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The Deeper Meaning of the Word “Hell”

The Deeper Meaning of the Word “Hell”

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A friend nudged me in Bible study the other day and pointed to her I-pad. She’d followed a rabbit trail and came up with a surprise. In Matthew 10:28 it says, “And do not fear those who kill the body, but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” She looked up “hell” in this passage at BlueLetterBible.org and was surprised to find the original Greek word…

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Pride and Its Consequences

Pride and Its Consequences

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This week as I listened for the Lord’s direction for the blog I heard the word pride. That attitude is the opposite of humility. Last week I mentioned II Chronicles 7:14 which instructs us to humble ourselves before God in order for Him to heal us. I checked out the 55 times the word pride appears in the New American Standard Bible to see what God had to say about pride. There is the pride of power which brings God’s…

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