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John 7:47-52 47  Then the Pharisees answered them, “Are you also deceived?  48  Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him?  49  But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.”  50  Nicodemus (he who came to Jesus by night, being one of them) said to them, 51  “Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing?”  52  They answered and said to him, “Are you also from Galilee? Search and look, for no prophet has arisen out of Galilee.” The Pharisees were constantly testing Jesus against the Scriptures to try and find fault in Him. Of course they were never able to find any faults and usually their 'testing' resulted in their own shortcomings being brought to light and the Scriptures being fulfilled by the Lord's teaching.  In John 7:52 the Pharisees are dismissive of Christ's teachings by remarking that  " no prophet has arisen   out of Galilee.”   Pre...

Psalm 32:9 "be ye not as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee." This verse sums up the attitude of non christians towards christianity and religion in general. People think that being a Christian means sticking to a bunch of rules that nobody actually wants to stick to and having to use great self control in order to be able to do so. This attitude may carry some weight in relation to certain religions which are based on sticking to rules and finding favour through carrying out good works; but this kind of attitude holds no weight with true christianity and shows the lack of understanding of those who are not forgiven by Jesus and do not have the Spiritual understanding that is gained through putting your trust in Christ. (1 corinthians  2:14  but the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, beca...

Haggai 1:7   Thus says the  Lord  of hosts: “Consider your ways!  8  Go up to the mountains and bring wood and build the temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified,” says the  Lord . Haggai begins with the Words of the Lord:  2  “Thus speaks the  Lord  of hosts, saying: ‘This people says, “The time has not come, the time that the  Lord ’s house should be built.”’” 3  Then the word of the  Lord  came by Haggai the prophet, saying,  4  “ Is it  time for you yourselves to dwell in your panelled houses, and this temple [ a ]   to lie  in ruins?”  5  Now therefore, thus says the  Lord  of hosts: “Consider your ways! 6  “You have sown much, and bring in little; You eat, but do not have enough; You drink, but you are not filled with drink; You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; And he who earns wages, Earns wages  to ...

Joshua 2 speaks of the spies of Israel sent out by Joshua to spy out the land of Jericho for Israel. During their time in Jericho, behind the enemy lines, the spies encounter a local harlot called Rahab who agrees to take them into her house to stay. Joshua 2:2-3 states " And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men have come here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the country.”  3  So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered your house, for they have come to search out all the country.” To set the scene, Rahab is a citizen of Jericho and an enemy of Israel. Her own people are seeking out the spies who have come to gather information on the city before the army of Israel moves in. It would be expected for Rahab to give up the spies and side with her own people, however this is not what happens. Instead, we are told in verse 5 that Rahab chooses to hide the spies of Israel in...