There’s an enemy that everyone faces—containment! Every Bible hero battled this; Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Elijah and the Apostle Paul. Containment means to keep someone restrained, limited and afraid of moving forward. Have you ever felt that doubts and fears have kept you from stepping out into something better? Simon Peter had experienced God’s love, he […]
Because … by now, I’ve realized how much more I am dependent on God’s grace than His Law. “The Law is holy and the commandment holy and just and good” (Rom. 7:12). But … it doesn’t have saving power. Sure, it shows everything that is wrong with me, but it will never be able to […]
Jesus is the Anointed One! Believe in Jesus! Come to Jesus! Jesus preached that the Holy Spirit had anointed Him, Luke 4:18. In fact Simon Peter later on said that this was the message Jesus preached throughout all of Judea, Acts 10:36-38. Look at what happened in the house of Jairus, the ruler of the […]
Certainly you have heard this phrase earlier—”Time is the most precious commodity in life.“ While we are busy in all we do, it is possible that the quiet voice in our innermost that urges us to cease our activities for a moment and contact a friend or a relative, remains unnoticed. Below is one of […]
QUESTION: The message of God’s grace and love has liberated me and helped me discover Jesus and the Bible afresh. My pastor often quotes John 1:17, The law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. The idea is that the message of grace must be balanced with truth about sin […]
A funny question, isn’t it? You may think, “It’s obvious… I see myself!” What does Apostle Paul mean when he says, “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the […]
Facing a loss of a close family member, relative, or friend may be very difficult; it may make any of us feel overwhelmed by grief. When my beloved Auntie Kirsti passed away a while ago the realization of her final departure felt both crucially painful and numbing at the same time. I still feel somewhat unwilling to […]
Jesus has become the Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. Understanding righteousness will greatly help us to know and experience the realities of this better covenant. Getting the Foundation Right First “Self-Righteousness or God’s Righteousness, the choice is yours!” These words came from a bishop during a pastors’ and leaders’ seminar in a city […]
Wrong focus prevents many Christians from bearing the fruit of the Spirit. They focus on their sins instead of focusing on who they are in Christ and that Christ lives inside of them. When I focus on myself, the sanctification stops. When I move my sight from myself to what Jesus has done for me […]
Many people have a perverted view of God’s attitude and thoughts toward them. They think God is angry with them and that they have to earn God’s love. So let us have a look at God’s eternal love for us! Let’s start with this understanding; Jesus did not come to change God’s mind about man, […]