Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God.
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! Do you not know that to whom you present yourdelves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether...
View ArticleHave you experienced the Dark Night of the Soul?
We can experience two types of “being lost.” Both types can be spiritually dangerous. All of us have experienced the loss of something—-wallet, money, car keys. I remember boarding a plane in Tel-Aviv,...
View ArticleChristlikeness
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a...
View ArticleThe world bullies Israel, but God is the Redeemer of Israel.
Awake, awake! put on your strength, O Zion; Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city! For the uncircumcised and the unclean shall no longer come to you. Shake yourself from the dust,...
View ArticleThe Lord is One!
“Hear O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is One!” Deuteronomy 6:4 NKJV. Called Shema by orthodox Jews, after the first word, “Hear,” this famous passage supports the Trinitarian concept of...
View ArticleThe heart-adorning of a godly women.
Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel—rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable beauty of a quiet spirit,...
View ArticleIs the Holy Spirit real to you in your life or is He just a theological nuance?
So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit…” John 20:21, 22...
View ArticleIs God Singular or Plural?
Genesis 1:26,27 “And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over the...
View ArticleThe spirit must be reborn and the soul converted
New Birth vs. Conversion By RSpanos The spirit must be reborn and the soul converted Most Christians believe that the new birth and conversion mean the same thing. Confusion regarding the difference in...
View ArticleSanctification is a process.
The heresy of instantaneous sanctification RSpanos Not all things become new! “And He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose...
View ArticleDo you answer to the Heebie-Jeebies?
For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV. Sound mind, sophronismos, Strong’s # 4995: combination of sos, “safe,”and phren “the mind”;...
View ArticleA moment on the lips a lifetime on the hips.
“Pilgrim Poem” ~ Author Unknown Many years ago the Pilgrims came. They sailed on a ship – the Mayflower was its name. They sailed across the Atlantic...
View ArticleCalvinism’s Misrepresentation of God.
A long overdue enlightenment has come to me from a book written by Dave Hunt. It is entitled “What love is this?” The book takes the teachings of the much beloved John Calvin and its miss...
View ArticleTeach the controversy
Two years after Intelligent Design advocates lost a key court battle, some biology classrooms and ID supporters are finding a balanced approach to evolution that-so far-is lawsuit-proof By MARK BERGIN...
View Article“Jesus I know; Paul I know but who are you?”
You need to know WHO you are in Christ so that you know WHAT to do, WHEN to do it, WHERE to go, and HOW to do it! Who you are in Christ Because you are in Christ, EVERY ONE of these statements is true...
View ArticleAre You exercising Your Spiritual Ministry With Authority?
And you, being dead in your trespasses and the circumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting (certificate of...
View ArticleThe Night before…
THE NIGHT BEFORE JESUS CAME Twas the night before Jesus Came and all through the house Not a creature was praying, not one in the house. Their Bibles were laid on the shelf without care In hopes that...
View ArticleThe Personal spirit of Man.
The Personal spirit of Man. The spirit of man is the Lamp of the Lord, searching all the innermost parts of his being. Proverbs 20:27. This lamp was darkened by the fall. This fall has distorted the...
View ArticleThe Empty Tomb.
The Empty Tomb We have before us today the open sepulcher, the bewildered alarm it caused, and the faith it both elicited and excited. John’s Gospel comes to a conclusion in chapter 20 with a...
View ArticleCharacter Formation
For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. (Philippians 2:13)We all desire to have a character approved by God. We all want to please God and for that reason, we...
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