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What Thomas Saw Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and BEHOLD MY HANDS…” —John 20:27 When Jesus held up His nail pierced, Thomas saw more than the nail prints. Those scars in Jesus’ palms probably reminded him of a practice of the scribes who copied the Scriptures. They had such a reverence …
Show Me Thy Hands “…he shewed them his hands and his feet.” —Luke 24:40 Three days after Christ’s crucifixion, the disciples are in hiding for fear of the Jews. Suddenly, Jesus appears unto them and they are terrified (Luke 24:37). Jesus shows them His hands and feet. The Bible says, “Then were the disciples glad, when they …
Dragon or Saint? “…and he spake as a dragon.” —Revelation 13:11 “Walk in love… as becometh saints” —Ephesians 5:2-3 Chuck Swindoll tells a story in his book, “David: A Man After God’s Own Heart,” about an English pub with a sign hung over it’s door: “The Inn of Saint George and the Dragon.” A lowly …
Chain Reaction of Unforgiveness Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. —Ephesians 4:32 Have you ever been the brunt of someone’s verbal barrage. It may help you to understand that it may have nothing to do about you, but some unrelated problems in …
Learning to Forgive Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. — Matthew 18:21-22 Have you ever wondered why some people hold a grudge and have …
A Critical Spirit And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. —Mark 7:2: Fault finders! Every church has it’s share of those with critical spirits. They seldom, if ever, have a positive word about anything. The speakers are too loud… The …