The TLC (tender love and care) of koinonia is vital to our life in Christ (Messiah). In koinonia, we love one another, encourage one another, teach and admonish one another, give and receive edification, exhortation and comfort, and share God’s Word which “is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for convincing, for correction … [Read more…]
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO DYSFUNCTIONALLY ENABLE OTHERS? “To behave in a manner that facilitates or supports another’s abusive, addictive, or self-destructive behavior.” (Free Dictionary) “Enabling behavior, simply put, shields people from experiencing the full impact and consequences of their behavior. Enabling is different from helping and supporting in that it allows the enabled person … [Read more…]
Grace is relational. Truth is relational. Grace and truth come from God our Father and His Son, our Savior, Lord and King, building us together in close relationships in Christ. The grace of God our Father IV. The higher Christian signification, based on the emphasis of freeness in the gift or favor, and, as commonly … [Read more…]
Blessed are the meek was spoken by Jesus in the Beatitudes of His Sermon on the Mount. Jesus was quoting from Psalm 37:11, “But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.” Being meek is the opposite of sudden anger and vengeance. The meek walk worthy of Messiah … [Read more…]
Gospel to Roman citizens was quite different from gospel of the kingdom in meaning. Both meanings come from the same Greek word, euaggeliou. To Roman citizens gospel, euaggeliou, “was the news of, or the celebration of, Caesar.” Particularly, “the celebration of the accession, or birth, of a king or emperor.” N. T. Wright There was … [Read more…]
Walking worthy of God in good works is what God created us to do. “For we are his workmanship, created in Messiah Yeshua for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them” (Eph 2:10). Anything we do that is motivated by the love God pours into our hearts by His Spirit … [Read more…]
“Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.” Colossians 4:6 ISV There, Paul urges us to use proper wisdom and tact in our relation to the heathen. Our speech reflects the light in which we live. We live in the kingdom of … [Read more…]
Kingdom of God—love comes from God our Father’s love and Christ Jesus’ love in the Spirit. In that, we walk worthy of the Lord in our one another relationships. Our Father in heaven has poured His love into our hearts by the Spirit. 1 Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our … [Read more…]
Giving first hand to brothers and sisters of Jesus is far better than delegating such giving. Jesus makes this quite clear. Well placed giving 31 “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32 Before him … [Read more…]
13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men. 14 You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t … [Read more…]