1 Peter 2:1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by… Continue reading Circumcise your heart
Category: Sanctification
Sanctification
2 Thes 2: 13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. Salvation is deliverance from the power of sin and its consequences. We are saved through sanctification… Continue reading Sanctification
THE FIVE OFFERINGS
The book of Leviticus to most Christians is a very boring book and most people tend to skip over it. But 2 Timothy 3:16 says all Scripture is given by the inspiration of God and is profitable to us for doctrine for reproof and for correction and for instruction in righteousness and that includes the… Continue reading THE FIVE OFFERINGS
The five offerings
The book of Leviticus to most Christians is a very boring book and most people tend to skip over it. But 2 Timothy 3:16 says all Scripture is given by the inspiration of God and is profitable to us for doctrine for reproof and for correction and for instruction in righteousness and that includes the… Continue reading The five offerings
“Wake up, Jesus!”—Luke 8:24
This Word is an excellent prelude to the unfolding, with the present Parousia emphasis. It is amazing how the Scriptures, with the leading of the Holy Spirit, can bring forth exactly what we need at the moment. We never fail to find the truth in the Word that God has for us at that particular… Continue reading “Wake up, Jesus!”—Luke 8:24
Don’t look where you are going
In order to fully understand the Beatitudes, you must understand the writings of John. John constantly talks about spiritual perception. He makes it very simple: there are those who see God, and those who do not see God. Of course, he is talking in mystical terms, but it becomes clear when you read Matthew 5:8:… Continue reading Don’t look where you are going
We’re preparing for it
It is important to understand the times and seasons, and to know to some degree what the Scriptures reveal on the subject theologians call “eschatology.” This is the doctrine of the final events which will take place in the end time and open the door to the Kingdom of God on earth. At the very… Continue reading We’re preparing for it
The days of myrrh and spices
The second chapter of the book of Esther tells of the great search for a queen to replace Vashti, the dethroned queen of Persia. Xerxes, also called Ahasuerus, had dethroned her because she was disobedient to his command. In verse 12 we read, Now when the turn of each young lady came to go in… Continue reading The days of myrrh and spices
Preparing for the Honeymoon
The book of Esther, though written in the style of a short novel, is the historical story of a beautiful Jewish girl in exile, who saved the Jewish nation in its captivity when it was under great attack and persecution. The king during this period, King Ahasuerus, became very agitated and deposed Queen Vashti because… Continue reading Preparing for the Honeymoon