Forwarded from CHRISTIAN STUDY BIBLE (Dr. 🚀 T͜͡I͜͡M͜͡O͜͡T͜͡H͜͡Y͜͡ 📑)
Question 1: Job 11:1–12:25 ESV
Zophar mocked Job's innocence—but Job fired back with biting sarcasm. What was his cutting remark about his friends' supposed wisdom?
Zophar mocked Job's innocence—but Job fired back with biting sarcasm. What was his cutting remark about his friends' supposed wisdom?
Anonymous Quiz
42%
A) That they had spoken falsely and God would judge them for their worthless comfort
17%
B) That their wisdom was borrowed from dead men and added nothing to what he already knew
17%
C) That they had multiplied words without knowledge and their counsel was ash and clay
25%
D) That wisdom would die with them; but he had understanding equal to theirs
If you're truly in Christ, you're secure forever. Rejoice!
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"Oh Lord, you have made us for Yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in You."
—Augustine
—Augustine
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Jesus reveals the Trinity.
Every false religion hates this truth.
But the Bible boldly proclaims it.
God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The ONE true God.
Every false religion hates this truth.
But the Bible boldly proclaims it.
God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The ONE true God.
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Pursue this.
“Whoever finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the Lord,
but he who fails to find me injures himself;
all who hate me love death.” Proverbs 8:35–36
“Whoever finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the Lord,
but he who fails to find me injures himself;
all who hate me love death.” Proverbs 8:35–36
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WEEK 2 — Identity & Calling
Dear Daughter,
Before you were a wife, you were a name God spoke over the waters. Do not let the title erase the identity.
This week, remember: you are not defined by his mood, his success, or his silence. You are defined by whose you are.
Marriage reveals you. It does not create you.
'You are… a chosen people' (1 Pet 2:9).
Whose voice have you let define you lately — his, or God's?
#DearDaughter #MondayReset #StrongMarriage
Dear Daughter,
Before you were a wife, you were a name God spoke over the waters. Do not let the title erase the identity.
This week, remember: you are not defined by his mood, his success, or his silence. You are defined by whose you are.
Marriage reveals you. It does not create you.
'You are… a chosen people' (1 Pet 2:9).
Whose voice have you let define you lately — his, or God's?
#DearDaughter #MondayReset #StrongMarriage
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Islam denies the Son, rejects the cross, and offers no risen Savior. Christianity proclaims the truth Islam cannot: Jesus Christ is Lord, He died for sinners, He rose from the grave, and salvation is found in Him alone.
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New week, new patience! 🌿💪 Love is patient — practice it before breakfast is even over! 1 Cor 13:4 ❤️
Who needs your patience today? #StrongMarriage #August
Who needs your patience today? #StrongMarriage #August
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“A whisperer separates close friends.” Proverbs 16:28
Psst. Do you know what so-and-so said about you?
Psst. Do you know what so-and-so said about you?
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The Spirit and the bride say, come.
Revelation 22:17
Another day closer...
Revelation 22:17
Another day closer...
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We need to hear the Gospel every day, because we forget it every day.
- Martin Luther
- Martin Luther
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I'm Free
I'm Alive
I'm Saved
I'm Blessed
I'm Healthy
I'm Grateful
I'm Reborn
I'm Rejoiceful
Jesus is Risen
God Is Great
All the Time
Amen!
I'm Alive
I'm Saved
I'm Blessed
I'm Healthy
I'm Grateful
I'm Reborn
I'm Rejoiceful
Jesus is Risen
God Is Great
All the Time
Amen!
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Who else here believes that Jesus Christ can still set men free?
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Every temptation whispers, "This will satisfy." But every sin leaves you emptier.
Only Christ truly satisfies.
Only Christ truly satisfies.
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August 11: Proclaiming the Light
#Devotional
Isaiah 23:1–24:23; Luke 8:16–56; Job 5:17–27
Many of us wait for precisely the right moment to tell others about Christ’s work in us. Yet every moment is the right moment to speak up for Christ. Every moment is the right time to fully express what Christ is doing in us and through us.
Jesus affirms this sense of immediacy when He remarks, “And no one, after lighting a lamp, covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light” (Luke 8:16).
Jesus affirms this sense of immediacy when He remarks, “And no one, after lighting a lamp, covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light” (Luke 8:16).
This line becomes even more profound when we consider what happens a short time later. After Jesus heals a demon-possessed man, He says to him, “Return to your home and tell all that God has done for you” (Luke 8:39). The man doesn’t wait for a better time. Instead, “he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole town all that Jesus had done for him” (Luke 8:39).
We may consider our encounter with Christ less significant than a man healed from demon-possession, but we, too, have been delivered out of the darkness and into the light. Like the demon-possessed man, we have been saved by Christ’s work. We can all boldly proclaim, as the hymn “Amazing Grace” says, “I once was blind, but now I see.”
In the busyness of our lives, focused on the work and worries of the day, it’s too easy for us to slip the light of Christ under the bed where no one can see it—and where we cannot see ourselves in its light. Do we talk as much about Christ and His great work as we do about our jobs? If not, perhaps we should rethink our approach. If this life is merely a prologue to the eternal life to come, shouldn’t the light become our main focus—both in our conversations and our actions? Why wouldn’t we proudly display it for all to see?
How can you live the light today? What needs to change in your conversation topics?
#Devotional
Isaiah 23:1–24:23; Luke 8:16–56; Job 5:17–27
Many of us wait for precisely the right moment to tell others about Christ’s work in us. Yet every moment is the right moment to speak up for Christ. Every moment is the right time to fully express what Christ is doing in us and through us.
Jesus affirms this sense of immediacy when He remarks, “And no one, after lighting a lamp, covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light” (Luke 8:16).
Jesus affirms this sense of immediacy when He remarks, “And no one, after lighting a lamp, covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light” (Luke 8:16).
This line becomes even more profound when we consider what happens a short time later. After Jesus heals a demon-possessed man, He says to him, “Return to your home and tell all that God has done for you” (Luke 8:39). The man doesn’t wait for a better time. Instead, “he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole town all that Jesus had done for him” (Luke 8:39).
We may consider our encounter with Christ less significant than a man healed from demon-possession, but we, too, have been delivered out of the darkness and into the light. Like the demon-possessed man, we have been saved by Christ’s work. We can all boldly proclaim, as the hymn “Amazing Grace” says, “I once was blind, but now I see.”
In the busyness of our lives, focused on the work and worries of the day, it’s too easy for us to slip the light of Christ under the bed where no one can see it—and where we cannot see ourselves in its light. Do we talk as much about Christ and His great work as we do about our jobs? If not, perhaps we should rethink our approach. If this life is merely a prologue to the eternal life to come, shouldn’t the light become our main focus—both in our conversations and our actions? Why wouldn’t we proudly display it for all to see?
How can you live the light today? What needs to change in your conversation topics?
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August 11 - Matthew’s Positive Response
#LifeOfChrist
“As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He said to him, ‘Follow Me!’ And he got up and followed Him” (Matthew 9:9).
Matthew’s gospel has already established that Jesus offered His forgiveness to the least-loved outcasts of society. It seems evident from the context of this verse that one of those outcasts, Matthew the tax collector (this gospel’s author), had been under real conviction of sin and spiritual need. He would have been very aware of Jesus’ ministry in and around Capernaum, even though he might not have personally heard Him preach or had seen Him do a miracle.
Matthew likely yearned for the forgiveness that was permanently denied to him by unbelieving Judaism, which viewed him as the worst kind of reprobate and traitor. So when Christ called him, Matthew without hesitation “got up and followed Him.”
Luke’s account describes the moment this way: Matthew
“left everything behind, and got up and began to follow Him” (Luke 5:28).
Our Lord’s simple but profoundly urgent call was sufficient reason for him to forsake everything he once was and owned. Matthew knew that once he left his tax collector’s position he could never return to it. Of all the Twelve, he no doubt sacrificed the most in wealth to follow Jesus. Like Paul later, he affirmed that “whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ” (Phil. 3:7).
Ask Yourself
If it’s been too long since the significance and honor of Jesus’ call swept over you, see the excitement in Matthew’s reaction to Christ. Watch him lunge at the chance to be one of Jesus’ disciples. Remember again the thrill of being in your Master’s service.
#LifeOfChrist
“As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He said to him, ‘Follow Me!’ And he got up and followed Him” (Matthew 9:9).
Matthew’s gospel has already established that Jesus offered His forgiveness to the least-loved outcasts of society. It seems evident from the context of this verse that one of those outcasts, Matthew the tax collector (this gospel’s author), had been under real conviction of sin and spiritual need. He would have been very aware of Jesus’ ministry in and around Capernaum, even though he might not have personally heard Him preach or had seen Him do a miracle.
Matthew likely yearned for the forgiveness that was permanently denied to him by unbelieving Judaism, which viewed him as the worst kind of reprobate and traitor. So when Christ called him, Matthew without hesitation “got up and followed Him.”
Luke’s account describes the moment this way: Matthew
“left everything behind, and got up and began to follow Him” (Luke 5:28).
Our Lord’s simple but profoundly urgent call was sufficient reason for him to forsake everything he once was and owned. Matthew knew that once he left his tax collector’s position he could never return to it. Of all the Twelve, he no doubt sacrificed the most in wealth to follow Jesus. Like Paul later, he affirmed that “whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ” (Phil. 3:7).
Ask Yourself
If it’s been too long since the significance and honor of Jesus’ call swept over you, see the excitement in Matthew’s reaction to Christ. Watch him lunge at the chance to be one of Jesus’ disciples. Remember again the thrill of being in your Master’s service.
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The fear of offending people has silenced more Christians than the fear of offending God.
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