Read Job 34—35   Listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do evil, from the Almighty to do wrong. Job 34:10   Theology (“the science of God”) used to be called “the queen of sciences” because it deals with the most important knowledge we...

Read 1 Peter 3:1–2 Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives. 1 Peter 3:1   While standing in the checkout line in a...

Read Galatians 2:1–5   This matter arose because some false brothers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves. Galatians 2:4   Echoes of the Jerusalem Conference are heard repeatedly in Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Paul mentioned the...

Read 1 Corinthians 3:10–23 Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a “fool” so that he may become wise. 1 Corinthians 3:18   Young ministers often asked Dr. G. Campbell Morgan the secret of his...

Read Colossians 3:5–11   Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Colossians 3:5   Greed (or covetousness in the King James Version) is the sin of always wanting more, whether it be more things or more...

Read Galatians 1:1–10 Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead. Galatians 1:1   In the early days of the church, God called special men to do special tasks. Among them were the apostles. The...

Read 1 Corinthians 11:1–16 I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. 1 Corinthians 11:3   Eastern society at this time was very jealous over its women. Except for the...

Read 2 Corinthians 13:11–14 Aim for perfection, listen to my appeal, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. 2 Corinthians 13:11   Our God is the “God of love and peace.” Can the outside world tell that from the...

Read 1 Peter 5:12 I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it. 1 Peter 5:12   “While there’s life, there’s hope!” That ancient Roman saying is still quoted today, and like most adages, it has an...

Read Isaiah 45—48 See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. Isaiah 48:10   The Jews had become comfortable and complacent in their Babylonian captivity. They had followed the counsel of Jeremiah (Jer. 29:4–7) and had built houses, planted gardens,...