Christ reigns as head of his body by helping us grow up into him. This growth process begins with God’s blessings. God blessed all saints with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ (Eph 1:1-3). God exerted His power, which He wrought in Christ in our behalf and gave Him to be head over … [Read more…]
Kingdom of God—love comes from God our Father’s love and Christ Jesus’ love in the Spirit. In that, we walk worthy of the Lord in our one another relationships. Our Father in heaven has poured His love into our hearts by the Spirit. 1 Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our … [Read more…]
We know our Father in heaven has given us the Holy Spirit because we believe in Jesus our Messiah, Savior and King. (John 3:1-21) There, Jesus told us since we been born of water and the Spirit, we can see the kingdom of God, for we entered the kingdom of God for we have been … [Read more…]
The glory and worship John reveals in the Book of Revelation shows us many ways of giving glory to God. Reading, pondering and saying them glorifies God and builds us up in our spirit and gives spiritual fervency to our worship. Revelation 1:4 Yochanan (John), to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you … [Read more…]
Giving first hand to brothers and sisters of Jesus is far better than delegating such giving. Jesus makes this quite clear. Well placed giving 31 “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32 Before him … [Read more…]
Eat the Lord’s Supper is what Jesus was telling his disciples when he said “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you… “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, for I tell you, I will no longer by any means eat of it until it is fulfilled … [Read more…]
Christ in you, the hope of glory ”God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col 1:27). Paul made that mystery known to the saints in Colossae, and to us. He revealed the mystery so we can understand it. Here, … [Read more…]
Paul exhorted the Colossians and us, “set your mind on the things that are above” (Colossians 3:2). Above By “above,” Paul was referring to heaven and heavenly things, not the things that are on earth. Since we have been born again, born of the Spirit, we can see the kingdom of God and can enter … [Read more…]
From Adams fall until the resurrection of Jesus, the presence of God with His people was perceived with their body and soul—flesh. The presence of God was shown to his people in many different ways his people could perceive that way. The presence of God was shown to Noah by his voice. To Abraham by … [Read more…]
In the new covenant, we perceive the presence of God with our spirit, soul and body, for we have been born again as new creatures, created in Christ Jesus (Eph 2:10). From Adams fall until the resurrection of Jesus, the presence of God with His people Israel was perceived with their body and soul. About … [Read more…]