We walk in the grace received from God working in and through our spirit, soul and body. Messiah Jesus walked on this earth in the grace received from God working in and through Him, by the Holy Spirit. It is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved. The council in Jerusalem … [Read more…]
Kingdomview and the worldview cultures are as different as light and darkness. (1 Peter 2:9) Their foundations are as different as a house built on rock and a house built on sand. (Mt 7:24-27) Culture is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, … [Read more…]
How God created us is a heavenly thing we can only comprehend when we are born of the Spirit. In unsaved state, we were natural man, body and soul—flesh. We couldn’t understand heavenly things (Jn 3:12). Since we were flesh, God met us as we were. God sent His Son in the flesh. “And the … [Read more…]
The traditional and modern sources of identity – found by looking outward to society, cultural roles, and affirmation or inward, following one’s desires and finding affirmation there, are unsatisfactory … inherently insecure. The traditional model can be suffocating, while the modern model is crushing. In contrast Tim Keller (Making Sense of God: An Invitation to … [Read more…]
David wrote:“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me” (Ps 51:10 KJV). Although he wasn’t a prophet, his Psalm gives us a prophetic picture of the spiritual blessings God blessed us with in Christ Jesus. One is; God created us in Christ Jesus and gave us a clean … [Read more…]
“Let yourselves be built as a spiritual temple” (1 Pe 2:5). Peter leads up to this beginning his letter by blessing God for His work of salvation that culminates with receiving the inheritance stored up for us in heaven (1 Pe 1:4; Mt 25:34). Peter continues with a call to be holy (1 Pe 1:13-21). … [Read more…]