Category Archives: Thoughts

Musings about ‘stuff

Thoughts on a Promo

Posted on 22 June 2020 by Richard

Recently, I watched a promotional video for a Christian college. [As is my usual practice, I am not identifying it or the people involved – this is about principles involved. The people are, most likely, finer Christians than I am.] … Continue reading →

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Thoughts from Romans (Unto and Upon)

Posted on 29 February 2020 by Richard

Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: (Romans 3:22) While meditating upon the above verse, I was struck by the “unto all and upon all” phrase. I … Continue reading →

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All Sin is the Same (not)

Posted on 19 February 2020 by Richard

I have thought about this many times, but it looks like I haven’t written it down before. There seems to be a teaching by some that “all sin is the same”; that there are no “major” and “minor” sins – … Continue reading →

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Thoughts from Romans (Jew and Gentile)

Posted on 25 November 2019 by Richard

In several places in the book of Romans, the phrase “to/of the Jew  first, and also to/of the Greek/Gentile” Among other things, I notice that God does make distinctions between groups of people, or races. This is clear throughout the … Continue reading →

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Eisegesis

Posted on 26 October 2019 by Richard

The title above is one of those long words that people use: it really just describes a way of preaching or interpreting Scripture in which the interpreter’s ideas are read into a passage. This kind of preaching is supposed to … Continue reading →

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Studies in Contrasts

Posted on 5 July 2019 by Richard

I’ve been studying Proverbs 11; most verses are contrasts, but in v24, I ran across a contrast; each part was also a contrast: There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but … Continue reading →

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The Love of God

Posted on 22 January 2019 by Richard

NOTE: I’ve been reviewing some older posts that I started, but never finished (or was interrupted before I could post). They may not be have all that I wanted to say, but I think they are worth posting. During the … Continue reading →

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Olympic Thoughts

Posted on 18 January 2019 by Richard

NOTE: I should have posted this last year when it was topical, but the thoughts are still valid. Apparently, I was interrupted before I got to the negatives. Other than figure skating, I enjoy watching the Winter Olympics. I’d though … Continue reading →

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Little Words

Posted on 16 November 2018 by Richard

I finished my study in Mark some time back, and I didn’t realize how much time has passed since I’ve last written. Today’s thought concerns the verse below; however, I should mention that while the writing below is all mine, … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Mark (plans)

Posted on 12 July 2018 by Richard

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. (Mark 16:1) Let us consider these women: They had planned to do a … Continue reading →

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