he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3:18 NASB It is ironic that Pagans say, “Judge not. Yet, they have already been judged and sentenced unless they repent and believe. It is true that we are not … [Read more…]
We who trust in Jesus Christ are children of the most high God. As children of our heavenly Father we are heirs of eternal life in His kingdom that is to come. While we walk this earth, we have a glorious taste of the kingdom that is to come, for God our Father has created … [Read more…]
Pagans and worldly Christians, often quote only 2 words from Matthew 7:1—“judge not.” Those have probably never read or heard the rest of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5-7). Jesus came teaching and preaching the gospel of the kingdom (Mt 4:23; 5:1-2). He was speaking to a multitude of Old Covenant Jews who came … [Read more…]
This morning, I was contemplating the blessings of God our Father saving us through the faith He gave us in Messiah Jesus (Eph 2:1-9) and bringing us into the kingdom of His Son (Col 1:13-14). It dawned on me, that’s why Jesus said of John the Baptist and us, “Yet even the least important person … [Read more…]
Henceforth be empowered/endynamousthe in the Lord and in strength of the might of him. Eph 6:10 Interlinear Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For our wrestling is not against flesh … [Read more…]
The flow of the Spirit comes from the throne of grace. We come to the throne, setting the enlightened eyes of our hearts (Eph 1:15-23) on spiritual things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God (Col 3:1-4). The throne of grace is located in the heavenly Jerusalem. We are … [Read more…]
The washing of regeneration prepares us for the inheritance and the regeneration is the inheritance of eternal life in the kingdom of God in the new heaven and new earth. We can see that as we read of regeneration the only 2 times it occurs in the Bible. The washing of regeneration 4But when the … [Read more…]
In our daily lives – to the praise of His glory In our daily lives God helps by the Holy Spirit to activate the blessings He has bestowed in us and be to the praise of His glory. Our being is God’s doing. We are what He has made us by the blessings He has … [Read more…]
Let us come boldly to God’s throne of grace. “Now that we have a great High Priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus, God’s Son, let us cling to what we confess. We have a High Priest who can sympathize with our weaknesses. He was tempted in every way just as we are, only … [Read more…]
Jesus told 7 parables of the Kingdom, showing the development of the Kingdom from His time on earth into eternity. The series of Kingdom parables is presented in Matthew 13. The parables reveal the secrets of the Kingdom of the Heavens. They are in this order: The Parable of the Farmer, The Parable of the Weeds, … [Read more…]