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On Isaiah 24:23 by Peter B.

“The moon and the sun will pass away, Jesus will reign in Jerusalem, the…”

On Isaiah 9:16 by Christopher C.

“I am an active evangelist. This verse speaks loudly to me today. There are…”

On Song of Songs 8:4 by Wally H.

“don't rush love”

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2012
Oct 30
1 Peter 3:9
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
Michael M.
Michael M. from Simi Valley, CA said:
This not only revokes my prideful tendencies to respond to a negative with a negative, but goes way beyond that in telling me that I was intended to respond to trials with blessings; that these are actually opportunities to receive blessings of my own. (God is truly amazing, I just couldn't make this stuff up!) How completely contradictory to the popular world view.
2012
Oct 29
1 Peter 2:25
For "you were like sheep going astray," but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
Michael M.
Michael M. from Simi Valley, CA said:
Makes me think of Isaiah 44:22 which says: "I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you' .