God often lays hold upon leaders of sects who blaspheme with false doctrines, inflicting on them unusual punishments for the sake of warning others.
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Day 155 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Job 14:1–16:22 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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As long as unity of faith and oneness of mind survive, the true Church of God abides, so we must be careful to cherish the virtue of harmony.
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Day 154 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Job 11:1–13:28 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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An angry heart knows no moderation, fanning a tiny spark into a conflagration, retaliating and cursing, committing a greater wrong than suffered.
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Day 153 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Job 8:1–10:22 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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The day will come when only righteousness and holiness shall dwell on the earth — none but godly, righteous souls — for we shall be like God.
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Day 152 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Job 5:1–7:21 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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"What is temporal suffering, however protracted, contrasted with eternal life? It is not worthy to be called suffering or to be esteemed meritorious."
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Day 151 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Job 1:1–4:24 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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It is not becoming of Christians to lead heathenish lives, as they have something nobler to do. They are to be occupied with the Word of God.
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Day 150 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Esther 6:1–10:3 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Those who would follow their reason in the things dealt with in the article of the Trinity, will reject the Word, and be defeated in their "wisdom."
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Day 149 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Esther 1:1–5:14 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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The primitive church would assemble daily for prayer, morning and evening, and also at certain other appointed hours, and frequently entire nights.
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Day 148 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Nehemiah 12:1–13:31 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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The Spirit, pouring into our hearts, makes us different beings, creatures who love and obey God. This is simply the manifestation of his work in the heart.
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Day 147 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Nehemiah 10:1–11:36 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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The Holy Spirit has comes to enlighten your hearts, so that you will understand the truth, and will call to remembrance all things of Christ.
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Day 146 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Nehemiah 8:1–9:38 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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May the Holy Spirit working through the Word convince you that the Father would have your heart free, at peace with him through faith in his Son.
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Day 145 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Nehemiah 7:1–73 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Church is where it happens. What happens there but God's Spirit working through the read and preached Word? We avoid the assembly at our peril.
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Day 144 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Nehemiah 4:1–6:19 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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We are loved of God through Christ Jesus and enjoy his favor and grace, but also have the great promises of the Lord himself dwelling completely in us.
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Day 143 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Nehemiah 1:1–3:32 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Christ binds the church to his Word and dwells in the midst of those who gather for the teaching and preaching of it, and live under its rule.
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Day 142 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Ezra 8:1–10:44 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Do not judge things according to feelings but keep to the Word and the comfort of preaching which the Holy Spirit gives to distressed consciences.
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Day 141 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Ezra 4:1–7:28 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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The office of the Holy Spirit is, namely, to invest the treasure — Christ and all he has, to enfold him in your heart so that Christ Jesus may be your own.
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Day 140 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Ezra 1:1–3:13 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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The Church is not known by the name on the sign or external appearance but those who have real knowledge of Christ in his Word and promises.
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Day 139 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Chronicles 35:1–36:23 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Why does God permit his own to suffer? In order to subdue the free will, that we should accustom ourselves to build alone upon Christ.
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Day 138 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Chronicles 32:1–34:33 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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"Take heed to accept in purity and to maintain with patience the Word so graciously and richly given you by God without effort or merit on your part."
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Day 137 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Chronicles 28:1–31:21 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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The Lord suffers a lifetime with us, giving us the opportunity to repent and believe in his Savior. But he will suffer no longer than a limited lifetime.
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Day 136 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Chronicles 25:1–27:9 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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May you hear the Word of God and believe because the Spirit has born witness with your spirit that this word comes from God, and is for you.
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Day 135 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Chronicles 21:1–24:27 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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May you know the will of the Father so that you may ask rightly in the Son's name, knowing that you receive for Christ's sake, not by your own merit.
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Day 134 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Chronicles 18:1–20:37 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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The gospel is a teaching that gives the world nothing but offense — a thing unworthy to be heard or tolerated because it is not worldly, but spiritual.
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Day 132 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Chronicles 13:1–17:19 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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The great and powerful work of all true Christians is, by God’s grace, to keep the faith so that they may have a clear conscience and peace before God.
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Day 132 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Chronicles 9:1–12:16 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Those who would believe and preach the gospel, must cast aside all works supposed to make one just and holy , and allow nothing to remain but faith.
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Day 131 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Chronicles 6:1–8:18 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Christ as a gift makes you a Christian and nourishes your faith, but Christ as an example moves your faith to do good works for your neighbor.
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Day 130 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Chronicles 2:1–5:14 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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In the gospel is an entirely different, a spiritual government, that exists alone in the Word, by which sinners are convicted and Christ proclaimed.
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Day 129 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 1 Chronicles 28:1 – 2 Chronicles 1:17 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Christ hung upon the cross that we might learn how deeply strength lies hidden under weakness, and learn to know his strength in our weakness.
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Day 128 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 1 Chronicles 25:1–27:34 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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We are joint heirs with Christ by believing on the same Lord Jesus Christ alone and the promises of his word and the Father's grace are ours.
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Day 127 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 1 Chronicles 22:1–24:31 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Cling to the great and glorious gifts of the resurrection: the gospel, holy Baptism, the power of the Holy Spirit, and comfort in all adversity.
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Day 126 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 1 Chronicles 18:1–21:30 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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When despairing, our works must immediately sink out of sight, leaving no help or victory except the faith that clings to the word of Christ the Lord.
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Day 125 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 1 Chronicles 15:1–17:27 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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It is not for human beings to say what is right or wrong, whether an act or ruling is divine, for that is left to God alone who elects those who believe.
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Day 124 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 1 Chronicles 12:1–14:17 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Out of pure grace and mercy, God elects, as beneficiaries of his goodness, the poor, and wretched, and unworthy, who acknowledge themselves guilty.
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Day 123 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 1 Chronicles 9:1–11:47 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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We are to remember the poor, as the apostles urged, but there is another poor Man whom the whole world would forget, while Christians remember.
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Day 122 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 1 Chronicles 7:1–8:40 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Christ's kingdom abounds in grace and mercy for he is a comforting, friendly shepherd, who tenderly invites, and all people to come to him.
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Day 121 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 1 Chronicles 6:1–81 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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If you believe that Christ died to save you from all evil, and hold fast to that word, you will find it so certain and sure that no creature can overthrow it.
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Day 120 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 1 Chronicles 3:1-5:26 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Through Christ's death, you are redeemed from sin and death, raised to an imperishable life you cannot yet perceive in yourselves except through faith.
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Day 119 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 1 Chronicles 1:1-2:55 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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We do not have to win any battles, but only to keep the victory that has already been won, by holding onto faith in Christ and his cross.
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Day 118 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Kings 23:1–25:30 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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To keep company with the "weak Christ" is the highest wisdom on earth, and a second is like it, to bear with his weak followers, the church.
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Day 117 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Kings 20:1–22:20 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Unbelief is the greatest sin there is, for it cares not for God or at least, cares little for him who is to be loved with one's whole heart and entire being.
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Day 116 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Kings 18:1–19:37 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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The true church is not known by its government or its name but because it is known by its Shepherd and knows him, having faith in him alone.
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Day 116 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Kings 15:1–17:41 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Scripture teaches that we cannot be saved by our own works, but through hearing and believing by the power of his Spirit that Jesus is the Christ .
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Day 115 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Kings 12:1–14:29 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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There is a great Day coming when we will be raised bodily from the dead, but in the meantime, we are being raised spiritually into a better existence.
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Day 114 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Kings 9:1–11:20 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Christ cannot remain in death — although he may suffer death by reason of his human nature — yet he must of his own power rise from the dead.
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Day 113 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Kings 6:1–8:29 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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The world, seeing no wrong with itself, does not receive one part of Christ's word, reproval, and so, seeing no need of it, cannot receive his grace.
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Day 112 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Kings 4:1–5:27 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Christ is the righteousness of Christians before God, going to the Father, that is, suffering and rising for us, and thereby reconciling us to the Father.
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Day 111 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Kings 1:1–3:27 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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The role of the pastor or shepherd is to feed the sheep, and to protect them from all evil, which begins and ends with proper feeding from the Word.
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Day 110 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 1 Kings 21:1–22:53 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Be careful that what you hear from the pulpit is the sure Word of God instead of those doctrines that suit a pastor's or denomination's agenda.
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Day 109 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 1 Kings 18:1–20:43 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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We are not to trifle with the Scriptures, else there would then be no reliable and permanent foundation whereon the conscience may rely.
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Day 108 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 1 Kings 15:1–17:24 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Only devout, childlike people may grasp and understand the Bible, those who say by God's grace that because he has said it, then they do believe it.
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Day 107 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 1 Kings 12:1–14:31 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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It is not enough to know the historical fact of Jesus, but to also know that he calls us dear brothers, infusing his own righteousness and glory into us who believe.
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