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Antonyms: aversion, distaste, apathy, dislike, hatred, antipathy, disgust, disregard, abhorrence, acrimony, wet, animosity, animus, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, be averse to, detestation

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26. Job's Third Reply to Bildad

Job 26:1--31:40

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... regard to mi yitten. 31:32 The phrase my door was always open to the traveler may be better translated, “my door was always open to the road,” suggesting that Job’s open door stands as an invitation for weary travelers to turn in for hospitality. Desire for a Day in Court Toward the end of Job’s legal affidavit, we encounter the second awkwardness of arrangement similar to that in verse 1. There the opening statement of Job’s covenant not to lust after a woman seems awkwardly placed before his ...

27. Life by the Spirit

Galatians 5:16-26

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... which rule cruelly over any men they get into their power, as long as they see that they are in their prime and able to work; so cruelly indeed, that they force them to bring whatever they have earned by working and to spend it on their desires. But when they perceive that they are unable to work because of age, they abandon them to a wreched old age and they try to use others as their slaves.” (Economics 1.23; trans. Pomeroy, p. 111) The Jewish thinker Philo advocated circumcision for “the excision of ...

28. Why You Should Spend Time with God

Psalm 37:4-7

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James Merritt

... and be the same person you were when you went up.” Well, you cannot spend time with God, get close to God, know God better and love God more, and be the same person. II. Spending Time With God Brings Fulfillment Of Your Wants “And He shall give you the desires of your heart.” (v.4b) Now at first glance that almost seems like Aladdin and his lamp. All we have to do is tell the Lord we delight in Him, and then He will give us anything we want. But that is really not what this verse says, nor what ...

29. Struggling with Sin

Romans 7:7-25

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... 12 The same distinction between the occasion for sin and the sin itself is apparent in Genesis 3:1–6. The occasion for sin is in v. 6: “When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it.” Pleasure, beauty, and wisdom were, of course, God’s gifts. Neither then nor now is there anything sinful about them. They became an occasion for sin only in light of the evil motive of v. 5: “For God knows that ...

30. Job’s Reply to Zophar

Job 12:1--14:22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... Job is not certain what the result of any meeting with God would be: then let come to me what may. His need simply to address God is becoming more important than any assurance of a successful outcome. 13:14–15 Job is ambivalent about this encounter he desires. On the one hand, he questions himself: Why do I put myself in jeopardy and take my life in my hands? The first phrase literally says, “why do I lift up my flesh in my teeth?,” which is a difficult image to interpret. The second phrase is clearer ...

31. Hungry for Anything?

Matthew 6:25-34

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Louis H. Valbracht

... made their names eternal with His own. Saint Paul answered the hunger with his words: "We are the sons of God." We can become as slaves. We can become as nobodies, but we are the children of God! That’s the thrilling thing! The only way to save your desires to be important from degenerating into one of these tragic perversions is to link yourself to a cause or a purpose or an ideal so strong that when people think of that noble cause, they will think of you. Have you ever noticed how it is with the people ...

32. Life's Four Big 'Ds' and One Bigger 'D'

Galatians 2:11-21

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Leonard Sweet

... one simple man's vineyard when he already has more than anyone has a right to have. When Naboth refuses to sell him the vineyard because it would violate the priestly laws of inheritance, Ahab takes to his bed, turns his face to the wall, and refuses to eat. His desire for what he can't have so enslaves his spirit that he's immobilized. He can't govern. He can't get out of bed. He can't eat. Yet depression isn't a solitary ailment. The depressive mood Ahab sinks into seeps out and stinks up every hallway of ...

33. Spiritual Gifts and Spiritual Growth

1 Corinthians 14:1-25

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Preben Vang

... not imply he thinks prophecy is superior because it is above manipulation and does not need to be evaluated for its authenticity as revelatory of Christ (14:29; 12:10; cf. 11:4). Rather, the subjunctive mood of the plural verb (proph?teu?te) indicates his desire that every part of Christ’s body would know God’s word and voice and use it to encourage the whole body (14:3). “Prophecy” refers to a revelatory message in which the Spirit inspires the speaker to pastorally apply the Jesus story to a given ...

34. Proper 13

Luke 11:1-13, Hosea 11:1-11, Colossians 3:1-17, Psalm 107:1-43

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William E. Keeney

... You Fool." (v. 20) The man was foolish in two ways. The major reason was that he thought he could control the future by his great possessions. He thought they offered him security. The second was that he considered the fulfillment of life to be the satisfaction of his desires. He neglected to honor God who gave him life and riches. 7. "Your Life is Being Demanded." (v. 20) Life is a gift from God. We do not have final ownership of our bodies. The God who bestows life can demand its return at his own time. 8 ...

35. Advice About Widows, Elders and Slaves

1 Timothy 5:1-6:2

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... 14 that they do remarry. The clue seems to lie in two places: First, Paul really does see widowhood as a high honor. He would, with Luke, certainly applaud Anna, as he does the widows of verses 9–10. But secondly, he says that when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ, they want to marry. One often tends to read verse 11 in light of a certain understanding of verse 12 that implies that their very wish to remarry is tantamount to abandoning the faith in some way. But what is actually ...

36. Marriage, Sexual Intimacy, and Spiritual Devotion

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

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Preben Vang

... (cf. 9:25). Athletes exercise self-control and stay focused on their task (enkrateia is listed also as evidence of the Spirit’s fruit [Gal. 5:23]). The meaning of the verse would then be something like this: “Those whose minds continue to be occupied by the desire to marry should marry. For it is better to marry than to be distracted by passion.” 7:10–11 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord). Paul’s correction of himself (“not I, but the Lord”) does not set up a contrast ...

37. What Making a Difference Looks Like

Matthew 5:1-12

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Phil Thrailkill

... what God is up to so you can join in. C.S. Lewis wrote: “We are afraid,” he wrote, “that heaven is a bribe, and that if we make it our goal we shall no longer be disinterested. It is not so. Heaven offers nothing that a mercenary soul can desire. It is safe to tell the pure in heart that they shall see God, for only the pure in heart want to.”11 Verse 9, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” In Romans Paul gives us his version of the seventh blessing and clarifies ...

38. Face-to-Face with the Kingdom

Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

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Tom Garrison

... in this universe. He had learned by virtue of his pain what he had refused to be taught in any other way. It suddenly became clear to him that as a finite creature he was not good enough or wise enough or strong enough to structure a universe. His personal desires were not adequate to be the basis of reality. And it was at that point that the memory of his father and the way he approached life began to look very differently to the young man. At that moment the wisdom and goodness and power of "one who was ...

39. Job's Second Reply to Bildad

Job 19:1-29

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... to see God engages Job such that it consumes his greatest emotions and passions. Additional Notes 19:23 Oh, that . . . The Heb. construction mi yitten, “who will give,” throughout Job (6:8; 11:5; 13:5; 14:4, 13) consistently expresses an intense desire that is nevertheless impossible, or at best unlikely. See the discussion on 14:4 in §47 with regard to mi yitten. 19:25 The NIV attempts to decide the issue for the reader by capitalizing Redeemer to identify this figure with God himself. However, there ...

40. Possession is Nine Tenths of the Fall

Matthew 21:33-46

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D. Wayne Burkette

... God, God who loves us completely. We discover that joy and wholeness of life consist not in control but in commitment to the always larger and greater cause of the Kingdom. We sense the beauty of life lived by grace rather than grasp. Having abandoned the deadly desire to possess life and be our own gods, we are greeted by a remarkable serendipity - the abundant life that we could never seize by our own strength is given to us free and clear. The tenants of God’s vineyard are revealed to be also God’s ...

41. Controlling Our Cravings

Luke 12:13-21, Exodus 20:1-21

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Bill Bouknight

... Even if we resist those temptations, we will surely be alienated from that person and distanced from God. The tenth commandment warns us not to crave anything that belongs to someone else. THE TENTH COMMANDMENT ALSO PROHIBITS ANY CRAVING THAT IS STRONGER THAN OUR DESIRE TO KNOW AND SERVE GOD. It is actually in the First Commandment rather than the Tenth that this prohibition is stated. The First commandment declares, "You shall have no other gods before me." Of course, a god is whatever a person loves most ...

42. Draw Nigh To God

James 4:1-12

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Maxie Dunnam

... Him, accepted by Him and at the same time be comfortable with the evil influence of the world around us. It is the world that creates havoc in every part of our life. It is the influence of the world--the lust for power, the passion for control, the desire to do as we please, the insistence that things be done our way that creates strife and plays havoc in our life and in our relationships. There's a beautiful phrase there in verse 5; "He yearns jealously over the spirit which he has made to dwell in us ...

43. Jesus or Niccolo?

Matthew 4:1-11

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... you nor your ancestors were acquainted, in order to make you understand that one does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord." The message is easy to see: There is far more to life than merely fulfilling physical desires. It has many applications for each of our lives. Satan's second tempting attack is directed toward the appetite of power and control and is far more bold than the first one: Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of ...

44. Job's Third Reply to Eliphaz

Job 23:1--24:25

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... God. When God decides to act, those who are at the peak of their human power will be gone. God is the true actor behind the seeming vagaries of human existence. The phrase and gathered up may also be taken as a jussive form expressing Job’s desire: “Let them be gathered up!” This gathering up of the wicked like all others may refer to the common destiny of all humans in the grave (v. 19). Job has already mentioned this destiny in 21:22–26. Despite their arrogant dismissal of God and their confidence ...

45. The Fall of Man

Genesis 3:1-24

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... among the trees. Their guilt made them ashamed and fearful of being in God’s presence, and the clothing they had made failed to provide them sufficient confidence to meet God. There is further irony here; in striving to become like God they no longer desired to be in God’s presence. Failing to meet the couple in the usual way, the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?” With this simple, open question God was eliciting some explanation for their unusual behavior. Full of guilt, the man answered ...

46. King By Force

John 6:1-15

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Robert Salzgeber

... done. The point is that Jesus already knew himself to be the Son of the living God. He did not have to prove anything. When he healed people he was genuinely giving gifts; giving of himself. There were no angels as far as he was concerned. He simply desired the people to know who he really was. He wanted them to know that he was not just some physical healer among many, but Jesus, the Christ, the humble servant revealer of God. No conditions were needed to qualify for Jesus' life-giving water. Jesus simply ...

47. The God You Worship

Acts 17:16-34

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... preach, but is sensitive to God and to the people, he would acknowledge that God has put in each of our hearts a desire to know God. In every place, in every city, regardless of the external evidence, which might support the contrary, there are also people ... life and breath and everything" necessary for life. If you want to know God, you can know God only through a genuine desire and an honest commitment to know God through prayer, study, worship and fellowship with others who believe. Then you can know that ...

48. The Danger of American Express

Exodus 20:17

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James Merritt

... There is nothing wrong with coveting a good wife, or a beautiful car, or a nice house. The problem is when you begin to covet your neighbor's wife, your neighbor's car, or your neighbor's house. What I mean by coveting is this: Coveting is when you desire something unlawfully, that lawfully belongs to someone else. Covetousness is a disease that afflicts all of us. A rich man can covet something a poor man has just as surely as a poor man can covet something a rich man has. The poor man would give his soul ...

49. Can't Get No Satisfaction

Exodus 20:17

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James Merritt

... be rich. Do you know why? The problem I've discovered with most rich people is this - they don't own their money; their money owns them. Money is their life. Money is their love. Money is their lord. They eat it, sleep it, breathe it and live it. The desire for money and wealth afflicts not only the rich; it afflicts the poor. If you can't get what you want then you will want what others have. Instead of wanting what others have why don't you be glad for what others have realizing it was God that gave ...

50. WWF: Smack Down In The Wilderness

Mark 1:9-15

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... Temptation. There was the temptation to use all the power of heaven for His own selfish purpose. To show the world and the Tempter just who he was. That was the Temptation to throw Himself off the pinnacle of the Temple and let the Angels rescue Him. The greatest desire of Jesus was to bring the whole world back into relationship with God. That's His message, that's His purpose, that's His calling. And that's why the final Temptation was to bow down to Satan. By doing so, the whole world would bow to Jesus ...

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