Tag: Repentance
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🌸Paul’s Defense Before Agrippa🌻
Acts 26:1–32 📖 Full NKJV Scripture Reading 📚 1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You are permitted to speak for yourself.” So Paul stretched out his hand and answered for himself: 2 “I think myself happy, King Agrippa, because today I shall answer for myself before you concerning all the things of which I am…
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🌸 Apollos and the Power of the Spirit 🌻 “Growing in Grace and the Knowledge of the Lord”
📖 Acts 18:24–19:20 (NKJV) 📚 Apollos at Ephesus 24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord, though…
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🌸 Paul’s Address at the Areopagus 🌻 “To the Unknown God”
📖 Acts 17:22–31 (NKJV) 📚 22 Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; 23 for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore,…
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✨Peter Defends God’s Work to the Brethren✨
📖 Scripture Reading (NKJV)✨ Acts 11:1–18 1 Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. 2 And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision contended with him, 3 saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!” 4 But Peter explained it to them…
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✨ “The Gift Beyond Price” 🕊️
🌷 Simon learns that the Spirit’s power is given, not bought. 📖 Acts 8:9–25 — NKJV The Sorcerer’s Profession of Faith 9 But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, 10 to whom they all gave…
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🙌 Exodus 22:28–31 — Reverence for God and Sacred Things
📖 Scripture (NKJV) 28 “You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people. 29 You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe produce and your juices. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me. 30 Likewise you shall do with your oxen and your sheep. It shall…
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🤲 Exodus 22:21–27 — Justice and Compassion for the Vulnerable
📖 Scripture (NKJV) 21 “You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22 You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. 23 If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry; 24 an…
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💔💍 Exodus 22:16–17 — Seduction and Responsibility
📖 Scripture (NKJV) 16 “If a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the bride – price of virgins.” 🧠 Context…
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🤝 Exodus 22:7–15 — Safekeeping, Borrowing, and Trust
📖 Scripture (NKJV) 7 “If a man delivers to his neighbor money or articles to keep, and it is stolen out of the man’s house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double. 8 If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the judges to see whether he has put…
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🌾 Exodus 22:5–6 — Property Damage and Responsibility
📖 Scripture (NKJV) 💡 Key Observations 🔥 Spreading Fire (v.6) ✍️ Hebrew Highlights • “Restitution” = shālam (שָׁלַם) — once again, the same word as in earlier laws. ➤ It emphasizes the goal of making whole what was broken. This legal concept is rooted in shalom — peace through justice. 🕊️ • “Lets loose” = šillaḥ (שִׁלַּח) — to send out, let go. ➤ Not necessarily malicious…