Daily Bible Verse - 10/22/2007 - 1 John 2:6

Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. (NIV)

He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. (KJV)

the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked. (NASB)

1 John 2:6

Commentary
Therefore, whoever says he abides in Him should walk just as the Lord Jesus walked. His life, as set forth in the Gospels, is our pattern and guide. It is not a life which we can live in our own strength or energy, but is only possible in the power of the Holy Spirit. Our responsibility is to turn our lives over to Him unreservedly, and allow Him to live His life in and through us.

MacDonald, W., & Farstad, A. (1997, c1995). Believer's Bible Commentary : Old and New Testaments (1 Jn 2:6). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

Ought..to walk Slaves must follow the commands of their masters or they will be punished. Employees need to do their work to keep their jobs. However, the Christian as a child of God ought to obey God because of a sincere desire to do so. It should be a joy to follow in the footsteps of the One who died for us.

Radmacher, E. D., Allen, R. B., & House, H. W. (1999). Nelson's new illustrated Bible commentary (1 Jn 2:6). Nashville: T. Nelson Publishers.

Daily Bible Verse - 10/21/2007 - Proverbs 25:20

Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day,
or like vinegar poured on soda,
is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. (NIV)

As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. (KJV)

Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, Is he who sings songs to a troubled heart. (NASB)

Proverbs 25:20

Commentary
Pouring vinegar on an alkali (e.g., baking soda) produces a reaction like boiling or turning tranquility into agitation. So is the effect of singing joyful songs without sympathy to the sorrowful. Cf. Ps. 137:3, 4.


MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (Pr 25:20). Nashville: Word Pub.

Illustration
Keith Weston told of a fellow minister who was making his first hospital visit. "He found a poor patient with both legs strung up to pulleys, both arms in plaster, and an intravenous in one of them. And he said with his big evangelical smile and taking out his big evangelical Bible, 'Brother, are you rejoicing?'" Weston said, "The minister never told me what the patient said, but it wasn't very polite."

MacDonald, W., & Farstad, A. (1997, c1995). Believer's Bible Commentary : Old and New Testaments (Pr 25:20). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.