challies.com • June 05, 2014 Last night I sat with a group of men from our church and talked about prayer. And, as usually happens, our thoughts turned toward unanswered prayer or prayer that is answered very differently than we had asked or hoped. Why are there times when God seems not to answer? If a good…
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jamesmacdonald.com Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you” (Psalm 16:1–2, ESV). Christians casually, sometimes even flippantly, refer to Jesus as Lord. It’s not without precedent—in the New Testament, Jesus Christ is referred to as Lord 740 times. But…
Is Jesus Lord? was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
How to Pray for Wisdom November 16, 2023 by: Erika Allen This article is part of the How to Pray series. What is wisdom and how do we attain it? Wisdom is the ability to apply knowledge and sound judgment in such a way that glorifies God. We develop wisdom by knowing the Bible and…
crossway.org Bible Q&A – What Does the Bible Say About Swearing? In this series, Dr. Dane Ortlund, Senior Vice President for Bible Publishing at Crossway, answers readers’ questions about the Bible. If you have a question for Dane, simply leave it as a comment at the bottom of this post. Q: What does the Bible…
What Does the Bible Say About Swearing? was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
jamesmacdonald.com And he had to pass through Samaria. So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there; so Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well. It was about the sixth hour (John 4:4-6, ESV). To…
When to Face Conflict was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge