Good morning. In addition
to stimulating one another to love and good deeds, we should not be forsaking
our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one
another; and all the more, as you see the day drawing near. There are no lone
rangers in the kingdom of God. Even in the best of times, we should be meeting
with other Christians. In these days, as the end is drawing near, we should be
even more diligent to meet with other Christians. We need their comfort,
encouragement, and counsel. In this verse he says that some have even made it a
habit to not assemble. It does not take too many times doing something for it
to become a habit. It then becomes very difficult to break that habit. In fact
many times people don't even want to break that habit. They have comfort in
that routine. In this case, they don't want people telling them that they are
doing something wrong. Would you want to go to a group that you know would tell
you you're doing something wrong? Of course not! If we go on sinning willfully
after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice
for sins, but a certain terrifying expectation of judgment, and the fury of a
fire which will consume the adversaries. That reminds me of a time when a
friend of mine told someone that the word of God said a certain thing was
wrong. That person said he did not want to hear it, because then he would be
responsible for not doing it. And of course if you go to a good church, you
will definitely hear that something you are doing is not right. Father thank
You that the reader loves to be with Your people. He/she encourages others to
do the same.
So the other disciple who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed
Good morning. We left John at the entrance of the tomb, stooping and looking in. “Shy” Peter then arrives following John, and enters the tomb; and he saw the linen wrappings lying there. So the other disciple, John, who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed. It does not say whether or not Peter believed. For as yet they did not understand the scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. So the disciples went away again to their own homes. I’m not exactly sure what it means by their own homes. They were originally from Galilee and would not have had homes in Jerusalem. Perhaps it means the homes where they were staying while in Jerusalem. Apparently, they were not staying in the upper room, or it would have said so. But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped (just like John) and looked into the tomb. She saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been l...
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