WORHIPED / LUKE 2:36-38
  72. A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:35
  73. RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32
  74. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
  75. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  76. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  77. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  78. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  79. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  80. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  81. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  82. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  83. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  84. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  85. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  86. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  87. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  88. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  89. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  90. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  91. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  92. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  93. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  94. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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YOUR EYE IS THE LAMP OF YOUR BODY / LUKE 11:34

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Luke 11:34

The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.

YOUR EYE IS THE LAMP OF YOUR BODY / LUKE 11:34

The eye is the body’s gateway to light and images – Physically and even spiritually. If the eye is healthy, then a person can fully receive and use light and determine clearly what an image truly is. But if a person’s eyes are blinded or weakened, then darkness will change or twist what lies before them and affect what they can do. This passage has both literal and symbolic implications.

  1. We must be careful what we choose to view and take into our lives through our eyes. Our physical and spiritual eyes take in only what we expose ourselves to. If images and ideas are ungodly and evil, they will cloud and corrupt our minds spiritually and keep us from following God and His plans.
  2. When people’s spiritual eyes (their attitudes, motives and desires) are directed toward God and His purposes, then the light of His Word enters their hearts to produce the blessings, benefits, character traits and outward evidence of spiritual salvation and devotion to God (Galatians 5:22-23). But if their desires are not focused on the things of God, then God’s revelation and truth are hidden. 
  3. We must continually examine our lives to make sure that our spiritual eyes are open and clear from sin so that God’s Word can purify, renew and transform our lives inwardly and outwardly. Do we respond to the teaching or reading of God’s Word with a spirit that reflects true love for Him, a deepening hunger for His Word and the desire to serve His purposes? Or, in spite of all the godly messages and Bible teaching we have received, is there a spiritual dryness and deadness in our souls that keeps us troubled and enslaved to sin? If so, we should confess our sins, open our hearts to God, turn from our own way and begin following God’s light and purposes again. With our spiritual eyes opened, we will see that there is no room for compromise.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. SEVEN OTHER SPIRITS … LIVE THERE / LUKE 11:26
  2. WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME / LUKE 11:23
  3. DEMONS … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 11:20
  4. GIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO ASK / LUKE 11:13
  5. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / LUKE 11:9
  6. OUR DAILY BREAD / LUKE 11:3
  7. ONE THING IS NEEDED / LUKE 10:42
  8. THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN / LUKE 10:30
  9. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  10. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  11. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  12. I SAW SATAN FALL / LUKE 10:18
  13. LAMBS AMONG WOLVES / LUKE 10:3
  14. SENT THEM TWO BY TWO / LUKE 10:1
  15. REBUKED THEM / LUKE 9:55-56
  16. THE PEOPLE DID NOT WELCOME HIM / LUKE 9:52-53
  17. THE TRANSFIGURATION / LUKE 9:29
  18. ASHAMED OF ME / LUKE 9:26
  19. WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE / LUKE 9:24
  20. TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY / LUKE 9:23
  21. WARNED THEM NOT TO TELL / LUKE 9:21
  22. FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND / LUKE 9:12-17
  23. PREACH THE KINGDOM … HEAL THE SICK / LUKE 9:2
  24. A DEMON-POSSESSED MAN / LUKE 8:27-33
  25. MY MOTHER AND BROTHERS / LUKE 8:21
  26. CHOKED BY LIFE’S WORRIES / LUKE 8:14
  27. BELIEVE FOR A WHILE … FALL AWAY / LUKE 8:13
  28. HELPING TO SUPPORT THEM / LUKE 8:3
  29. SHE LOVED MUCH / LUKE 7:47
  30. WEEPING / LUKE 7:37-38
  31. WISDOM IS PROVED RIGHT BY ALL HER CHILDREN / LUKE 7:35
  32. GLUTTON AND A DRUNKARD / LUKE 7:34
  33. A REED SWAYED / LUKE 7:24
  34. HIS HEART WENT OUT TO HER / LUKE 7:13
  35. DO NOT DO WHAT I SAY / LUKE 4:46
  36. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  37. GIVE / LUKE 6:38
  38. DO NOT JUDGE / LUKE 6:37
  39. LOVE YOUR ENEMIES / LUKE 6:27
  40. WOE TO YOU WHEN ALL MEN SPEAK WELL / LUKE 6:26
  41. WOE TO YOU WHO ARE RICH / LUKE 6:24
  42. HOW THEIR FATHERS TREATED THE PROPHETS / LUKE 6:23
  43. WHEN MEN HATE YOU / LUKE 6:22
  44. SERMON ON THE PLAIN / LUKE 6:17-19
  45. SPENT THE NIGHT PRAYING / LUKE 6:12
  46. JESUS AND THE SABBATH / LUKE 6:2-10
  47. ‘THE OLD IS BETTER’ / LUKE 5:39
  48. EAT AND DRINK WITH … ‘SINNERS’ / LUKE 5:30
  49. SON OF MAN / LUKE 5:24
  50. JESUS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE THINKING / LUKE 5:22
  51. CARRYING A PARALYTIC / LUKE 5:8
  52. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  53. PRAYERS OF JESUS / LUKE 5:16
  54. YOU WILL CATCH MEN / LUKE 5:9-10
  55. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  56. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  57. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  58. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  59. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  60. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  61. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1-2
  62. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  63. HE WILL BURN UP THE CHAFF / LUKE 3:17
  64. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 3:16
  65. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / LUKE 3:8
  66. CAESAR … PILATE … HEROD / LUKE 3:1-2
  67. JESUS GREW IN WISDOM / LUKE 2:52
  68. I HAD TO BE IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE / LUKE 2:49-51
  69. THE CHILD GREW / LUKE 2:40
  70. ANNA … WORHIPED / LUKE 2:36-38
  71. A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:35
  72. RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32
  73. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
  74. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  75. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  76. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  77. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  78. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  79. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  80. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  81. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  82. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  83. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  84. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  85. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  86. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  87. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  88. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  89. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  90. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  91. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  92. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  93. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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SEVEN OTHER SPIRITS … LIVE THERE / LUKE 11:26

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(KJV) Luke 11:26

Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

SEVEN OTHER SPIRITS … LIVE THERE / LUKE 11:26

The point of this passage is made clearer in its parallel account found in Matthew 12:43-45. The passage in Matthew speaks of the house (a life) that is swept clean but left unoccupied (spiritually). A life that seems to be spiritually changed and renewed but lacks God’s presence (does not have a personal relationship with Jesus) is wide open to being influenced and “reoccupied” by evil. Even those who have truly received Christ must be cautious in their spiritual lives – although an evil spirit cannot possess them while God’s Spirit lives in them. 

  1. People who accept Christ’s forgiveness and are spiritually “born again” (John 3:3) must also commit themselves to obedience, prayer, the standards of God’s Word and continually being filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4; Romans 8).
  2. Just because a person has accepted Christ and entered a relationship with God does not mean that Satan will no longer attempt to influence him or her for evil purposes (Luke 22:31; Matthew 6:13). People are safe from sin and Satan only by full devotion to Christ and by using all the means of help and resistance God makes available through faith in Christ (Ephesians 6:11).
  3. Believers who have been freed from demonic powers but have still not completely renounced sin or opened their lives to the power and purpose of God’s Spirit are inviting the evil spirits to come back against them with renewed force.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME / LUKE 11:23
  2. DEMONS … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 11:20
  3. GIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO ASK / LUKE 11:13
  4. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / LUKE 11:9
  5. OUR DAILY BREAD / LUKE 11:3
  6. ONE THING IS NEEDED / LUKE 10:42
  7. THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN / LUKE 10:30
  8. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  9. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  10. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  11. I SAW SATAN FALL / LUKE 10:18
  12. LAMBS AMONG WOLVES / LUKE 10:3
  13. SENT THEM TWO BY TWO / LUKE 10:1
  14. REBUKED THEM / LUKE 9:55-56
  15. THE PEOPLE DID NOT WELCOME HIM / LUKE 9:52-53
  16. THE TRANSFIGURATION / LUKE 9:29
  17. ASHAMED OF ME / LUKE 9:26
  18. WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE / LUKE 9:24
  19. TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY / LUKE 9:23
  20. WARNED THEM NOT TO TELL / LUKE 9:21
  21. FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND / LUKE 9:12-17
  22. PREACH THE KINGDOM … HEAL THE SICK / LUKE 9:2
  23. A DEMON-POSSESSED MAN / LUKE 8:27-33
  24. MY MOTHER AND BROTHERS / LUKE 8:21
  25. CHOKED BY LIFE’S WORRIES / LUKE 8:14
  26. BELIEVE FOR A WHILE … FALL AWAY / LUKE 8:13
  27. HELPING TO SUPPORT THEM / LUKE 8:3
  28. SHE LOVED MUCH / LUKE 7:47
  29. WEEPING / LUKE 7:37-38
  30. WISDOM IS PROVED RIGHT BY ALL HER CHILDREN / LUKE 7:35
  31. GLUTTON AND A DRUNKARD / LUKE 7:34
  32. A REED SWAYED / LUKE 7:24
  33. HIS HEART WENT OUT TO HER / LUKE 7:13
  34. DO NOT DO WHAT I SAY / LUKE 4:46
  35. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  36. GIVE / LUKE 6:38
  37. DO NOT JUDGE / LUKE 6:37
  38. LOVE YOUR ENEMIES / LUKE 6:27
  39. WOE TO YOU WHEN ALL MEN SPEAK WELL / LUKE 6:26
  40. WOE TO YOU WHO ARE RICH / LUKE 6:24
  41. HOW THEIR FATHERS TREATED THE PROPHETS / LUKE 6:23
  42. WHEN MEN HATE YOU / LUKE 6:22
  43. SERMON ON THE PLAIN / LUKE 6:17-19
  44. SPENT THE NIGHT PRAYING / LUKE 6:12
  45. JESUS AND THE SABBATH / LUKE 6:2-10
  46. ‘THE OLD IS BETTER’ / LUKE 5:39
  47. EAT AND DRINK WITH … ‘SINNERS’ / LUKE 5:30
  48. SON OF MAN / LUKE 5:24
  49. JESUS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE THINKING / LUKE 5:22
  50. CARRYING A PARALYTIC / LUKE 5:8
  51. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  52. PRAYERS OF JESUS / LUKE 5:16
  53. YOU WILL CATCH MEN / LUKE 5:9-10
  54. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  55. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  56. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  57. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  58. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  59. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  60. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1-2
  61. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  62. HE WILL BURN UP THE CHAFF / LUKE 3:17
  63. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 3:16
  64. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / LUKE 3:8
  65. CAESAR … PILATE … HEROD / LUKE 3:1-2
  66. JESUS GREW IN WISDOM / LUKE 2:52
  67. I HAD TO BE IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE / LUKE 2:49-51
  68. THE CHILD GREW / LUKE 2:40
  69. ANNA … WORHIPED / LUKE 2:36-38
  70. A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:35
  71. RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32
  72. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
  73. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  74. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  75. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  76. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  77. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  78. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  79. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  80. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  81. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  82. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  83. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  84. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  85. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  86. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  87. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  88. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  89. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  90. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  91. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  92. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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