He [God] has made us what we are, creating us in Christ Jesus to do good works, in which God long ago planned for us to live. Ephesians 2:4-10 AAT Created in Christ Jesus Being created in Christ Jesus helps us adopt a new life in Christ, the regenerate lifestyle. We are to live as … [Read more…]
Most children come to know God through their parents Children raised by godly parents are greatly blessed. It is natural for children to love and trust their parents. Children who are loved and secure trust what their parents say about Jesus Christ. Jesus says we must become like children to enter the kingdom of God … [Read more…]
Our God and Lord Jesus, by His divine power, gave us everything for life and godliness to help us escape the corruption that lust brought into the world and to partake of the divine nature. God gives us free will. We partake of the divine nature by our own will. In our partaking, we are … [Read more…]
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, God takes pleasure in him, and men highly commend him. Ro 14:17-18 WNT Every Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for convincing, … [Read more…]
What participation is The simple definition of participation is belonging to a group and sharing in it. We, who believe Jesus is the son of God, belong to the kingdom of God and are of the household of God. We are fellow citizens of the kingdom and children of God. Ye were at that time … [Read more…]
Godly Family Relationships Next in Ephesians, Paul teaches Godly family and work relationships. Godly family relationships reflect and are a major part of body of Christ relationships in which we are built up together. When family relationships are harmonious, they bring glory to God. Our heavenly Father, from whom every group in heaven and on … [Read more…]
Growing up in Christ Growing up to work in the body of Christ is God’s calling for our way of life and spiritual work. Our goal being to attain mature adulthood and the full standard of development in Christ. In the first 3 chapters of Ephesians, Paul tells what God has planned, did and is … [Read more…]
The kingdom of God is … peace in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:17 In our gentile understanding, peace means: to join, one, set at one again. The Jews understood many more of the implications of peace than we do because they had a much richer word for peace—“shalom.” Shalom is the environment of God’s kingdom … [Read more…]
“Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. Colossians 4:5-6 “Behave wisely in relation to the outside world, buying up your opportunities. Let your language be always seasoned with the salt … [Read more…]
by haRold Smith a citizen of the Commonwealth (Ephesians 2:19) “And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before YHVH, to be kept for your generations. As YHVH commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.” Exodus 16:33-34 … [Read more…]