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Open the Bible UK Daily

3 minute daily Bible reflections from Open the Bible UK, authored by Colin Smith, read by Sue McLeish.

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03:16

Affirm God’s Work in You

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2026/04/09

The grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.1 Timothy 1:14Sometimes all we can see is our sins and our failures. But we also need to affirm what God is doing in us. You are not yet what you will be. But you are not what you used to be either. God has poured grace, faith, and love into your life.The grace of God is being poured into your life“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost” (1:15). Paul does not say, “I was the

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03:02

Remember Your Sins Redemptively

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2026/04/08

I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief.1 Timothy 1:13You may know someone who is bored with their Christian life. There isn’t any joy in it. They will agree that Christ came to save sinners. But if you were to ask, “Oh, which sins of yours has Jesus forgiven?” they would be stuck for an answer.If you can’t think of anything that needs to be forgiven, you won’t have much love for Christ, you won’t feel much need of the

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03:10

Distinctive #3: Gospel Salvation

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2026/04/07

The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.1 Timothy 1:15The third distinguishing mark of a gospel-centred church is gospel salvation. We are sinners, saved by grace, through faith in Jesus Christ. Grasping this will help us to grow in humility, gratitude, and joy.Here we have one of the great New Testament statements of the gospel: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (1:15). “The saying is trustworthy.” So, you

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02:54

How the Law Can Help You Love

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2026/04/06

The whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”Galatians 5:14Christ calls us to live a life of love (Eph. 5:2). The Old Testament law spells out what that means. It means honouring your father and mother, not committing adultery, and telling the truth. We all need this instruction. We are not so wise that we know what a life of love is.Read the New Testament backwardUse the law to spell out what a life of love actually means. For example, Jesus calls you to be

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03:10

How to Properly Use God’s Law Today

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2026/04/05

The law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient.1 Timothy 1:9What is the proper use of the law for a Christian believer? The way you answer this question will shape the character of your life, your home, and your church. Here are two proper ways to use the law.1. The law restrains rebels from evil“Lawless and disobedient” (1:9) is what we are by nature. The law restrains rebels by threatening punishment. Good laws act as a deterrent.If you are a parent, think about your

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03:03

Distinctive #2: Gospel Freedom

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2026/04/04

We know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully.1 Timothy 1:8The second distinctive of a gospel-centred church is gospel freedom. In other words, we are drawn by grace, not driven by law.It’s clear that there were difficulties in the church at Ephesus. Some were confused about the role of the Old Testament law in the life of a Christian believer. That’s not surprising. This is a difficult issue.Paul says two things: (1) The law is good, and (2) you have to use it properly. Here are two

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03:02

3 Things That Can Hold You Back from Loving Others

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2026/04/03

The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.1 Timothy 1:5“Love that issues from…” Where does love come from? How does love grow? How can you become a loving person, and not a divisive one, at work, in your home, and in the church?Love comes from a pure heartThe word pure means “undivided.” James says the “double-minded” man is “unstable in all his ways” (Jas. 1:8). Set your heart on things above (Col. 3:1). Ask God to give you a stronger

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03:12

Distinctive #1: Gospel Faith

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2026/04/02

The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.1 Timothy 1:5The first distinguishing mark of a gospel-centred church is gospel faith. We want to be about God our Saviour and Jesus Christ our hope—rooted in His truth, growing in His love. Nothing more, nothing less, nothing else.But some people will be distracted. “Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion” (1:6). It’s rare that anyone decides to abandon the

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02:37

What God Is Looking for in the Church

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2026/04/01

I am writing these things to you so that… you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.1 Timothy 3:14-15Here, Paul tells us what his letter is about. It has been given by God to tell us what He is looking for in the church—what we are to pursue, how we are to behave, and what we are to be about.People talk about what they are looking for in a church. But what is God looking for? It’s not for us to decide

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02:19

How Then Should We Live?

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2026/03/31

You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.1 Corinthians 6:19-20Knowing that you will one day be raised and given a resurrection body, how should you live in your present body?Recognise that you are wholly owned by Jesus Christ. Christ has the right to determine where you live and what you do. He bought you with His own blood, and over every area of your life Jesus Christ says, “Mine.” You are not your own. Your life is His to spend, and the great calling of

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02:53

Your Resurrection Body Will Be Powerful and Godly

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2026/03/30

For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.Romans 6:5The resurrection body will be imperishable and glorious. How else will it be different from our present bodies?Your body will be powerful: “It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power” (1 Cor. 15:43).Donald Macleod says that the resurrection body is going to have more energy, more stamina, more athleticism, more speed, more coordination, and more durability than it

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02:53

Your Resurrection Body Will Be Imperishable and Glorious

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2026/03/29

We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.1 Corinthians 15:51-52The transformation of the body you have now into the body you will have will be instantaneous. What do we know about this new resurrection body? There will be continuity, but also changes.Your body will be imperishable: “So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is

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02:28

Your Resurrection Body Will Be a Physical Body

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2026/03/28

Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.Philippians 3:20-21The human body is lowly. The human body, at its strongest, is still fragile. Even if you are really fit, and you get hit by a car, you will be in trouble. C. S. Lewis said, “When you are learning to ride they give you unimpressive horses. Only when you are ready for

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02:29

This Is the Crown Jewel of Christian Faith

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2026/03/27

We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved.Romans 8:22-24All religions have some belief in life after death. But the resurrection of the body is unique to Christianity. Only Christians have a risen Saviour. At the heart of our faith is the great

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02:31

The First False Teaching about Jesus

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2026/03/26

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.John 1:14God became a man in Christ Jesus. The body of Jesus was like ours. He grew in strength—from a baby, to a child, to a man—and He knew what it was like to be hungry, thirsty, and weary.The first heresy, the first false teaching that the early church had to contend with, was not the denial that Jesus was God, but the denial that He was man. In that culture, people got to thinking, How could God, who is pure spirit, possibly get mixed up with something

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02:17

What Sin Has Done to You

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2026/03/25

The LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.Genesis 2:7God made the body of Adam from the dust of the ground, and then He breathed the breath of life into this body. So, Adam was the union of a body and a soul. This is the reason that the Bible sometimes speaks about death as an “enemy,” because death is the undoing of our nature. It is the tearing apart of what God has joined together.If a mobile phone

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02:25

Two Things to Reconsider in the Light of Heaven

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2026/03/24

“It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment.”Revelation 21:6In the light of what we have been learning about heaven, here are two things to reconsider:First, if you are holding back from full commitment to Jesus: However hard it is for you to come to Christ in repentance, however hard it is for you to look to Him in faith, however costly it may be for you to confess Jesus as Lord of your life,

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02:21

How Your Experiences of Joy in This Life Point to Heaven

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2026/03/23

I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.Revelation 21:2There will be no marriage in heaven (Matt. 22:30), but we will still be male and female, because that is how God created us and it was good. The gift of marriage was given to point to something greater that God has in store for all who love Him.Marriage, at its best, is a pointer to the joy that we will find in Jesus Christ and that Christ will find in His people in the

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03:04

Here Is the Tragedy of Sin

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2026/03/22

But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.Revelation 21:8Precisely when God is telling us about the new heaven and new earth, He also tells us that He will separate all that is evil from His people and from His creation—the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters,

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03:15

You Will Not Spend Eternity Doing Any of These Things

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2026/03/21

“Neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”Revelation 21:4If these things are passing away, then your eternity in the new heaven and new earth will not be spent doing any of the following three things.1. You will not spend eternity grieving over your past sins and missed opportunities. We will never forget that we were sinners because we will always be finding joy in the Lamb who was slain, the Son of God who redeemed us by the shedding of

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