Noa. | scripture studies

“…and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” This scripture is from Genesis, where God calls Abram to leave his country and go to a land where He will become blessed and become a great nation. The Lord promises that He will bless anyone that blesses him and curse anyone who curses him and that the families after Abram will be blessed. How amazing does that sound? Imagine God saying this to y

“He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.” This scripture is taken from the New Testament where Jesus is commanding and teaching his disciples about what it means to be a Christian and what things they will have to face. He tells them to preach the good news to the lost sheep of Israel, about persecution from the council, to not be fearful about what to say or do because they have

“But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement. For by thy words, thou shalt be justified and by thy words, thou shalt be condemned.” This verse is slightly scary. It’s scary because every single word that I speak, even the ones that I think aren’t relevant, are relevant and they matter. And if they clearly matter to God, then they should matter to me. Idle can mean lazy or without work but in this conte

"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit. For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” Condemnation means strong disapproval, criticism or reprove. It can also mean the act of condemning someone to punishment. Jesus died for us and took the punishment that we deserved so He has already paid for our sins. When we believe this, we can no lo

The context of Matthew 3 is that John the Baptist is spreading the Good News that the Kingdom is here and we must repent. He was aiming to prepare the people for the Messiah (Jesus Christ) to come. Below are some scriptures from the passage which stood out to me. In the TPT translation (Matthew 3:2) it reads, "Heaven's Kingdom is about to appear - so you'd better keep turning away from evil and turn back to God." Heaven's Kingdom is the glory of God which is Jesus Christ. Hea

Throughout the Old Testament, there are many moments where the children of Israel are in need of a leader. They continue to rebel, kill and forget the Lord their God, so He finally raises up Gideon to be their deliverer. In Judges 6, God calls Gideon to lead the people. We learn of God's love for us, in the way that He calls Gideon and encourages him to carry out the commands. Judges 6:11-12 says, "The angel of the Lord came, and he sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, whi