Tag Archives: obedience

The Corruption of a Commendable Covenant

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Pete

Connecting some dots this morning between two of my readings. In Nehemiah, it’s the written, officially sealed, binding agreement of a people taking an oath of obedience. In Luke, it’s the story of a wince-invoking, offensively sanctimonious, boastful assertion of … Continue reading →

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Write It Off

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Pete

Brief thought this morning on something I read in 2Chronicles 25. Who about? Amaziah, king of Judah. What about? Military ambition. Amaziah’s got an itch to stir things up with the nations around Judah. So, he counts his soldiers. Three … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Even Walk . . .

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Pete

Oh, that it were a “just do it” sort of thing. That obedience was solely a matter of the will. That walking in the way was what you did by default once you set your heart on the way. But … Continue reading →

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Pragmatism and Power

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Pete

Chewing on King Saul this morning. Actually, he’s kind of gnawing on me. First “aha”? Saul reigned as king longer than David did. Unlike my ESV, the CSB translators (along with the NASB and NIV translators) believe there’s a “typo” … Continue reading →

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A Good Overwhelming

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Pete

I don’t know how many times I’ve read this passage, but it’s been many. Not just my annual reading of it, but, because it’s in Romans, encountered frequently over the years, every time I’ve had occasion to study Romans or … Continue reading →

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For Your Own Good

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Pete

Honestly, as I think back over those first years (decades?) of being born again, I wonder how much I thought obedience was just the “price” I had to pay for heaven? That it was the “quid” expectation of my life … Continue reading →

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Listen and Do

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Pete

“Listen to my voice, and do all that I command you. So shall you be My people, and I will be your God, that I may confirm the oath that I swore to your fathers, to give them a land … Continue reading →

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The Same Yesterday and Today and Forever

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Pete

You read it and, while you can’t help but whisper “Amen” ’cause you know it’s true, it does strike you as being kind of out of place. Starting in on the final chapter of the letter to the Hebrews. And, … Continue reading →

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A “Both/And” Thing

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Pete

Ours is a pick and choose culture. Show us the menu and we’ll tell you what we want. Put before us our options and we’ll select those that best suit us. Give us an app and we’ll put in our … Continue reading →

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Terms of Salvation

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Pete

The Bible says he was “a great man”, that he was “a mighty man of valor”. He was the commander of the army of the king of Syria. But for the many battles he had won, there was one in … Continue reading →

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