“until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God – a mature person, attaining to the measure of Christ’s full
“Simeon and Levi are brothers, weapons of violence are their knives! O my soul, do not come into their council, do not be united to their assembly, my heart, for
“I have chosen him so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just.
Psalm 78.5-7 records, He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which He commanded our ancestors to teach their children, so the next generation would know them,
Luke 9:48 observes your care for others is the measure of your greatness. When the disciples discuss being the greatest of all God does not reprove them for their desire
Mark 9.34 observes they were silent for they had argued about who was the greatest. When alone, the disciples postured for position allowing their pride to run rampant in order
Genesis 1.26 records God’s creation of man in His image in order to rule over all the creatures of the earth. The first identification man has with God is God’s
Hebrews 4.11 encourages us to strive to enter eternity so that no one misses it through disobedience. Israel failed initially to enter then ultimately remain in the Promised Land because