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Verses 1 through 3 focus on God's love, and how His love results in believers becoming children of God. Becoming a child of God is seen as a great sign of love from God the Father.

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This verse is an efficient reminder that God sees in others everything we cannot. Good or bad, we can only assume another person's thoughts and heart. The Lord knows these things perfectly.

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In contrast with false teachers who focus on "earthly things" (Philippians 3:19), believers should have a much different perspective on life. As Paul notes, once again, our homeland is in heaven, not here on earth.

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Here, the psalmist stresses God's sovereignty and ownership of His people. These words summon all people (Psalm 100:1) to know by experience that the LORD God is their Creator and Shepherd (Psalm 23:1).

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John 3:16 may be the most famous verse in the Bible. It is certainly the most-memorized piece of Scripture. This verse is also an excellent summary of the gospel. All who receive Christ, through faith, become children of God.

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Israel was to be an example to pagan nations of what the one true God expects of His followers (Leviticus 26). He did this because He had promised Abraham he would be the father of many nations and the nations would be blessed through him.

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The structure of this psalm begins with statements of confidence, followed by pleas for rescue, as if David was reminding himself of God's protection. It's also possible that David is addressing his soldiers, or the assembly of Israel.

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Since believers have "died" to sin, in the sense of being separated from it, the believer's life is "hidden," or "contained" within Christ.

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The prior verse (Exodus 6:6) began a series of seven things which the Lord definitively states "I will" accomplish. The first three reiterated His plans for Moses (Exodus 3:16–20). These two lead into a statement about what Israel will do.

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God calls us His workmanship or His artwork, from the Greek word poiēma. We are something crafted, with skill and a purpose, by God, for His purposes. Specifically, we are "created in Christ Jesus for good works."

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Contemplating the fact that God wove him together in his mother's womb, David praised God for His omnipotent act of creation. He especially notes how God's creative power is beyond human comprehension.

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Romans 8 is one of the most powerful/popular chapters in all the Bible. Paul describes with great detail what it means to live as Christian, both now & for eternity. It begins with one of the most comforting statements in all the Bible.

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The Lord is communicating with Jacob in a dream, as he rests his head on a rock in the wilderness (Genesis 28:10–14).

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Contemplating the fact that God wove him together in his mother's womb, David praised God for His omnipotent act of creation. He especially notes how God's creative power is beyond human comprehension.

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James continues encouraging his readers to express dependence on God. In previous verses, he asked them to respond to trouble by praying to God and to respond to cheerfulness by singing songs of praise.

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The prophet Isaiah stated God's influence was especially strong on him as this message was revealed. The Lord told Isaiah not to "walk" in the same way as the people of Judah.

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Paul wanted his readers to see that the very worst suffering experienced on earth is only a "light and momentary affliction" when compared with the glory of the eternity with God that is to come.

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Asaph wrongly became bitter and unhappy when he could not understand God's ways. After resolving his unhappiness, he declares God as the most important aspect of his life.

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Paul is describing some of the benefits for those who, by faith in Christ, have been justified and made right before God with our sins forgiven. These benefits are only available to believers.

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God promises to distinguish between the righteous and the wicked (Malachi 3:18). "Fear," here used in the sense of "reverence," means treating God with the devotion He deserves.

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