This is a topical arrangement of God’s Word containing new. It concerns new creature life now in the kingdom of God’s Son (Col 3:13-14) and our life in the kingdom of God that is to come (Mt 25:34). Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; … [Read more…]
God our Father brought the deception cure God’s deception cure is salvation as revealed by the gospel of the kingdom. Salvation spans from the time Jesus was born on this earth through eternity in the new heaven and new earth (Eph 1:15-23, Rev 21:1-4). God has “rescued us from the tyranny of darkness and transferred … [Read more…]
You shine like stars, for God is working in you to will and do what pleases Him. He has shined in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. When we gather together our light increases like a constellation of stars. When we minister to … [Read more…]
Charles Carrin Praise is an instrument of violence; Praise destroys the atmosphere in which sickness, defeat, discouragement, and futility flourish. Praise upsets the climate which allows the growth of life’s suffering–confusion, turmoil and strife. Praise breathes Heaven’s life into the vacuum death produces on earth. Praise casts down the obstacles which sin, self, sickness, and … [Read more…]
Charles Carrin I will soon be 85 years old, my ministry is still expanding–though climaxing–and in the language of an old hymn, “I brush the dew on Jordan’s banks–The crossing must be near.” Having said that, I still expect to live into my nineties. The Kingdom-work is enlarging and my books and articles are being … [Read more…]
Charles Carrin First Corinthians 12:8. Part Two While my 65+ years of ministry have witnessed astonishing blessings of the Holy Spirit I also experienced numerous disappointments and failures on my part. My biggest disappointment came in 1978, thirty years into ministry, when I involuntarily became the center of a denominational fire-storm over the issue of … [Read more…]
Fence sitting Christians are in trouble but Jesus is merciful. He says help them, for He will not break off a broken reed or quench a smoldering wick. Love them in word and deed. Nurture them with words of comfort and edification. Speak forth blessings to them that the eyes of their hearts would be … [Read more…]
Our Messiah Leads In 1978, God gave me a dream about our call to build the way our Messiah leads instead of man’s way. Now, years later, I can see much progress in the restoration of the church [ecclesia/ekklesia—called out ones, congregation, assembly, community of our King] to the leadership of our Messiah in the … [Read more…]
Our God and Lord Jesus, by His divine power, gave us everything for life and godliness to help us escape the corruption that lust brought into the world and to partake of the divine nature. God gives us free will. We partake of the divine nature by our own will. In our partaking, we are … [Read more…]
As strangers in the world, live a noble life Dear friends, I urge you, as guests and strangers in the world: Refuse to do what the body wants, because its appetites fight against the soul. Live a noble life among the people of the world, that instead of accusing you of doing wrong, they may … [Read more…]