2 Timothy 2:12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him: if we deny Him, He also will deny us. If the order doesn’t matter then we have a combination, if the order matters then we have a permutation. One can say that a permutation is an ordered combination. Character development is not...
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05 May 2021 – Permutations & Combinations – Part 6
Matthew 5:24 Leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift. If the order doesn’t matter then we have a combination, if the order matters then we have a permutation. One can say that a permutation is an ordered combination. The kingdom...
04 May 2021 – Permutations & Combinations – Part 5
James 3:16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder [unrest, rebellion] and every evil thing and morally degrading practice. If the order doesn’t matter then we have a combination, if the order matters then we have a permutation. One can say that a permutation is an ordered combination. Envy and enmity are...
03 May 2021 – Permutations & Combinations – Part 4
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. If the order doesn’t matter then we have a combination, if the order matters then we have a permutation. One can say that a permutation is an ordered combination. The embryo of faith is Godly hope. Faith is...
02 May 2021 – Permutations & Combinations – Part 3
Judges 16:20 He awoke from his sleep and thought, “I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him. If the order doesn’t matter then we have a combination, if the order matters then we have a permutation. One can say that a permutation is...
01 May 2021 – Permutations & Combinations – Part 2
Luke 10:40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. If the order doesn’t matter then we have a combination, if the order matters then we have a permutation. One can say that a permutation is an ordered combination. Martha had bread baking in the oven, lamb roasting in the...
30 April 2021 – Permutations & Combinations – Part 1
James 2:14 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. If the order doesn’t matter then we have a combination, if the order matters then we have a permutation. One can say that a permutation is an ordered combination. For example, potato salad is a delicious combination...
29 April 2021 – Perfume – Part 7
Revelation 8:4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand. During the Mosaic time, the profession of the “perfumer” was a sought after profession. The formula for the fragrant mix of incense was divinely downloaded to Moses. Exodus 30:34-35 the Lord said to Moses,...
28 April 2021 – Perfume – Part 6
John 12:3 Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. Nard is a very precious and valuable fragrant oil derived from the root and spike (hair stem) of...
27 April 2021 – Perfume – Part 5
Psalms 133:1&2 How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head. Unity is a sweet smelling fragrance of God’s love, compassion and benevolence. It is compared to the anointing oil that was smeared over the head of the High Priest, Aaron. The...