Our life in Christ Jesus began the moment we believed in Christ/Messiah Jesus and were born again. (John 3:1-8) God saved us, counting us holy because of the blood of Jesus. In that moment, we were regenerated, born again by the Holy Spirit and made new creatures created in Christ Jesus. Our old being of … [Read more…]
We come to the Throne of Grace so “that we may receive mercy and find grace for help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 “Having then a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Yeshua, the Son of God, let’s hold tightly to our confession. For we don’t have a high priest who … [Read more…]
We see the kingdom of God by the Holy Spirit, for the kingdom of God is in the Spirit (Romans 14:18). During His 3 years of ministry on this earth, Jesus preached the kingdom and taught the relational characteristics and heart attitudes of the kingdom. Yet, even with the help of the Holy Spirit, to … [Read more…]
Christians see the natural and spiritual reality of darkness and light working in our American culture. For, God has delivered us out of the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of His Son. “12 giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the holy … [Read more…]
New beings fit for the kingdom of God are new creation, new creatures. For, we have been born again, born of the Spirit and blessed. “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 1:3 (Eph 1:1-23) … [Read more…]
In the Gospel of the Kingdom—Part 1, we hear Messiah Jesus introduce the Gospel of the Kingdom with Beatitudes—the heartfelt attitudes that motivate us to walk worthily of the calling with which we were called. “1 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called, … [Read more…]
Paul’s prayer and blessing for the Thessalonians and for us shows us the power of grace and the love and eternal comfort and good hope through the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. By the grace of our God and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah, God counts you worthy of your calling, … [Read more…]
In view of the tumult and persecution we who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ experience in the hands of heathens, the warning to the nations is eye opening, comforting, encouraging and empowering. This warning to the nations is straight from the Bible. “Why are the nations getting together so noisily and the people plotting … [Read more…]
Article by Wolfgang Simson In his book “Prisoners of Geography“, journalist Tim Marshall describes Russia as a prisoner of its own vast – and vulnerable – geography. Excerpt Tell a bear to stop eating meat and become vegan, because it is “in and green.” What would that bear do? Probably have you for breakfast… The … [Read more…]
Living in the Kingdom of God’s Son in our temporal life on this earth is the glorious blessing Paul focuses on in the first chapter of his letter to the Colossians and us. “After the opening salutation the apostle writes of his prayer of thanksgiving and intercession for the Colossians, and then launches forth in … [Read more…]