Teaching, reproof, correction, and instruction in right conduct was practiced in my upbringing. My parents and siblings were devout Missouri Synod Lutherans. Each Sunday, we met with the congregation. No Sunday school because we went to parochial school. Together with one another, we worshiped God and Christ Jesus, prayed and were instructed and exhorted by … [Read more…]
10 I fell down before his feet to worship him. He said to me, “Look! Don’t do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers who hold the testimony of Yeshua. Worship God, for the testimony of Yeshua is the Spirit of Prophecy.” Rev 19:10 WMB The Greek words translated testimony and … [Read more…]
Who am I? Who are You? The Power of Identity. Sam Storms The Bible has a remarkable capacity to challenge and overcome our misperceptions about who we are. When we are inclined to think of ourselves as orphans, the biblical text declares that we are the adopted children of God. If we are wracked with … [Read more…]
Etymology of good and bad helps us discern good and bad, right and wrong. Etymology is the study of the origin of words, their meaning and how the meaning has changed. In America, those who do not believe in the God of the Bible have reversed the meanings of good and bad. So, saying or … [Read more…]
Our life in Christ Jesus began the moment we believed. God saved us, counting us holy because of the blood of Jesus. In that moment, we were regenerated, born again by the Holy Spirit and made new creatures created in Christ Jesus. Our old man of the flesh died and our new man was created. … [Read more…]
Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 2:1 KJV It’s Christmas time. The time we celebrate the birth of Jesus with gifts, festivity and worship. It is the time we thank God for sending His only begotten Son to this earth and thank Jesus for coming. … [Read more…]
Christ’s Advent: The Climax and Conflict of History. The advent of Christ, under the reign of Caesar Augustus, was the anticipated climax of redemptive history. by David Orton CHRIST OR CAESAR — But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law Galatians 4:4 He … [Read more…]
We see the kingdom of God by the Holy Spirit, for the kingdom of God is in the Spirit (Romans 14:18). During His 3 years of ministry on this earth, Jesus preached the kingdom and taught the relational characteristics and heart attitudes of the kingdom. Yet, even with the help of the Holy Spirit, to … [Read more…]
Advent means coming. The first coming of Jesus is celebrated beginning the fourth Sunday before Christmas. Four candles are typically used, symbolizing Hope, Love, Joy and Peace. The first candle is lit on the first Sunday. Each following Sunday a another successive candle is lit with it. The spiritual focus of worship and preaching follows … [Read more…]
Joy in the kingdom of God comes by God’s grace. “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.” Romans 14:17-18 WNT This how … [Read more…]