Reflections on Bible Verses
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Several years ago, I joined a group where each week we are given a bible verse to reflect on during the week, and we then share our personal response to the verse when we next meet, before a time of prayer. I value those evenings because each of our responses are personal, so they are entirely different, and I am given new perspectives outside of my experience.
In the hope that my personal reflections on those verses may be of value in a similar way to you, I have presented them here.
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Contributions welcome ...
My aim in setting up this page was to share personal reflections on bible verses as a help to people as they set out on their journey of faith, and explore bible readings.
Your comments, challenging (but sincere) questions, and suggestions for other verses, are all welcome.
Also welcome are your personal reflections on these verses where they support this aim — brief reflections can be listed in the comments on a verse, while more lengthy reflections will be shown on a separate page (use the contact form at this stage, listing the relevant verse and date, your screen name and email address, and attach any relevant files).
Due to the problems of spam and viral attacks on websites, I will review comments and contributions before they appear on the site.
Guidance for contributions:
- Keep it personal (not copied from other sources)
- A heartfelt response to the verse (not promoting particular doctrines or ideology)
- Guided by the Holy Spirit (not promoting philosophies built on human logic, they tend to discourage or mislead).
As with the small group I attend, we are blessed by a variety of perspectives.
See also
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1 Peter 2:24 – Purpose of Jesus’ life on earth
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Matthew 28:18 – All authority
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Matthew 3:16-17 – The nature of God
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James 1:5 – Wisdom
James 1:5 “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” Question: Think of example(s) where God has given you the...
Luke 5:10b – You will catch men
Luke 5:10b: And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men." Question: How do you envisage that, how do you see how Jesus catches people? Note: Matthew 4:19 and Mark 1:17...
Gen 16:13-14 – God sees me
Genesis 16:13-14: 13 Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, “Have I also here seen Him who sees me?” 14 Therefore the well was called Beer...
Romans 3:10 – There is no one righteous
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Luke 5:32 – To call sinners to repentance
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2 Peter 1:20-21 – All scripture is God-breathed
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John 14:6 – No one comes to the Father except through Me
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." Questions: The first statement mentions three aspects of Jesus. What do these...
Romans 1:19-20 – God’s invisible qualities seen in creation
Romans 1:19-20 (NIV), “19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities — his eternal...
John 1:11-13 – To all who did receive Him
John 1:11-13 11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who...
John 1:9-10 – The True Light
John 1:9-10 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. Question: Consider...
Philippians 3:13-14 – Reaching forward to those things which are ahead
Philippians 3:13-14 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press...
Ecclesiastes 3:11 – Everything beautiful in its time
Ecclesiastes 3:11"He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end." Question:...
Share your thoughts
You are welcome to add to the discussion by commenting, sharing your reflections, and suggesting other verses.
Contributions welcome ...
My aim in setting up this page was to share personal reflections on bible verses as a help to people as they set out on their journey of faith, and explore bible readings.
Comments, challenging (but sincere) questions, and suggestions for other verses not listed here, are all welcome.
Also welcome are your personal reflections on these verses where they are in line with this aim — brief reflections can be listed in the comments on a verse, while more lengthy reflections will be shown on a separate page with a link from the main page for that verse, and listed under the contributor’s name. Use the contact form to send these, listing the relevant verse and date, your screen name and email address, and attaching any relevant files.
Due to the problems of spam and viral attacks on websites, I will review comments and contributions before they appear on the site.
The type of contributions which would not support this aim are those copied from other sources (keep it personal), those promoting a particular doctrine or ideology (keep it to a heartfelt response to the verse), or promoting concepts built on human logic that discourage us on our journey (unfortunately there is no shortage of these).
As with the small group I attend, we are blessed by a variety of perspectives.
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