Thoughts from the Margins of My Bible - TT # 29
Genesis Chapter 3 - The Temptation and Fall of Man
1. Would the story have had a different ending if Adam and Eve had taken responsibility for their actions rather than passing blame?
2. Death is a gift - without it we would be forced to live eternally separated from God.
Haggai Chapter 2
3. Just sitting in a church building does not make you a Christian.
4. No amount of good works can cancel out our sins.
Matthew Chapters 1-2 - The Birth of Christ
5. Women listed in the genealogy of Christ include Tamar (a liar), Rahab (a harlot), Ruth (a foreigner), and Bathsheba (an adulteress) *God can use us for his purpose regardless of our pasts.
6. The gifts of the Wise Men were representative of the roles of Christ: gold = his kingship; frankincense = his priesthood; myrrh = his purpose (death)
Matthew Chapter 4 - The Temptation of Christ
7. Moses and Elijah are the only other Biblical characters known to have fasted for 40 days and nights.
8. Man is more than physical - first and foremost we are spiritual creatures.
9. Any scripture taken out of context can be used to support a given opinion or viewpoint.
10. Satan has no control over us unless we give in to him.
Matthew Chapters 5-7 - The Sermon on the Mount
11. True righteousness is more than following the letter of the law - it's having the right mindset.
12. "Daily bread" was a Jewish synonym for daily needs - Jesus was teaching his disciples to pray for God to provide for their needs as those needs arose.
13. We are all carpenters of our own character.
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3 comments:
I completely disagree with #4. Sin is a subjective concept anyway.
You are entitled to your beliefs. I, however, am of the mind that if we could cancel out our sins with good works, there would have been no need for a Savior.
Who put those notes in your margins?
I liked number 13...
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