Apr 6, 2022
DEUTERONOMY 7-8:
Yesterday in Deuteronomy we heard Moses
repeating the 10 Commandments and pleading with the people that
they remain faithful in obeying all the commands and regulations
the Lord gave. The reading ended with an important statement to
remember when considering the difference between the old and new
covenants:
NLT: 6:25 “For we will be counted as righteous when we obey all the commands the LORD our God has given us.’”
[GNT’s wording and its footnote are equally valid translations of this verse.]
GNT: 6:25 If we faithfully obey
everything that God has commanded us, he will be pleased with
us.’*
*Footnote in GNT: 6.25: If we faithfully...with
us; or The right thing for us to do is to obey faithfully
everything that God has commanded us.
PSALM 53:
This
is another Psalm that is quoted in the New Testament, and
therefore, often quoted in general. This is a tell-it-like-it-is
psalm, not a sweet and flowery poem.
ACTS 9b:
In
the first half of this chapter, we heard most of the story of
Saul's dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus.
GNT Translation note:
Acts 9:31 And so it was that the
church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had a time of peace.
Through the help of the Holy Spirit [the church//[the church//it]]
was strengthened and grew in numbers, as [they//[they//it]] lived
in reverence for the Lord.