Teaching, reproof, correction and training in right living is vital to growing up in all ways into Messiah, relating in koinonia and becoming useful and productive in the body of Messiah. “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, showing what is wrong, improving and training in right living so that a … [Read more…]
We are in the heir stage of the kingdom of God in the kingdom of the Son and in the Spirit and look forward to receiving our inheritance, eternal life in the world to come. Being an heir of God through Messiah. 12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after … [Read more…]
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah! He has blessed us in the Messiah with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm Eph 1:3 ISV Affirming the ways God has richly blessed us builds us up in our faith. So, I put together a personalized get started list of ways … [Read more…]
Living in the Kingdom of God’s Son is living as saints in marvelous light. Colossians 1:12-14 God has “made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the holy ones [saints] in light, who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love, … [Read more…]
In the Gospel of the Kingdom—Part 1, we hear Messiah Jesus introduce the Gospel of the Kingdom with Beatitudes–the heart we should have to follow Him. We should feel as poor as the destitute rather than rich in our own moral power to serve God. Jesus says the poor have the kingdom of God. In … [Read more…]
Celtic Flames excerpt overviews St. Patrick’s call to Ireland and first encounter with the Druids. It is edifying to see how God worked in his behalf. It from a chapter in Kathie Walters book, Celtic Flames. For background, Wikipedia provides good information on Celtic Christianity in Ireland. Welsh is an official language in Wales and … [Read more…]
The Presence of God: “In the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory” Matthew 19:28 “The regeneration” is from the Greek word palingenesia, which is derived from pálin, “again” and génesis, “birth, beginning.” The regeneration is the re-birth, the restoration, of all things. Then Peter answered, “Behold, we … [Read more…]
Seared Conscience Syndrome is exhibited by 26 percent of Americans. It is the cause of in your face, antisocial behavior and it invades our culture. It is left undiagnosed because it is a Pagan mental disease and Doctors don’t use biblical terms to describe it. Pagans do not believe in the God of the Bible. … [Read more…]
The kingdom of God consists of right conduct, peace and joy, through the Holy Spirit. That was the key thought Paul conveyed to the believers in Rome as he corrected their character. 15 If your brother is pained by the food you are eating, your conduct is no longer controlled by love. Take care lest, … [Read more…]
Seek the things that are above, where Messiah is, seated on the right hand of God. Colossians 3:1b Seek the heavenly Jerusalem The heavenly Jerusalem is where Messiah is, seated at the right hand of God. It is our current spiritual dwelling “the festal gathering and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven.” … [Read more…]