But Yeshua, in His humanity, set the standard for us on how to be friends on a much deeper level, instructing us to“love one another as I have loved you.”(John 15:12) We can better understand Yeshua’s instruction by looking at the other Hebrew word for friend, which comes from t...
2. “We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls.”...
God knows us, through the finished work of Jesus at the cross. Our acceptance and belief in His salvation mean He knows us as His own (if you don’t know Jesus this way and would like a personal relationship with Him, please respond to this email and let’s chat together). On the ...
Some insist this hymn has no place in the carol-category, because Watts includednoelements of the Christmas story in the lyrics. But as Alyssa Poblete points out: This song celebrates what Christ came to do. And along with looking back at the grace accomplished in the past, we also look ...
Most of us would choose a sophisticated city like Jerusalem (in the homes of priests perhaps) for the upbringing of the mother and earthly father of the Christ Child. Instead, God chose Nazareth–a small, nondescript town that nobody cared about. That’s where Mary and Joseph, the parents...
I find no where in the Bible where it tells me to think only of myself and go sit down idle waiting on Jesus to return. I find passages that encourage me to GO be light, GO love my neighbor, GO be a blessing, GO share the Gospel, GO be an example. We lead by example. Our ...
One of the benefits of studying the Bible for oneself is that it helps us to gain a deeper understanding of God’s character and will for our lives. When we read the Bible, we are able to see how God has interacted with his people throughout history and how he continues to do so to...
The Bible calls it the “spirit of heaviness.” “To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, ...
Across the spectrum of Judaism and Christianity, discover how intimacy with God is described in terms from a Bridegroom to a Father to Friend.
"Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins" (1 John 4:10). DO YOU BELIEVE THAT JESUS LOVES YOU? . ...AND LET US KNOW THAT ALL BELIEVERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN A SPECIAL PART IN THE TELLING