Meditations

Posted by: thaishin | September 3, 2024

Reference to the New Covenant in the Old Testament

Open line radio on Aug 31, 2024 Hour 1 @2:34

Answer from Dr Michael Rydelnik:

https://www.moodyradio.org/radioplayer.aspx?episode=609201&hour=1

Summary:

The reference to the new covenant in the old Testament is shown in this post in the context of the question asked by a listener: if the new covenant replaces the old testament?

Dr Michael Rydelnik explains that two places where the new covenant is referenced in the old testament occurs at:

Deuteronomy 30

6And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live. -kjv

6And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. -nkjv

6Moreover, the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the hearts of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and all your soul, so that you may live. -nasb

6The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live. -niv

Jeremiah 31

31Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 32Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: -kjv

31“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— 32not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. -nkjv

31“Behold, days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 32not like the covenant which I made with their fathers on the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. -nasb

31“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. 32It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them, ” -niv

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Posted by: thaishin | August 23, 2024

Tell them all about Christ by JC Ryle

Do you ever try to do good to others? If you do, remember to tell them about Christ. Tell the young, tell the poor, tell the aged, tell the ignorant, tell the sick, tell the dying—tell them all about Christ.

Tell them of His power, and tell them of His love; tell them of His doings, and tell them of His feelings. Tell them what He has done for the chief of sinners; tell them what He is willing to do to the last day of time; tell it to them over and over again. Never be tired of speaking of Christ. Say to them broadly and fully, freely and unconditionally, unreservedly and undoubtingly, ‘Come unto Christ, as the penitent thief did; come unto Christ, and you shall be saved.’

Source: JC Ryle Daily Devotions – Facebook

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Posted in Evangelism

Posted by: thaishin | August 20, 2024

What does Jesus mean when he says “Carry your cross and follow me?”

Moody radio openline program August 17, hour 2 @41:23

A listener mentions that she and her husband debated on what is the meaning when Jesus says: “Carry your cross and follow me?” Her husband says your cross is your faith but she thought that our cross is the trials that we go through in life. What do you think?

Answer from Dr Michael Rydelnik:

https://www.moodyradio.org/radioplayer.aspx?episode=606612&hour=2

Summary:

In the first century, when Rome considers someone to be a rebel, they will crucify that person. The Romans made the person whom they want to crucify carry the cross. The Romans are saying that you are rebel, we are making you submit and they would force people to submit. So, to carry one’s cross became an idiom for submission. So, when the Lord Jesus says you are to take up your cross and follow him, all He’s saying is that “you are to submit to me and follow me where ever I lead you”

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Posted by: thaishin | May 26, 2024

The marks of a Dead Man by JC Ryle

-When a man’s heart is cold and unconcerned about Christianity
-When his hands are never employed in doing God’s work
-When his feet are not familiar with God’s ways

-When his tongue is seldom or never used in prayer and praise
-When his eyes are blind to the beauty of the kingdom of heaven
-When his mind is full of the world, and has no room for spiritual things

When these marks are to be found in a man, the word of the Bible is the right word to use about him, and that word is, “Dead.”

Source:

Facebook – Daily Devotions of JC Ryle

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Posted in Spiritual growth

Posted by: thaishin | May 8, 2024

When does the invasion of Israel described in Ezekiel 38-39 takes place?

Moody Radio openline on May 4, 2024 hour 1 @44:39

Listener:

My question is regards to the timing of events in Ezekiel 38-39. Do they occur before the tribulation, during the tribulation or …

Answer:

https://www.moodyradio.org/radioplayer.aspx?episode=589349&hour=1

Summary of Answer:

Different scholars have different opinions of when the invasion of Israel takes place as described in Ezekiel 38-39. Arnold Fructenbaum puts it at sometime before the beginning of the tribulation. My teacher at Moody John Walvoord and scholars like Charlie Dyer think it is at the middle of the future tribulation period. Other scholars like Charles Feinberg puts it at the end of the tribulation period.

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Posted by: thaishin | May 2, 2024

Our merciful, compassionate Christ by JC Ryle

Let us take comfort in the thought that the Lord Jesus does not cast off His believing people because of failures and imperfections. He knows what they are.

He takes them, as the husband takes the wife, with all their blemishes and defects, and once joined to Him by faith, will never leave them. He is a merciful and compassionate High-priest. It is His glory to pass over the transgressions of His people, and to cover their many sins. He knew what they were before conversion–wicked, guilty, and defiled; yet He loved them. He knows what they will be after conversion–weak, erring, and frail; yet He loves them. He has undertaken to save them, notwithstanding all their shortcomings, and what He has undertaken He will perform.

source: http://www.jcryle.info

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Posted by: thaishin | April 27, 2024

Who are the Samaritans?

Question on openline radio on April 20, 2024 hour 1 @7:59

Listener:

My question is what was the group that make up the Samaritans? They were Jewish and what was the other group?

Dr Michael Rydelnik:

https://www.moodyradio.org/radioplayer.aspx?episode=587539&hour=1

Summary of Answer:

The Samaritans was a people group who are descendants owing to the intermarriage of Jews and Assyrians. The Assyrian captivity started in 721 BC when the Assyrians conquered the ten northern tribes of Israel. They did two things: Firstly, they exiled the Jews to Assyria. Secondly, for those who remined, they brought the Assyrians to the land of Israel and there they intermarried and they became known as Samaritans. The Samaritans syncretized and corrupted the Torah to give the Samarian Pentateuch.

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Posted by: thaishin | April 20, 2024