Jesus is called the Bridegroom of the church. The church is the Bride. In a Bible study I’m giving, we started studying the Sabbath. I came up with an illustration of why we want to prepare for our weekly ‘date’ with our ‘Bridegroom.’ I hope this helps you. This is how I explained it. […]
I was reading from a book, ‘How to Live,’ when I came across the illustration of Peter’s description of the spiritual pathway of growth for the Christian. (2 Pet 1: 1-10) Peter begins by telling us that God gives us everything we need to achieve a life of godliness. We are also told similar things […]
During my prayers this morning, a phrase popped into my mind. 2 Tim 3:1-5 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of […]
Gen 3:4 ‘Then the serpent said to the woman, Ye shall not die at all.’ (Geneva 1599 Bible) In my post yesterday, I mentioned the second lie satan gave, ‘Ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.’ I shared how this was a counterfeit belief, urging disobedience as the method to be ‘as gods.’ […]
Closing paragraph, page 249, The Upper Look. ‘Christ came to this world, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief, to bear trial and to become acquainted with disappointment, that He might teach men and women to become like God.’ To become like God…. This immediately brought to mind satan’s first two lies to […]
Your adrenals are small walnut-side glands that sit above your kidneys. Their function is to handle hormone release for your body’s stress responses. This is your ‘fight or flight’ response controller. Because of the high-stress society we live in today, our adrenals are often ‘fatigued’ from overuse. Coffee is one of the underlying culprits of...
Exposing the ‘Only Believe’ myth…. Growing up, I heard many times, the only thing we must do to be saved is to believe. If we believe that Jesus came to die for our sins, we are saved. Nothing else is needed. ** Before I am annihilated by those who think I’m suggesting that we […]
‘Scripture sees sickness and death as a byproduct of sin.’ From ‘The Names of God,’ Pg 148. ‘Disease is an effort of nature to free the system from conditions that result from a violation of the laws of health. In case of sickness, the cause should be ascertained. Unhealthful conditions should be changed, wrong […]
As I finished reading the book of Romans, a phrase from the last section in chapter 16 caught my attention. ‘Obedience of faith.’ Verses 25-26 read, ‘Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which […]
The population reduction plans are a trending topic these days. We hear it on all fronts. Some refuse to accept that the world’s leaders would have such nefarious plans. They continue to bury their heads in the sand, ignoring what has been ‘hidden in plain sight’ for years. the truth is available if one desires […]
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