Scripture
1 John 4:9-10
God’s love for us was revealed
when God sent into the world his only Son
so that we could have life through him;
this is the love I mean:
not our love for God,
but God’s love for us when he sent his …
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Scripture
His commandments are these:
that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ
and that we love one another
as he told us to.
Whoever keeps his commandments
lives in God and God lives in him.
Observation
This is the core of Christianity, not just that we …
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Scripture
After Jesus had been born at Bethlehem in Judea during the reign of King Herod, some wise men came to Jerusalem from the east. ‘Where is the infant king of the Jews?’ they asked. ‘We saw his star as it rose and have come to do him homage.’ When …
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Scripture
When the eighth day came and the child was to be circumcised, they gave him the name Jesus, the name the angel had given him before his conception.
Observation
Jesus / Joshua / Yeshua is a common jewish name in 1st century Palestine. It means Yah (God) saves.
Isaiah (and Mark …
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