Scripture:        Matthew, chapters 14-16 Matthew 15:1-14 (NASB): Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves also break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said, ‘HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,’ and, ‘THE ONE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR... Read more

Scripture:        Matthew, chapters 11-13 Matthew 13:47-52 (NASB): “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered fish of every kind; and when it was filled, they pulled up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away. So it will be at the end of the age: the angels will come forth and remove the wicked from among the righteous, and... Read more

Scripture:        2 Corinthians, chapters 7-10 2 Corinthians 7:1 (NASB): Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Observations: Second Corinthians contains several passages that believers cherish. For example: “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, this person is a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come” (5:17). “And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is... Read more

Scripture:        2 Corinthians, chapters 3-6 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 (NASB): Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some, letters of commendation to you or from you? You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all people, revealing yourselves, that you are a letter of Christ, delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. Such... Read more

Scripture:        Job, chapters 41-42; 2 Corinthians, chapters 1-2 Job 42:1-6 (NASB): Then Job answered the Lord and said, “I know that You can do all things, and that no plan is impossible for You. ‘Who is this who conceals advice without knowledge?’ Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I do not know.” ‘Please listen, and I will speak; I will ask You, and You instruct me.’ “I have heard of... Read more

Scripture:        Psalm 149; 1 Corinthians, chapters 15-16 1 Corinthians 15:20-34 (NASB): But the fact is, Christ has been raised form the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. For since by a man death came, by a man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at his... Read more

Scripture:        Job, chapter 34; 1 Corinthians, chapters 4-6 1 Corinthians 5:9-13 (NASB): I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people; I did not at all mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the greedy and swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to leave the world. But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is a sexually immoral person, or a... Read more

Scripture:        Job, chapter 33; 1 Corinthians, chapters 1-3 1 Corinthians 1:22-31 (NASB): For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block, and to Gentiles foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than mankind, and the weakness of God is stronger than mankind. For consider your calling, brothers... Read more

Scripture:        Job, chapters 31-32; Galatians, chapters 5-6 Job 31:5-8 (NASB) – “If I have walked with deception, and my foot has hurried after deceit, let Him weigh me with accurate scales, and let God know my integrity. If my step has turned from the way, or my heart has followed my eyes, or if any spot has stuck to my hands, let me sow and another eat, and let my crops be uprooted.” Observations: This passage is a small part... Read more

Scripture: Job, chapters 26-27; Mark, chapters 15-16 Mark 16:1-8 (NASB): When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome brought spices so that they might come and anoint Him. And very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb for us?” And looking up, they noticed that... Read more