Of God.

'To all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.' John 1:12

There is something better than being famous or rich or royal or of a certain nationality- being a child of God.

Love

'The LORD is good.
His unfailing love continues forever.' Psalm 100:5

No one

'Each heart knows its own bitterness
and no one else can fully share its joy.' Proverbs 14:10

King

'The LORD is King' Psalm 97:1

The universe is not a democracy.

Nations

'O nations of the world, recognize the LORD' Psalm 96:7

Although Japan claims that its schools are secular, I beg to differ. There is a religion taught: Japanolatry.

She

'She brought him yogurt. Then with her left hand she reached for a tent peg...'
Judges 5:25-6

My mother tried to warn me about women like Jael.

Mightier

'Mightier than the violent raging of the seas,
mightier than the breakers on the shore-
The LORD above is mightier than these!' Psalm 93:4

'The passion of love
bursting into flame
is more powerful than death,
stronger than the grave.' Song of Songs 8:6

Christ is Risen, He is Risen Indeed.

Lamb

'the Passover lamb is sacrificed.' Luke 22:7

To truly understand what the death of Jesus means, you need to understand the Jewish festival of Passover. And the concept of substitutionary atonement.

But long words aren't needed. If you owe someone ten million yen, but God pays the debt for you, wouldn't you be just a little grateful?

All

'all will die' Psalm 89:48

主

"力ある者、神、主"

ヨシュア　22:22

Children

'Children of God and children of the resurrection' Luke 20:36

What?

'Give the Emperor what belongs to him and give God what belongs to God.' Luke 20:25

My child's soul does not now, has never, and will never belong to the state.

Shall...?

'Shall the dead arise and praise Thee?' Psalm 88:10 (21st KJV)

Is it really so difficult to believe that God Almighty is just a tad more technically advanced than we are in matters of bioengineering?

Happy Easter, to you and yours.

Jerusalem

'Jesus was getting closer to Jerusalem...' Luke 19:11

If Jesus had gone to Japan, instead of Jerusalem, what would have happened?

Pride

'Pride leads to conflict' Proverbs 13:10

Why are there so many Christian denominations?

Flood

'Everybody kept on eating and drinking, and men and women married, up to the very day Noah went into the boat and the flood came and killed them all.' Luke 17:27

Cursed

'May you be cursed' Joshua 9:22

I said something I shouldn`t have yesterday. But thankfully I didn`t get a 100,000 dollar fine. Political correctness in the west is getting way out of control.

Achan

'It`s true' Achan answered. ' I sinned and disobeyed the LORD God...' Joshua 7:20

Wise

'A wise son heeds his father's instruction' Proverbs 13:1

We are all children of God.

Cook

'Anyone too lazy to cook will starve' Proverbs 12:27

I had 2 pot noodles this weekend, and now I feel totally crap. I really do believe there is a connection between the pot noodle industry here and the high suicide rate. Most doctors will tell you there is a link between diet and depression.

Armed

'..strong warriors, fully armed' Joshua 1:14

I feel like I am fighting with one hand tied behind my back.

Encouraging

'an encouraging word cheers a person up' Proverbs 12:25

Pop band BarlowGirl has many encouraging words...

Without

'without sense' Deuteronomy 32:28

Quite a few of us make fools of ourselves in springtime, I think. At least, I`m sure it`s not just me.

Angels

'a band of destroying angels' Psalm 78:49

I think the modern world has got angels all wrong. Where in the Bible does it say they are cute?

Indescribable

'indescribable plagues' Deuteronomy 28:59

There is something wrong with my throat.

Temptation

'don`t let us yield to temptation.' Luke 11:4

Rome wasn`t built in a day.

Drafted?

'drafted into the army...' Deuteronomy 24:5

Kept passing a church on the outskirts of the city centre. Finally went today, and lo, they are Japanese Salvationists. Kind people. Brings tears to the eyes of an sinful Eastender like me. The town where I went to high school, Worthing, is also famous for throwing seriously unpleasant stuff at these guys.

Boundaries

'You set the boundaries of the earth' Psalm 74:14