Hold Fast Apologetics
What Does Scripture Say?
Category: Bible Study
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Psalm 100 Shout out praises to the Lord, all the earth!2 Worship[b] the Lord with joy.Enter his presence with joyful singing.3 Acknowledge that the Lord is God.He made us and we belong to him,[c]we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,and his courts with praise.Give him thanks.Praise his name.5…
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Now after the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2 Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord[a] descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it. 3 His[b] appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were…
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Inspired by God, the first letter to the Thessalonians was written by Paul (possibly alongside Timothy and Silas) on or around A.D. 50. Per Dr. Gary Habermas, New Testament scholars are now attesting that 1 Thessalonians could be the earliest New Testament Epistle. The video below shows Dr. Gary Habermas explaining the importance of the…
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4 So, since Christ suffered[a] in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same attitude, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin,[b] 2 in that he spends the rest of his time[c] on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires. 3 For the time that has passed was sufficient for you…
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It’s my prayer that learning about God’s immutability (unchanging nature) will encourage you immensely! Friend, while you and I change throughout our lifetime here, God (God, the Father; God, the Son; and God the Holy Spirit) does not! Both His character and His promises hold true and are faithful! Come near to me and hear…
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“Put yourselves to the test to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize regarding yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you – unless, indeed, you fail the test!” 2 Corinthians 13:5 Friends, sin makes everything about us. Not only is “i” central to this tiny, English word,…
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Who is Jesus? Is Jesus merely a highly evolved man who achieved enlightenment and therefore showed us the way to Christ (as the New Age Movement purports)? Or, is He who He claimed to be…the Messiah and the only Son of God? “I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that…
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Friends, we might feel alone at times or possibly beyond repair in difficult seasons, but is that true? What does God say in the scriptures? We might also feel as though God doesn’t see us some days (Jonah 2), or that the pits we dig are way too deep for Him (Psalm 40). But are…
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Verses supplied by OpenBible Psalm 103:13As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. Ephesians 6:4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Colossians 3:21Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.…
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“Visit many good books, but live in the Bible.” Charles Spurgeon Thank you BibleGateway for providing a digital format as to read God’s Word! The following two chapters are from the New English Translation as to provide ample footnotes for reference. Job 38 Then the Lord answered[b] Job out of the whirlwind:[c] 2 “Who is this[d] who…
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Psalm 46 God is our strong refuge;[c]he is truly our helper in times of trouble.[d]2 For this reason we do not fear[e] when the earth shakes,[f]and the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea,[g]3 when its waves[h] crash[i] and foam,and the mountains shake[j] before the surging sea.[k] (Selah)4 The river’s channels bring joy to…
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The following chapter from God’s Word (the Bible) was found on BibleGateway. Translation: NET. I will praise[c] the Lord at all times;my mouth will continually praise him.[d]2 I will boast[e] in the Lord;let the oppressed hear and rejoice.[f]3 Magnify the Lord with me.Let us praise[g] his name together.4 I sought the Lord’s help[h] and he…
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