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Matthew 5:5 “Blessed are the gentle (meek. humble), for they shall inherit the earth.” Psalms 37:11 But the humble will inherit the land, And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.                                     I can be a bold person. I can also be a weak person. I have to temper the bold part of me, andContinue reading “Ruhamah United Methodist Church Bible Verses: The Sermon on the Mount”

Hebrews 4:16  “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”             Just before this verse, the writer reminds us that Jesus is our High Priest and that He understood what it meant to be human, and to be temptedContinue reading “Ruhamah United Methodist Church Bible Verses: Hebrews 4:16”

James 1:17  Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or  shifting shadow.                                                  James (or Jacob) is the brother of Jesus, half-brother of Jesus via Joseph from an earlier marriage, a cousin of Jesus on Mary’s side, or half-brother of Jesus via Mary during her second marriage. Most scholars conclude that he wasContinue reading “Ruhamah United Methodist Church Bible Verses: James 1:17”

Hebrews 12:2 “looking only at Jesus, the originator and perfecter of the faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”                         Hebrews is often presented as Paul had written it but it is possible it was written by another… one of the things that is usually present in Paul’s letters isContinue reading “Ruhamah United Methodist Church Bible Verses: Hebrews 12:2”