in verses 11-22 of Chapter Two, that even though individualsreceive salvation by grace through faith (1-10), we are not left alone in our faith and our relationship with God; rather, we are united with other believers in a corporateunity that we know to be the church (Hoehner, 351)....
3. I once watched the building of a new church, and remember what trouble they had in getting a foundation for the tower, and how long they were in reaching down to a solid basis of stone that would bear the immense mass of weight that was to rest upon it. I remembered also when ...
I’ve been trying to write this for days, but there really aren’t words to convey what my friend Albin has meant to me. This won’t do him justice. I had the joy of playing with Albin in our church orchestra for almost thirty years. (That’s a long time to serve alongside someon...
The imagery of a field implies that the church is a place where spiritual seeds are sown, nurtured, and expected to bear fruit. This agricultural metaphor is common in Scripture, as seen in Jesus' parables, such as the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-23). The field represents the ...
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It explains the significance of the overall health of the church which serves a body of believers in the readings in Nehemiah chapter 8, verses 2-10. It also notes the communal joy in Jesus' reading in Luke chapter 4 and the participation of the people of Christ to hear the word of ...
Much of the Church today is being robbed of the unity about which Christ prayed, so how can the body grow and build itself up in love – each part doing its work? Well, Paul has already reminded us, in the previous verses, that we all are equipped. The Spirit furnishes each of His...
Become a Church PartnerGet Mentoring "As a rope needs the third strand to bind two strands together, God is the third person that binds the man and woman together in union as one." – Mark 10:8 Marriage by God is a program based on Christ as the center of marriage between a man and...
In the weeks after Adam left our church and returned to college, thoughts and questions about my future were really bothering me. It was avery realburden on my heart as I wondered if/when I would get married… and to whom? I’m not exactly sure why it was such a burden on my heart...
the church and were baptized unto repentance” (Helaman 3:23-24). But then [Mormon] says, “[there was] exceedingly great pride which had gotten into the hearts of the people; and it was because of their exceedingly great riches and their prosperity in the land; . . . And because of...