Sep 25
By meditating upon the Word of God, we enable ourselves to grow in the godly life. Such is an implication of Proverbs 23:7, “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Thus, by pondering upon the Bible’s teachings of exhortation, we will find ourselves growing in this most beneficial trait.Parakaleo is one of …
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Sep 18
Since meditating upon the Word of God is a crucial factor which helps us in our growth as a Christian and in personal happiness, then, with meditation, we can increase in the characteristic of gentleness (Psa. 1:1-3; Jos. 1:8). Epieikes is one of the Greek words which is translated in our English versions as gentleness, …
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Sep 11
When we read in the New Testament the words “happy,” “joy” and “glad,” these are the English translations from one of thirteen Greek words which God chose to convey certain thoughts to us. One of those words is euthomeo which means “to be joyful; to be cheerful; to be of good courage” (Thayer; Vine). This …
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Sep 04
To meditate upon the Law of God is a crucial building block for Christian growth and personal happiness which seems to be almost totally overlooked. Yet, God assures us in Psalm 1:1-3 that meditation is a road upon which one must travel in order to obtain true human blessedness—true contented peace and joy.Since meditating upon …
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