My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 KJV That short verse helps us see how Jesus leads. From His parable of the Good Shepherd, Jesus reveals much about His relationship with us and our relationship with Him. My sheep Jesus calling us My sheep reveals we are … [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…]
Realizing how God fits us together encourages us and stimulates kingdom relationships. Here, I use realizing both as comprehending completely and as making what God has done and is doing real in our lives. Peter puts God fitting us together as God making us perfect (1 Pe 5:10), meaning God putting of all of us … [Read more…]
In kingdom relationships, we serve Christ by our right conduct, peace and joy through the Holy Spirit and God takes pleasure in us. For the Kingdom of God does not consist of eating and drinking, but of right conduct, peace and joy, through the Holy Spirit; and whoever in this way devotedly serves Christ, … [Read more…]
Paul addresses Ephesians to God’s holy ones/saints and blesses with grace and peace. As saints, they believed in Christ Jesus as the Redeemer that had atoned for all their sins, and by this faith they were consecrated and sanctified to God. Grace and peace are blessings which come from God our Father and our Lord … [Read more…]
Let the righteous do what is right Let the righteous person continue to do what is right. And let the holy person continue to be holy. Rev 22:11 ISV Our doing right is God working in and through us God our Father sent Jesus and the Holy Spirit to give us the want and the … [Read more…]
The insidiousness of political correctness is now readily apparent. Even though PC implementation was gradual, it’s subtle emotional appeal to protect the unprotected has been revealed as worldly, self-centered, and demonic. Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his noble conduct that his actions are done humbly and wisely. But if … [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 … [Read more…]
The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 18:1-14 A question of rank: V. 1. At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? In the same hour in which the striking miracle with the Temple-tax had taken place. Only a small interval of time … [Read more…]
…you, too, as living stones, [oikodomeisthe are being built up] into a spiritual house. In 1 Peter 1, Peter briefly presents the word rhēma of the good news euangelisthen in perspective of eternity (1Peter 1:25). With that, Peter urges: “So rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander. Like newborn infants, desire the pure … [Read more…]