Portal:Christianity/Selected scripture/2011
January 2011
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.February 2011
March 2011
1 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
4 Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.
6 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.April 2011
May 2011
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
17 And if children, then heirs, heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.June 2011
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done. I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man
coming in his kingdom."July 2011
but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
KJVAugust 2011
1.The Word already was, way back before anything began to be. The Word and God were together. The Word was God.2.Before anything began to be, the Word was there with God.3.God made everything by the Word. Nothing has been made without him.
4.Life was in the Word. That life was Light for people.5.The Light shone where it was dark and the darkness did not stop the Light from shining.6.God sent a man named John.
7.He came to talk about the Light, so that all people might believe in the Light by what he said.8.He himself was not that Light, but he was sent to talk about the Light.9.The true Light which gives light to every person who comes into the world.
10.He, the Word, was in the world. Yes, he even made the world. And yet the world did not know him.11.He came into the world that was his own, but his own people did not receive him.12.But there were people who did believe in his name. They did receive him. He gave all those who received him and believed him the right to become children of God.13.They were born into God's family by God. That is, they were not born into his family in the way a person is born into this world. It was not by any person's will.14.The Word became man and he lived among us. We saw with our own eyes that he is great. He is great the way God the Father made his only Son great. We saw that he is full of loving kindness and truth.September 2011
The Bible only reveals the names of two of the myriads or spiritual creatures in heaven who have continued to serve God faithfully, Michael and Gabriel. Throughout the Bible it is emphasized that worship is to be directed only to God himself and not to any other creature heavenly or otherwise. True Christians have always been directed, (as in the scripture at Revelation 22:9), even by angels, to direct their worship only to God. Other scriptures to refer to are Luke 1:26; Revelation 12:7, and Matthew 4:8-10.
(source: "Examining the Scriptures Daily"- 2011, text for September 7.
published by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.,Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.)
October 2011
November 2011
Chapter 3
1 Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him. 2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is. 3 Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
(World English Bible)December 2011
8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.