In Acts 16, we had gotten the apostle Paul started off on his second evangelistic campaign and this one took him down the southern end of Turkey and then on into the western end. Remember I was telling you that every time he tried to …
As a boy growing up in the 1930s, I lived in a house built about the turn of the century that had built-in accessories that homes today just do not have. Our kitchen boasted a flour bin built into the kitchen counter that would hold a …
Watching toddlers play together in a room full of toys can be instructive. For a short while, the children check out the toys strewn about the room, noting the bright colors, touching them, putting them in their mouths, and perhaps even …
(4) having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. (5) For to which of the angels did He ever say:
“ You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You”? And again:
“ I will be to Him a Father,
And He shall be to Me a Son”? (6) But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says:
' Let all the angels of God worship Him.' (7) And of the angels He says:
“ Who makes His angels spirits
And His ministers a flame of fire.” (8) But to the Son He says:
“ Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
(9) You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.'
Overall, the Jews generally had high regard for angels, and well they might. Part of the reason is contained in the word translated “direction” in Acts 7:53, at the end of Stephen's speech to the Sanhedrin: “. . . …
Some of us are more competitive than others. You know who you are. However, all humans are competitive to some degree and in various areas. Like many, my competitive nature emerges when I play certain games, specifically card games. While not physically demanding, card games can be emotionally demanding. Trust me, if you play a Draw Four card against me in Uno when I only have one card left, I must take a few deep breaths to keep myself in check. My family has enjoyed card and board games for as long as I can remember. We would often have family game nights featuring various popular games,
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