We all hit tough spots, those times when challenges pile up faster than our ability to handle them. And when we’re in these moments, perseverance is key! Maybe it’s a job that stretches your patience thin, a personal loss that feels like an aching, irreplaceable hole in your heart, or perhaps a goal that seems… Continue reading Fasting Scriptures for Perseverance — Daniel Fast Journey
Category: What The Bible Says
New Jerusalem, the Wife of the Lamb
In Ephesians the church is presented as the Body of Christ, the one new man, and the wife of Christ. At the end of the Bible New Jerusalem is declared to be “the bride, the wife of the Lamb” (21:9). Although New Jerusalem is the consummation of the Body and the new man, they are… Continue reading New Jerusalem, the Wife of the Lamb
God’s message for Israel (Hosea, Amos)
Two minor prophets addressed Israel. Hear what God was saying to Israel, and you’ll hear what God is saying to the world. Want to know what the prophets mean for us? Read them in their setting. It’s more effort than, “I’ll have this verse,” but it means so much more. What God promised comes alive… Continue reading God’s message for Israel (Hosea, Amos)
Three Different Lives in a Christian; Only One is for New Jerusalem
The prior post is about the three Greek words usually translated “life” in an English New Testament. These lives are that which is eternal, the soul-life or self, and the physical life or physical existence. These three lives correspond with the three parts of every human being—spirit, soul, and body. Before believing, man’s spirit is dead but in… Continue reading Three Different Lives in a Christian; Only One is for New Jerusalem
How to make an idol: Exhibit A- Nehushtan
By Elizabeth Prata In around 1400 BC, Moses led the Israelites into the wilderness. They had been released from slavery by powerful acts of God, including ten plagues and parting the Red Sea to aid their escape. (Exodus 1-15) However, it wasn’t long before the Israelites grumbled. They were sick of manna, they wanted an… Continue reading How to make an idol: Exhibit A- Nehushtan
The link between Judah and Christ.
Good day beautiful people, I hope that this post meets you well? Please do continue to stay safe and hold onto your faith in Christ Jesus. This post has been inspired by the passage Genesis 43:8-9. From today’s title I’m sure that you’ve managed to work out that in this write up I’ll be prying into… Continue reading The link between Judah and Christ.
Our Human Spirit Revealed in the NT
The prior posts are about using our spirit to cooperate with the Lord, exercising our spirit, and praying the Word with our spirit. Because many Christians are not familiar with having a human spirit, here are NT verses in addition to those in the prior posts. There are also OT verses about our spirit.• Acts 7:59, Stephen “called upon the Lord and… Continue reading Our Human Spirit Revealed in the NT
How we Avoid What the Bible Calls “Dead Works” and Make our Life Count-
Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God- Hebrews 6:1 NIV Humans are made in the image of God and God wrote eternity on the human heart (Ecclesiastes 3:11-13, Genesis 1:28). Consequently, all humans want make their life count by… Continue reading How we Avoid What the Bible Calls “Dead Works” and Make our Life Count-
False Prophets and Teachers
Read 2 Peter 2:1-3 But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them — bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth… Continue reading False Prophets and Teachers
Lazarus And The Rich Man
In Luke 16, Jesus emphasized the importance of God’s law and the preaching of the gospel. Right after that, He told a story of two men, one called Lazarus and the other a rich man. People have made a doctrinal issue about the afterlife around this story. Jesus, however, revealed the story’s point when He… Continue reading Lazarus And The Rich Man