Messiah Jesus reigns over God’s people through blessings, grace and truth.”14 The Word became flesh and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only born† Son of the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 Yochanan testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after … [Read more…]
Good pleasure of goodness and work of faith are the two things Paul prayed God to fulfill in His people. That gives us more understanding of what he meant by good works. … for which also we do pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of the calling, and may fulfil … [Read more…]
God’s spiritual light shines in us by His Holy Spirit. God has shone His spiritual light in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of His glory in the face of Jesus the Messiah. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18 But … [Read more…]
The Seven Spirits in Revelation 1:4 confounds us because we know God the Father and Messiah Jesus have one Holy Spirit. The expression, “the seven spirits,” occurs 4 times in Revelation. I have explored and pondered what it means and found the key to understanding is in the spiritual meanings of the number seven. Seven … [Read more…]
How Jesus loved the scribes and Pharisees is his example for us to follow. Jesus teaches us about loving our enemies by His example. The scribes and Pharisees were His religious enemies because He was a threat to their standards and status. They did not receive Jesus as the Messiah and eventually had Him crucified. … [Read more…]
The glory and power of Jesus the Messiah and of God His Father show forth. The revelation of Jesus the Messiah gives us much to take in with our spiritual understanding (Col 1:9; 1 Cor 2:14). Here, I would like us to read aloud John’s introduction in Revelation 1. Especially to take in: “To the … [Read more…]
by: Sam Storms When people talk about Jesus, whether they are non-Christians or professing believers, they rarely if ever describe his coming to earth in the way John spoke of it in 1 John 3:8. You will hear them say things like: “The reason that Jesus appeared was to bring justice to the world,” or … [Read more…]
Know the truth. “I am the way the truth and the life.” John 14:6 We know the truth, Messiah Jesus. Jesus proclaimed the way, the truth and the life, the gospel of the kingdom, during his 3 years of ministry on this earth. His words are recorded in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Our Father … [Read more…]
We find the Biblical meaning of establish in what God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ has done and is doing for us. The Scripture shows God’s grace in establish. God loved us, chose us for salvation (1 Th 1:4; 2 Th 5:23-24; Ro 9:11; 11:5; Eph 1:4) through sanctification of the Spirit (1 … [Read more…]
“Neither do I condemn you. Go your way. From now on, sin no more.” John 8:11 records Jesus saying that to the woman caught in adultery. Jesus first assured the woman He did not condemn her. Then, He told her to sin no more. The scribes and the Pharisees of the Jews had tried to … [Read more…]