Contemplative Bible Reading

Mark 10:45 (New Living Translation) 45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many. Let’s think a moment about ransom. If someone kidnapped my wife and told me, “We want a dollar in ransom money.” I use “a […]

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Romans 10:3 (American Standard Version) 3 For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. Righteousness is a state of being right. I got it right. ‘Nough said (wrong). Paul is writing about those people who want to establish their own definition […]

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Colossians 3:11 (New Living Translation) 11 In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us. The writer is writing about life and how to live. Prior to this sentence, […]

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Romans 10:4 (New Living Translation) 4 For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given. As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God. We read here about how Christ accomplished the purpose of the law. And what was that purpose? All who believe are made right […]

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Romans 10:4 (New Living Translation) 4 For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given. As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God. Thank you Jesus Christ. Jesus already accomplished the purpose of everything—be right with God. We call that “be right with God” righteousness. Jesus […]

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Acts 11:2-3 (Christian Standard Bible) 2 When Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, 3 saying, “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” The above verses were written about the early days of the church, i.e., the followers of Jesus. There was a group of persons in the church known […]

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Colossians 1:6 (New Living Translation) 6 This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it changed your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God’s wonderful grace. The Good News that Jesus of […]

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Acts 6:1 (New Living Translation) 1 But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food. The church was born. Everyone was excited, cut to the heart, ready to explode, all in […]

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Colossians 1:22 (New Living Translation) 22 Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault. The writer is contrasting life before […]

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Acts 5:24 (Christian Standard Bible) 24 As the captain of the temple police and the chief priests heard these things, they were baffled about them, wondering what would come of this. The Apostles were teaching and healing and doing all sorts of things that drew large crowds of people. Filled with jealousy, the High Priest […]

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