like newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk so that through it you may grow into salvation, for you have tasted that the Lord is good. 1 Peter 2:2-3 NABRE Peter opens this second chapter of his letter to the Christian communities with a naming of five things that all…
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let Israel hope in the LORD, For with the LORD is mercy, with him is plenteous redemption, Psalms 130:7 NABRE This psalm is one of the fifteen Psalms of Ascent. The Psalms of Ascent are rich with defined purpose, many scholars understanding the purpose in many ways. But one way…
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Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. 1 John 4:7 NABRE John is providing an extended mediation on what love is, where it originates and how it is best to be expressed. John is the Apostle…
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The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not covet,” and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this saying, [namely] “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Romans 13:9 NABRE Paul in this section of the letter…
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LORD, who may abide in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain? Psalms 15:1 NABRE Psalm fifteen provides eleven cardinal principles of observance which David stressed and taught. These go beyond the law, beyond the minimum requirements of the Hebrew law. There is a suggestion that in order…
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