πŸ‘‘ Studies Archives - RevivedLife.com https://revivedlife.com/_/studies/ Spreading the Gospel of Grace and encouraging Bible Study, Rightly-Divided Mon, 29 May 2023 21:32:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 130276281 πŸ‘‘ Aged Women Teachers https://revivedlife.com/aged-women-teachers/ https://revivedlife.com/aged-women-teachers/#comments Mon, 29 May 2023 21:31:57 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6614

“The aged women likewise, that they be… teachers of good things” (Titus 2:3).

When I was a boy, I remember reading about a mother who taught her daughter to cut off the end of a roast before placing it in the oven, laying the part she cut off in … ➑

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“The aged women likewise, that they be… teachers of good things” (Titus 2:3).

When I was a boy, I remember reading about a mother who taught her daughter to cut off the end of a roast before placing it in the oven, laying the part she cut off in … ➑

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]]> https://revivedlife.com/aged-women-teachers/feed/ 2 6614 πŸ‘‘ A Finished Salvation https://revivedlife.com/a-finished-salvation/ https://revivedlife.com/a-finished-salvation/#respond Sun, 28 May 2023 03:23:09 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6610 Beloved, salvation is clearly a question of “do” or “done.” A large majority of religious clergymen say that you must do, do, do, do, to be saved. But God’s Word says that “it” is alreadyΒ done, and let God be true and every man a liar. Hebrews chapter … ➑

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]]> Beloved, salvation is clearly a question of “do” or “done.” A large majority of religious clergymen say that you must do, do, do, do, to be saved. But God’s Word says that “it” is alreadyΒ done, and let God be true and every man a liar. Hebrews chapter … ➑

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]]> https://revivedlife.com/a-finished-salvation/feed/ 0 6610 πŸ’‘πŸ‘‘ Too Stressed to Be Blessed? https://revivedlife.com/too-stressed-to-be-blessed/ https://revivedlife.com/too-stressed-to-be-blessed/#respond Wed, 17 May 2023 05:04:29 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6605 It stopped me dead in my tracks.

At the height of the pandemic my wife was watching the news, and as I passed through the room, I heard some expert being interviewed about the coronavirus. She said, “If you’re not stressed by all of this,Β there’s something wrong with … ➑

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At the height of the pandemic my wife was watching the news, and as I passed through the room, I heard some expert being interviewed about the coronavirus. She said, “If you’re not stressed by all of this,Β there’s something wrong with … ➑

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]]> https://revivedlife.com/too-stressed-to-be-blessed/feed/ 0 6605 πŸ‘‘ Comptrollers Who Push Strollers https://revivedlife.com/comptrollers-who-push-strollers/ https://revivedlife.com/comptrollers-who-push-strollers/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2023 06:00:49 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6596 If you want to get a big fight going in a small amount of time, just ask a few Christians what they think Paul meant when he wrote that “young women” with “husbands” and “children” should be “keepers at home” (Titus 2:4,5). But the only sure way to interpret … ➑

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]]> If you want to get a big fight going in a small amount of time, just ask a few Christians what they think Paul meant when he wrote that “young women” with “husbands” and “children” should be “keepers at home” (Titus 2:4,5). But the only sure way to interpret … ➑

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]]> https://revivedlife.com/comptrollers-who-push-strollers/feed/ 0 6596 πŸ‘‘ Yakety Yakβ€”Don’t Talk Back! – Titus 2:9 https://revivedlife.com/yakety-yak-dont-talk-back-titus-29/ https://revivedlife.com/yakety-yak-dont-talk-back-titus-29/#respond Mon, 10 Apr 2023 03:04:32 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6584 A wealthy man had a servant who just wasn’t working out. The man was slower than a dusty turtle. So one day the man told him, “Unless your work picks up, I’m going to have to get another servant.” The servant replied, “That’d be awesome! I could use a … ➑

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]]> A wealthy man had a servant who just wasn’t working out. The man was slower than a dusty turtle. So one day the man told him, “Unless your work picks up, I’m going to have to get another servant.” The servant replied, “That’d be awesome! I could use a … ➑

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]]> https://revivedlife.com/yakety-yak-dont-talk-back-titus-29/feed/ 0 6584 πŸ‘‘ A Reverse Rapture https://revivedlife.com/a-reverse-rapture/ https://revivedlife.com/a-reverse-rapture/#respond Fri, 31 Mar 2023 06:33:53 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6580

“But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew

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“But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew

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]]> https://revivedlife.com/a-reverse-rapture/feed/ 0 6580 πŸ“–πŸ‘‘ The Rapture https://revivedlife.com/the-rapture/ https://revivedlife.com/the-rapture/#respond Fri, 31 Mar 2023 06:14:23 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6581

Behold, I tell you a secret; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed (1 Corinthians

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Behold, I tell you a secret; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed (1 Corinthians

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“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom. 5:1).

The Apostle Paul introduces us to our second phrase when he declares that believers have “peace with God.” While we may live in light of the fact that world peace continues to … ➑

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“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom. 5:1).

The Apostle Paul introduces us to our second phrase when he declares that believers have “peace with God.” While we may live in light of the fact that world peace continues to … ➑

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]]> https://revivedlife.com/peace-with-god-2/feed/ 0 6578 πŸ‘‘ A Thorny Issue πŸ₯€ https://revivedlife.com/a-thorny-issue/ https://revivedlife.com/a-thorny-issue/#respond Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:50:56 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6569 We often hear from grace believers who have been told, by someone who should know better, that those who belong to a denomination could not possibly be saved because they have no understanding of the Grace message. In their mind, they are entangled in a form of “religion” and … ➑

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]]> We often hear from grace believers who have been told, by someone who should know better, that those who belong to a denomination could not possibly be saved because they have no understanding of the Grace message. In their mind, they are entangled in a form of “religion” and … ➑

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“Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, Who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make

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“Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, Who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make

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]]> https://revivedlife.com/no-excuses/feed/ 0 6548 πŸ‘‘ The Power of Resurrection Life https://revivedlife.com/the-power-of-resurrection-life/ https://revivedlife.com/the-power-of-resurrection-life/#respond Wed, 08 Feb 2023 05:54:32 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6544 This past spring I was out for one of my regular bike rides when I noticed that one of the lawns in my neighborhood was sprinkled with fallen leaves. It caught my attention because that’s the kind of thing you expect to see in the fall, not in the … ➑

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]]> This past spring I was out for one of my regular bike rides when I noticed that one of the lawns in my neighborhood was sprinkled with fallen leaves. It caught my attention because that’s the kind of thing you expect to see in the fall, not in the … ➑

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]]> https://revivedlife.com/the-power-of-resurrection-life/feed/ 0 6544 πŸ‘‘ Trojan Horse Doctrines 🐴 https://revivedlife.com/trojan-horse-doctrines/ https://revivedlife.com/trojan-horse-doctrines/#respond Thu, 26 Jan 2023 06:46:29 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6537 “One of the famous Greek stories…is the story about the conquering of the city of Troy. Greeks, you remember, laid siege to the city of Troy for over ten years. They were unable to capture it. In exasperation, a man by the name of Ulysses decided to have a … ➑

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]]> “One of the famous Greek stories…is the story about the conquering of the city of Troy. Greeks, you remember, laid siege to the city of Troy for over ten years. They were unable to capture it. In exasperation, a man by the name of Ulysses decided to have a … ➑

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]]> https://revivedlife.com/trojan-horse-doctrines/feed/ 0 6537 πŸ‘‘ Creatures of Habit https://revivedlife.com/creatures-of-habit/ https://revivedlife.com/creatures-of-habit/#respond Wed, 23 Nov 2022 06:14:00 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6501 Mahatma Gandhi wrote: “Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.” Since the word “habit” is a synonym forΒ pattern,Β this quote reminds me of the evenΒ … ➑

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]]> Mahatma Gandhi wrote: “Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.” Since the word “habit” is a synonym forΒ pattern,Β this quote reminds me of the evenΒ … ➑

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]]> https://revivedlife.com/creatures-of-habit/feed/ 0 6501 πŸ‘‘ A Pattern of Sobriety https://revivedlife.com/a-pattern-of-sobriety/ https://revivedlife.com/a-pattern-of-sobriety/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2022 01:16:33 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6487 To teach his teenaged son about the dangers of alcohol, a father dropped a worm in a glass of water, and it just kind of wiggled around, the way worms do on your hook when you go fishing. But then he dropped another worm in whiskey, and it promptly … ➑

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]]> To teach his teenaged son about the dangers of alcohol, a father dropped a worm in a glass of water, and it just kind of wiggled around, the way worms do on your hook when you go fishing. But then he dropped another worm in whiskey, and it promptly … ➑

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]]> https://revivedlife.com/a-pattern-of-sobriety/feed/ 0 6487 πŸ‘‘ Discretion Is the Better Part of Glamour https://revivedlife.com/discretion-is-the-better-part-of-glamour/ https://revivedlife.com/discretion-is-the-better-part-of-glamour/#respond Thu, 03 Nov 2022 04:43:11 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6485 You’ve probably heard the old saying, “Discretion is the better part of valor.” This Shakespearean expression is said to mean thatΒ good judgmentΒ is better than rash bravery, andΒ prudenceΒ is preferable to careless courage. That’s good advice, wise counsel that many an aged soldier has passed on to … ➑

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]]> You’ve probably heard the old saying, “Discretion is the better part of valor.” This Shakespearean expression is said to mean thatΒ good judgmentΒ is better than rash bravery, andΒ prudenceΒ is preferable to careless courage. That’s good advice, wise counsel that many an aged soldier has passed on to … ➑

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]]> https://revivedlife.com/discretion-is-the-better-part-of-glamour/feed/ 0 6485 πŸ‘‘ No Mas! πŸ₯Š https://revivedlife.com/no-mas/ https://revivedlife.com/no-mas/#respond Fri, 16 Sep 2022 03:17:37 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6454 Back in 1980, boxer Sugar Ray Leonard squared off with opponent Roberto Duran in what has become known as the No Mas fight. Late in the eighth round of this epic battle, Duran turned away from Leonard and said to the referee, “No mas!” which is Spanish for “No … ➑

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]]> Back in 1980, boxer Sugar Ray Leonard squared off with opponent Roberto Duran in what has become known as the No Mas fight. Late in the eighth round of this epic battle, Duran turned away from Leonard and said to the referee, “No mas!” which is Spanish for “No … ➑

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]]> https://revivedlife.com/no-mas/feed/ 0 6454 πŸ‘‘ A Holding Pattern That Casts the Lord in a Good Light https://revivedlife.com/a-holding-pattern-that-casts-the-lord-in-a-good-light/ https://revivedlife.com/a-holding-pattern-that-casts-the-lord-in-a-good-light/#respond Mon, 29 Aug 2022 01:53:25 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6444 Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Apostle Paul gave some advice to a young man named Titus that all Christians would do well to take to heart:

“In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works…” (Titus 2:7).

If you’re not sure what a “pattern” is, do you remember … ➑

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]]> Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Apostle Paul gave some advice to a young man named Titus that all Christians would do well to take to heart:

“In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works…” (Titus 2:7).

If you’re not sure what a “pattern” is, do you remember … ➑

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]]> https://revivedlife.com/a-holding-pattern-that-casts-the-lord-in-a-good-light/feed/ 0 6444 πŸ‘‘ The Hour of Power https://revivedlife.com/the-hour-of-power/ https://revivedlife.com/the-hour-of-power/#respond Tue, 23 Aug 2022 03:58:33 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6441 After the Lord Jesus Christ rose from the dead, and just before He ascended into heaven, He made a promise to His apostles, saying,

“…ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you…” (Acts 1:8).

The power of which the Lord spoke was … ➑

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]]> After the Lord Jesus Christ rose from the dead, and just before He ascended into heaven, He made a promise to His apostles, saying,

“…ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you…” (Acts 1:8).

The power of which the Lord spoke was … ➑

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]]> https://revivedlife.com/the-hour-of-power/feed/ 0 6441 πŸ’‘πŸ‘‘ Is Suffering the Result of God Punishing Sin? https://revivedlife.com/is-suffering-the-result-of-god-punishing-sin/ https://revivedlife.com/is-suffering-the-result-of-god-punishing-sin/#respond Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:01:42 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6434

“And as Jesus passed by, He saw a man which was blind from his birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works

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“And as Jesus passed by, He saw a man which was blind from his birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works

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]]> https://revivedlife.com/is-suffering-the-result-of-god-punishing-sin/feed/ 0 6434 πŸ’‘πŸ‘‘ Have You Heard? https://revivedlife.com/have-you-heard/ https://revivedlife.com/have-you-heard/#respond Sun, 14 Aug 2022 09:22:18 +0000 https://revivedlife.com/?p=6433

β€œIf ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward” (Eph. 3:2).

Could it be that those to whom Paul addressed his Ephesian letter had not yet heard that God had committed to him β€œthe dispensation of grace”?

Next to the … ➑

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β€œIf ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward” (Eph. 3:2).

Could it be that those to whom Paul addressed his Ephesian letter had not yet heard that God had committed to him β€œthe dispensation of grace”?

Next to the … ➑

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