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Weekly Bible Readings for November, 1937.
Subject: "Peace."
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Note, the basis is a fact not a feeling.
November 7th.
"Being . . . . . we have" (1).
Rom. v. 1-11.
Justified = declared righteous.
See
PEACE WITH GOD.
"Righteousness and Peace" (Isa. xxxii. 17;
Psa. lxxxv. 10).
No peace, where no righteousness
(Isa. lvii. 21).
"Moderation" (5) = "yieldingness";
November 14th.
Philippians iv.
Not holding on to our "rights." "Careful."
PEACE OF GOD.
"Nothing . . . . . everything" (6).
"Shall keep" (7) = keep, as a garrison of
soldiers.
"The God of peace" (9).
"Jesus saith . . . . . . . He showed . . . . . . .
November 21st.
John xx.
hands . . . . . . . side" (19, 20).
THE BASIS OF PEACE.
Thomas had not the peace (25).
So again "He said . . . . . hands . . . . . side."
Result; "My Lord and my God" (28).
The middle wall stood in the courts of the
November 28th.
Ephesians ii. 11-22.
temple and divided Jew and Gentile.
THE BOND OF PEACE.
"The both" are now "one" and this is "the
bond of peace" which binds the "unity of
the Spirit:" (Eph. iv. 3, 13).
Verses to memorize (one each week):
Rom. v. 1; Phil. iv. 7; John xx. 19; Eph. ii. 14.
"Search and See" Section.
Romans v. 1-11.-- (1) What must there be before we can have peace?
(2) With whom do we have peace and how? (verse 1)
Philippians iv.--
(1) Put in your own words what the "peace of God" is like (verse 7).
(2) How can we have peace? (verses 6, 7).
John xx.--
(1) When Christ said "Peace be unto you", what did He show them and why?
(2) Why did Thomas refuse to believe the disciples?
(3) What title did he give Christ when he did believe?
Ephesians ii. 11-22.--
(1) Before Christ made this peace what was the Gentile called? (12).
(2) In verse 16-18 what two words tell us that we are at peace?