A text out of context is pretext.
A text out of context is pretext.
An Outline of 1 Timothy
Wise words
It is not so much what one says that matters, but the way it is said. Rehoboam’s reaction to his people’s request illustrates this point. See 1 Kings 12:1-20. Compare Proverbs 15:1.
The relevance of the Bible.
Not everything in the Bible is about us, but everything in the Bible is for us.
Mnason the Old Disciple
Reading: Acts 21v16
In this verse, we discover a Christian called Mnason. His name means “Remembering”, an apt title as we shall see. Although he is only mentioned in one verse, there is much we can glean from what is said about him.
Swaddling Clothes
Swaddling Clothes
Creation: “Or Who shut in the sea with doors, when it burst forth and issued from the womb; when I made the clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band” (Job 38 verses 8,9. NKJ Bible).
The Creator: “And she [Mary] brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger” (Luke2 verse 7. KJ Bible).
The Mystery of the Incarnation
No less almighty at his birth,
Than on his throne supreme;
His shoulders held up heaven and earth,
When Mary held up him.
(A verse from Joseph Hart’s hymn, “The Lord that made Heaven and earth”)
The Branch
The Branch
The Gospels presents the Lord Jesus Christ in four contrasting ways.
Matthew – King
Mark – Servant
Luke – Man
John – God.
There is the same presentation with references to Him as the Branch which is a Messianic title.
Jeremiah 23.5 ,”Behold, the days come, says the Lord, that I will raise unto David a Righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgement and justice in the earth”.
Zechariah 3.8, “Behold, I will bring forth My Servant the Branch”.
Zechariah 6.12,13, “Behold the man Whose name is the Branch”.
Isaiah 4.2, “In that day shall the Branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious”.
Symbols of the Holy Spirit
Symbols of the Holy Spirit …
Does the Bible contradict itself?
Does the Bible Contradict itself?
Rather than the Bible contradicting itself, it complements itself. For example, Mark and Luke only mention one Gadarene demoniac (Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:37-42)., whereas Matthew mentions two (Matthew 8:28-34).