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“Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.”
— Psalm 119:133 NIV (2007)
#bible verse#the bible#new international version#psalm 119#obedience#the word of God#sin#straight paths
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(1) If God must "turn" to him, where is God currently facing? Why does the author need God to "turn"?
(2) What is God's motivation for giving mercy?
“Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.”
— Psalm 119:132 NIV (2007)
#psalm 119#new international version#bible verse#the bible#loving God#mercy#faithfulness#God's mercy#rescue
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(1) What animal is imagined here? What does the writer have in common with this animal?
(2) What will relieve the writer's longing?
“I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands.”
— Psalm 119:131 NIV (2007)
#the bible#bible verse#psalm 119#new international version#hunger#thirst#starvation#the law#obedience
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(1) What does the author mean by "unfolding"? Were the words secretive or hidden?
(2) Who are "the simple"?
(3) If the simple gain understanding, do they remain simple?
“The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.”
— Psalm 119:130 NIV (2007)
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(1) What is a "statute"? Whose statutes is the author referring to?
(2) Would this be a good motivation for obedience?
“Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them.”
— Psalm 119:129 NIV (2007)
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^ That could make sense for the author, who was expecting Jesus to come soon and destroy the source of persecution. Those who were being persecuted could endure because they had the hope that they would soon be avenged.
To me, that doesn't fit with the description here of "the lawless one" being "restrained" and then "revealed". I suspect the evils of Nero or Diocletian were obvious and did not need to be "revealed". This person/being must have been very powerful and influential, and used "signs" to deceive. The church was worried that it would mislead the faithful.
For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but only until the one who now restrains it is removed.
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of his mouth, annihilating him by the manifestation of his coming.
The coming of the lawless one is apparent in the working of Satan, who uses all power, signs, lying wonders, and every kind of wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and be saved.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:7-10 NRSV
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Acts 20:29-31 NRSVA
"I know that after I have gone, savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. Some even from your own group will come distorting the truth in order to entice the disciples to follow them. Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to warn everyone with tears."
Study questions:
(1) What does Paul mean by "after I have gone"?
(2) What does he mean by "from your own group"? What group is he referring to?
(3) Why does he emphasize that he warned them with tears? What kind of warning does this imply?
#acts 20#new revised standard version anglicised#wolves in sheep's clothing#warnings#false teachings#deception#keep watch#stay awake
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(1) Why does the author worry about being "put to shame" in their hope? Who would shame them?
(2) Is the author bargaining? Does the author offer anything in exchange?
(3) What might the author be afraid of happening?
“Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live, and let me not be put to shame in my hope. Hold me up, that I may be safe and have regard for your statutes continually.”
— Psalm 119:116-117 NRSV
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(1) What kind of joy does a child bring their parents? Why does the author clarify a "righteous" child?
“The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him. May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!”
— Proverbs 23:24-25 NIV
#proverbs 23#new international version#the bible#bible verse#righteousness#joy#rejoice#parents#parenting
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Proverbs 23:19-23 NRSVA
"Hear, my child, and be wise, and direct your mind in the way. Do not be among winebibbers, or among gluttonous eaters of meat; for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them with rags.
Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding."
Study questions:
(1) Why does the author warn his child about drunkenness and gluttony?
(2) What does the author mean by "drowsiness"?
(3) How does someone "buy" truth, wisdom, or understanding?
#proverbs 23#new revised standard version anglicised#parents#parenting#the bible#bible verse#drunkenness#sluggard#laziness#wisdom#truth
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Study questions:
(1) Why would someone envy a sinner?
(2) What future hope is the author referring to?
“Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the LORD. There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.”
— Proverbs 23:17-18 NIV
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Proverbs 23:15-16 NRSVA
My child, if your heart is wise
My heart too will be glad
My soul will rejoice
When your lips speak what is right
Study questions:
(1) What does it look like if a heart is wise?
(2) Why does the author address this passage to "my child"?
(3) Why would the author use "heart" in both lines 1 and 2?
#new revised standard version anglicised#our hearts#wisdom#goodness#the way we use our words#kilyaw'#proverbs 23
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Study questions:
(1) Who is the author writing to?
(2) What kind of discipline are they advocating for?
(3) How will this discipline save the child from death? What death is being referred to?
(4) What problem is the author trying to prevent?
“Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with a rod, they will not die. Punish them with the rod and save them from death.”
— Proverbs 23:13-14 NIV
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Study questions:
(1) Why would the author use the symbolism of a father and child?
(2) What is an example of how the devil was a murderer from the beginning?
(3) Are there other examples where the devil is described as a father?
“You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”
— John 8:44 NIV
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(1) What does the author mean by "traditions you have been taught"?
(2) The author mentions their epistle. Can you think of teachings from 1 Thessalonians that the author may be trying to remind them of?
(3) How does grace lead to consolation and hope?
“Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.”
— 2 Thessalonians 2:15-17 KJV (2021)
#family#support each other#adelphoi#stand firm#endurance#2 thessalonians#2 thessalonians 2#the bible#king james version#God's love
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(1) What does the author mean by firstfruits? Who or what would be the fruits that follow afterwards?
(2) What is the sanctifying work of the Spirit?
(3) How is the gospel the means of someone being called?
“But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 NIV (2011)
#new international version#the bible#2 thessalonians 2#2 thessalonians#thankfulness#family#encouragement#predestination#chosen by God#claimed by God#sanctification#pneumatos
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“For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion, leading them to believe what is false, so that all who have not believed the truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness will be condemned.”
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 NRSV
#predestination#the bible#new revised standard version#2 thessalonians 2#hebrews 6#titus 1#confusion#the wicked#condemnation#judgment#dia touto#lying#deception
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