Have you ever wondered about why we have four gospels, and why these are in the particular order as we have it, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John? In this article, a modest attempt will be given to show how and why the four gospels are placed in the order in our Bible, the Word of God.
Continue reading “The Four Gospels in the Bible”The gospel in Isaiah
Adapted from revised noted of meetings in New Zealand, from a family meeting in Masterton on 5 November 2008 by Greg Quail. I included some extra information that was not in the notes.
The central message is also the heart of the Word of God, the Bible.
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There is only one book in the Bible with the same number of chapters as the number of books in the Bible. Which book is that? Click on continue reading to find out more.
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Taken from a ministry by Greg Quail in April 2004, at Sydney, Australia, and developed with five addresses on this subject in Bhutan 2020, by Greg Quail. Full document is attached below.
The names James and Jacob have the same pronunciation in the Hebrew.
The epistle is divided into 12 sections, as the very first verse is addressed to the twelve tribes scattered, which correspond with the 12 sons of Jacob.
This is a summary of the ministries and the sections in James, corresponding with the blessings that Jacob gave his twelve sons in Genesis 49, and also corresponding with the events in Genesis 29 and 30 when Jacob’s sons were born.
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Taken from The Lord is Near Daily Calendar Sunday 28/4/2013 with some additional features added here on this website. The objective is to encourage a close study of Hebrews, leading to a closer relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
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“And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates and the wall.” Nehemiah 12:30
We have here in Nehemiah 12 three words of great importance to us as believers. The first word is ‘dedication’, which is in verse 27. The second is ‘purified’, found in verse 30. The third word is ‘consecrated’ in verse 47.
What do all of the above words mean to us in our Christian lives? If these words meant a lot for the remnant in Nehemiah’s days, how much more should these words mean to us today?
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“For Ezra had directed his heart to seek the law of Jehovah and to do it, and to teach in Israel the statutes and the ordinances.” Ezra 7:10
Here we have a wonderful and blessed example of a man of God, who not only was a scribe, but he was a ‘ready scribe in the law of Moses’. He delighted in the word of God. I believe, for us, following the example of the verse we have before us, that there are three steps when it comes to reading the word of God.
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“And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.” Leviticus 1:4
“And the priest shall make atonement for them; and it shall be forgiven them.”
Leviticus 4:20
“And the priest shall make atonement for him to cleanse him from his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.” Leviticus 4:26
The book of Leviticus is so often skipped among Christians today. They ask, “Why should I read it? It was for Israel back then under the law, but I am under grace. Why is it important to me?” We need to know that ‘every scripture is divinely inspired and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness’ (2 Tim 3:16) and ‘all things were written for our learning.’
Continue reading “Leviticus 1”Names mentioned twice in a row in the Bible
It is remarkable that the Word of God makes mention of the fact that God called the name of a person two times in a row, and the more remarkable fact is that there are seven people who are called by name twice in a row. Have you ever considered that God may be calling you twice in a row? Maybe there is an urgent message, or a gentle rebuke from Him that He will call you by name two times.
It is with the view to encourage, and to examine the message in the cases of these seven people that God mentions twice in a row.
Continue reading “Names mentioned twice in a row in the Bible”The ‘I AM’s in the Gospel of John
The gospel of John is a very peculiar gospel in the fact that John does not copy from the three Synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. The other striking thing is that John makes no mention of his own name as one of the disciples of Jesus Christ. His aim is to have the reader to focus only on Christ as the Son of God, and at the same time, God the Son. It is clear that his aim of writing is in chapter 20:30-31, that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, and in believing, have life in His name.
In chapter 1 we see there are at least seven titles given to the Lord Jesus Christ, mentioned by various people.
Continue reading “The ‘I AM’s in the Gospel of John”Some Patterns in John’s Writings
Have you ever wondered about the similar patterns and phrases that exist in the Gospel and Epistles of John? No matter how many times we may have read John’s inspired writings, there is always refreshment and there are new things to learn. To make it very simple, John wrote about 600 different words in his books which are very simple for even a child to read and understand. The three words beginning with the letter ‘L’ ‘life,’ ‘light,’ ‘love,’ are very frequent in the gospels and epistles of John.
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