Black Friday stirs up greedy, materialistic, covetous attitudes, characteristic of modern secularism. Materialism is based upon the premise that only matter exists, excluding anything connected with spiritual. Consequently, seeking …
"The Lord God has sworn by His holiness . . . " (Amos 4:2). Although not in the habit of swearing oaths—His Word is sufficient—God sometimes does so to focus on the seriousness of a pronouncement. As the writer of Hebrews says, "For when …
We serve a God who is positive, working toward a glorious future for Himself and the multitudes of sons and daughters He is preparing for that wonderful world tomorrow. He has made it possible through His Spirit for us to be optimistic …

(4) Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils.
Regarding the word spoils, the Expositor's Commentary says that it literally means "the top of the heap," and is used of the choicest spoils of war. From these spoils, then, Abraham gave one-tenth - the very best - to Melchizedek. …
Despite our many flaws, God’s purpose is to bring us to perfection (Hebrews 6:1). Within God’s purpose, Jesus Christ’s life as a human being was ordained to perfect Him and leave us an example to follow. The author writes in Hebrews 2:10, “For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through suffering.” Jesus was made perfect for His position as High Priest by the things He suffered. The word “perfect” is the Greek verb teleioō (Strong’s #5048), which means “to complete, to …
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