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John 14:26 reads, "The Holy Spirit...will teach you...and will remind you of everything I have said."   Jesus ended His Sermon on the Mount with a striking story that addresses the gap between knowing and doing: "Therefore anyone who hears these words of mine and puts...

James 1:22 reads, "Be doers of the word...not merely hearers."   A businessman known for his ruthlessness, arrogance, and religiosity told Mark Twain that before he died he intended to visit the Holy Land, climb Mount Sinai, and read the Ten Commandments aloud. "I...

Philippians 3:21 reads, "He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own."   The Bible says our heavenly bodies will be exactly like the one Jesus had following His resurrection. He resembled Himself, because the disciples could...

Jeremiah 15:1 reads, "Then the Lord said to me, 'Even if Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My mind would not be favorable toward this people.'"   Difference five: prayer.   The Bible records only two occasions when Samson prayed: first, when he thought he was dying of...

1 Samuel 7:12 reads, "Thus far the Lord has helped us."   Difference four: accountability.   Samson had an independent attitude and refused to be accountable to anyone else. He was a "lone ranger" who refused to work with others. And his erratic attempts at...

1 Samuel 12:12 reads, "The Lord your God was your king."   Difference three: motives.   Samson repeatedly dishonored the Lord by his actions and his lifestyle. That's because he had no regard for God's honor. What a contrast Samuel was! When Israel wanted a king in...