Where is this verse located?  It's killing me!  I'm pretty sure it's Paul.

"The more we learn about the Law, the more we realize we are not keeping it."

Thank you!

Sincerely,
On The Tip Of My Tongue

Dear On The Tip Of My Tongue,

The verse you are looking for is probably Rom 3:20, which points out that "through the law comes the knowledge of sin".  If that isn't the exact verse, the next best place to look would be in Rom 7:7-12 which also discusses the fact that God's laws point out our sins and remind us of how much we need the blood of Christ.  As James reminds us, "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is become guilty of all." (Jas 2:10).

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"The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup." -- Psalm 16:5

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In Job 1:6 and Job 2:1, if these sons of God are people instead of angels (because it literally translates in Hebrew as "sons" or "children"), can the same thing be said about Satan here because "satan" here literally translates in Hebrew as "adversary", so this Satan is just a person and not the supernatural being that we know of, right?

Sincerely,
Adversary Aware

Dear Adversary Aware,

The word ‘satan’ does mean ‘adversary’, and it takes specific context to tell us what type of adversary it is.  If you were talking about a football match, the adversary would be the other team.  In this case, the adversary is someone that had the power to supernaturally destroy Job’s physical possessions (Job 1:12-19) and to strike Job with sickness (Job 2:7).  The context of this scenario makes it clear that the adversary is the devil.

5 minutes a day
5 days a week
1 New Testament in a year

There are 261 weekdays in a year, and there are 260 chapters in the New Testament. By reading one chapter, Monday through Friday, you will read the whole New Testament by the end of the year. The Daily Cup series is to help with that goal.

Happy Studying!

"The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup." -- Psalm 16:5

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If I have been struggling with a sinful life, how do I un-harden my heart?

Sincerely,
Trying

Dear Trying,

God says that the only way to “un-harden” a heart is to start really listening and acting on what He says.  A hardened heart is stubborn (Deu 2:30) and proud (Dan 5:20).  A hard heart is another way of saying that someone won’t listen to good advice and won’t do what others tell them.  God gives good advice; it is up to us to listen and act.  Sometimes, we need to take a good long look in the mirror and ask ourselves, “What does God say I should be doing (attending services, avoiding bad company, making better life choices, etc.)?”  Then we need to go out and do it.  Faithful people hear and act (Jas 1:22).  Start doing, and you start changing.