No building codes enforced . Years prior the area had been occupied by the Chinese imperial garrison. “It was omitted from the lease of 1898 in which China ceded Hong Kong to Britain. Neither government had taken responsibility for it” [1]. When the garrison disbanded the underclass moved...
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 “The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.” Psalm 19:1 The name Elohim occurs more than 2,250 times in the Bible. Elohim [yihl\a] (God), a plural...
For even if a Moses had never appeared and Abraham had never been born, the Ten Commandments would have had to rule in all men from the very beginning, as they indeed did and still do (Luther, M. Against the Sabbatarians:Letter to a Good Friend, Part II, 1538). Similarly, Herbert ...
just after Pentecost. Because they saw what God had done for them, they gave of their wealth to the church. Some even sold land or houses, and gave the proceeds to the church, so that there was enough cash in the church to cover costs and give to those in need...
God had not forgotten Noah and all the animals with him in the boat; he caused a wind to blow, and the water started going down. International Standard VersionGod kept Noah in mind, along with all the wildlife and livestock that were with him in the ark. God's Spirit moved throughout...
No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you realize what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and said,English Standard VersionGod has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not...
As we look back upon His loving faithfulness from the beginning of time, we can grow in our assurance that God will continue to vindicate His children and promote His kingdom until His plan and purpose comes to full fruition. A Prayer On Love Father God, In the middle of the chaos we...
As I mentioned at the beginning of this post, I love giving to God’s work in the world. I love being able to further the Name of Jesus, to help in preaching the Gospel of Christ, seeing people getting saved, and knowing that I had a part in making that happen. But I don’t lo...
A New Beginning. The youngling had opened his eyes, staring into an infinite abyss, he looked around, frantically trying to find out exactly where he was, maybe this was just some accident, he called for help.But nobody came.The child sat in the void, for days, weeks, months, years,...
In the latter verse I quoted, Paul said that he spoke in tongues more than the entire church in the city of Corinth. Paul wouldn’t be saying this if the entire church couldn’t speak in tongues. There would be no significance to him saying this if only some people had the gift of ...