The Bible tells of man’s creation, his disconnect from God and the consequences thereof, and his ultimate restoration into oneness with God. “It is a reliable historical document written by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses reporting supernatural events that took place in fulfillment of specific prophecies claiming their writings were Devine rather than … Read More →
Category Archives: Definitions
Why Doesn’t Everyone Believe in God?
This was an answer I gave to a question in Quora.com, which seems to be inhabited mostly by atheists. Religious people seem to be sure that god exists. How do religious people know that god exists? To those who cannot allow themselves to believe, there can be no proofs. Knowledge is based on what our senses … Read More →
You Must Be Holy…
“You must be holy because I am Holy.” 1 Pet 1:16 God was saying that we must be like him in every way. That is, we must completely replace the spirit of the world that permeates our being with his spirit. 1 Pet 1:14-15 In practical terms, that means that we must be one with … Read More →
Fix Your Eyes on Jesus
…fixing our eyes on Jesus, the originator and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Heb 12:2 LEB What do we see when we “fix our eyes on Jesus”? It’s obviously … Read More →
Love Produces Life
Love is the process of producing life. God is love.[1] He produces life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Joh 3:16 * In Him (Jesus) was life, and the life was the light of men. Joh … Read More →
Hallow God’s Name
Glorify God’s name. Therefore pray in this way: Our Father, who is in Heaven, Hallowed (sanctified, kept holy, venerated, honored,) be Your name (your nature.) Mat 6:9 His unique name represents His nature, just as someone who knows you well can describe your nature when another asks about you by name. …for you are bought with a price. Therefore glorify … Read More →
We Glorify God by…
We glorify God by following our Shepherd Mat 6:9; Joh 10:11, 4 We are God’s children (Rom 8:16) living in His love (Joh 15:9, 10,) and We are co-heirs (Rom 8:17) and co-laborers (1 Co 3:9) with Jesus as members of His body. Eph 4:12, 15-16 We are also citizens of God’s kingdom, … Read More →
Parable Mislabeled
Likewise I say to you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents. And He said, A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that is coming to me. And he divided his living to … Read More →
The (Basis) Meaning of Life
I grew up in a home where God was never discussed. Consequently, God had no part in my thinking when I began searching for meaning in my life. I eventually began justifying my existence (providing myself with some meaning,) in terms of my service to my fellow man. And, after God and his Son became … Read More →
Good, Better, or Best?
Home Depot has labels (Good, Better, and Best) on some of its products so a customer can compare the quality of similar products. In the same way, God can label the quality of our relationships. GOOD – Sometimes a person is so lacking in resources that s/he is in survival mode and lacks the wherewithal … Read More →
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