Faith to Stand Up to Persecution is a gift from God. Followers of Jesus are mostly persecuted in an impersonal manner. We are constantly publicly disdained for our faith via public media including internet, TV, radio, newspapers, magazines and books. Impersonal persecution is also dealt out by crowds. Hiding in a crowd, Leftist boards, committees, … [Read more…]
Patient endurance comes from our faith in Christ. What we endure on this earth is short term in comparison to eternal life in the Father’s Kingdom—the New Heaven and New Earth (Revelation 21-22). “14 For we don’t have here an enduring city, but we seek that which is to come. 15 Through him (Jesus), then, let’s offer … [Read more…]
Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah; Romans 5:1 The Context of Romans 5:1 Romans 4:16-25 For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the offspring, not to that … [Read more…]
13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men. 14 You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t … [Read more…]
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 KJV My sheep hear My voice through parents From my observations, I think the vast majority of believers came to believe in the Lord by believing the gospel their parents taught them in word and deed. An ad hock survey … [Read more…]
Jesus was and is full of grace and truth. Out of His fullness, we received grace in place of grace already given. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. … [Read more…]
We look for the permanent city You see, we don’t have a permanent city here but look for the one that’s coming. Heb 13:14 AAT The theme, look for the city to come begins in Hebrews 11 and continues through Revelation 22. There we see the city is the new Jerusalem to be located in … [Read more…]
We walk like the people of old walked, in faith based on things far ahead. All these died in faith without getting what was promised. But they saw it far ahead and welcomed it, and they confessed they were strangers who had no permanent home on earth. Those who talk that way show they’re looking … [Read more…]
Old Testament roots of faith All though the word, “faith,” occurs only twice in the Old Testament (Deut 32:20 and Hab 2:4), the faith exhibited by people of old is held before us in Hebrews 11, the faith chapter of the Bible. The roots of faith in God go back to Genesis. God created Adam … [Read more…]
God is our Father in heaven. The moment we believed in the Messiah, God adopted us as His children. That’s just one of the blessings God bestowed us. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Messiah” (Ephesians … [Read more…]