Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, Ephesians 1:3 NABRE Paul opens his letter to the community at Ephesus repeating the word blessed, it is a word signifying a divine favor or grace.…
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But grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Ephesians 4:7 NABRE Paul is writing to the community in Ephesus about unity, followers are all to be one. In unity each has a gift for building up the kingdom of God. In Paul’s view…
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For thus says the LORD: Shout with joy for Jacob, exult at the head of the nations; proclaim your praise and say: The LORD has saved his people, the remnant of Israel. Jeremiah 31:7 NABRE Jeremiah is prophesying Israel will relive its experiences of earlier times, when they enjoyed the…
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because you will obey the voice of the LORD, your God, keeping the commandments and statutes that are written in this book of the law, when you return to the LORD, your God, with your whole heart and your whole being. Deuteronomy 30:10 NABRE The Mosaic Law shows the moral…
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To the one who has, more will be given; from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. Mark 4:25 NABRE Jesus speaks about His coming into the world. He begins by asking if a lamp comes only to be hidden under a basket, a…
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