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Transgression (trespass) (3900) paraptoma

Transgression (3900) (paraptoma from para = aside + pipto = fall) is literally a falling aside or beside to stumble on something (so as to loose footing) and in its figurative ethical usage (all uses in the NT) it describes a "false step", a violation of moral standards or a deviation from living ac... Read More
J.R. Miller

April 20. The Golden Rule

J.R. Miller"Blessed are the merciful — for they shall obtain mercy." Matthew 5:7 People get back in this world — just about what they give. If we think the world is hard with us — the probability is that the hardness is in ourselves, and that it is . . . the echo of our own speeches, that we hear, the rebound ... Read More
J.R. Miller

May 22. Our Duty to Others

J.R. Miller"So in everything, do unto others — what you would have them do unto you." Matthew 7:12 This is a wonderfully comprehensive rule of action! It bids us to consider the interests of others — as well as our own. It bids us to set our neighbor alongside of ourselves, and think of him as having the same ... Read More
John Wesley

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 5

John WesleyV.1. And seeing the multitudes - At some distance, as they were coming to him from every quarter. He went up into the mountain -Which was near: where there was room for them all. His disciples - not only his twelve disciples, but all who desired to learn of him. Verse 2. And he opened his mouth - A ... Read More
John Wesley

Sermon on the Mount, 10

John Wesley"Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy b... Read More
Watchman Nee

ONE BODY IN CHRIST

Watchman NeeBefore we pass on to our last important subject we will review some of the ground we have covered and summarize the steps taken. We have sought to make things simple, and to explain clearly some of the experiences which Christians commonly pass through. But it is clear that the new discoveries that ... Read More
Zac Poonen

(Knowing God's Way) 21. Understanding The Truth Accurately

Zac PoonenWe are commanded in the Scriptures to pay close attention to ourselves and to our teaching, for only thus can we ensure salvation for ourselves and for those we preach to (1 Tim.4:16). Our life and our doctrine are like two legs that give stability to our Christian life. Both legs should be equally ... Read More
Zac Poonen

(New Wine In New Wineskins) 17. Signs that point to the return of Christ

Zac PoonenThe world has never been the same since 1939. Something happened at that time that started a chain reaction in many areas that will end only with the second coming of Christ. Jesus said that no one but the Father knew the exact day and hour when He would return. But He also said that it would be pos... Read More
Zac Poonen

(New Wine In New Wineskins) 20. Our distinctive calling as a church

Zac PoonenWhat is our distinctive calling as a church in the different localities in our country where God has placed us? There are at least seven areas where our emphasis is to be different from what is currently the norm in much of Christendom, if we are to be uncompromisingly true to God's Word. 1. Not Gre... Read More
Zac Poonen

(New Wine In New Wineskins) 23. The truth that we believe

Zac PoonenWe are commanded in the Scriptures to pay close attention to ourselves and to our teaching, for only thus can we ensure salvation for ourselves and for those we preach to (1 Timothy 4:16). Our life and our doctrine are like two legs that give stability to our Christian life. Both legs should be equa... Read More

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