He willed to give us birth by the word of truth that we may be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. James 1:18 NABRE James wrote about temptation and that God does not tempt us. James explains more about God’s nature and purpose; God is generous, good, giving a…
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John 16:13 – May 30, 2020
But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming. John 16:13 NABRE Jesus teaches the Spirit will teach and remind…
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Rather, living the truth in love, we should grow in every way into him who is the head, Christ, Ephesians 4:15 NABRE Paul in this section of the letter to the community at Ephesus speaks about the purpose of ministry, that we are called to grow in maturity, in fact…
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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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[Love] does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. 1 Corinthians 13:6 NABRE Chapter 13 of Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, is his great treatise on love. It is probably the most admired and read text of any of the scriptures. Many marriage ceremonies contain the words of…
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