Wise Hearted, 1 Ki 3:5-12

In 1 Ki 3:5-12, Solomon asked the Lord for understanding and the Lord gave him a wise and an understanding heart.  The Lord can do this because “He is wise in heart”, Job 9:4.  Obviously, Solomon was wise hearted to begin with, to think to ask for understanding.   Wisdom...

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A Christ-like Mind, Phil 2:5-8

In Phil 2:5 Paul said, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.”  In Phil 2:5-8, we see what “this mind” is.  A Christ-like mind is: A humble mind – Phil 2:7-8 – “made himself of no reputation… he humbled himself.”  This is not a reference...

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