It’s not about escaping. Not at all. It’s about renewal, so that when we go back out into the world, we can be clear about our vocation: to exude that fragrance—God’s sweetness—ineveryplace we go. And when it gets hard out there—and it will—just call to mind the fragrance...
Revelation is practically impossible to understand without a knowledge of Jesus and familiarity with the other books of the Bible, particularly the book of Daniel. Many of what John describes are in the book of Daniel and many other passages of scripture. 3.) The objective of the book is to...
Mat 20:23And he said unto them,Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with:but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but [it shall be given to them] for whom it is prepared of my Father. Mat 26:42He ...
Jesus chose His words very carefully, and they are each loaded with powerful meaning and with allusions to Scripture. There are seven short sentences recorded in the Four Gospels: Father, forgive them: they know not what they are doing. Today you shall be with Me in Paradise! Behold ...
“When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, andhe saw the Spirit of Goddescending like a dove, and lighting upon him:“ Matthew 3:16 A dove represents anointing of the Holy Spirit. ...
50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished! 51 Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division. 52 For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two...
As Jesus was baptized by John in the Jordan, a voice from heaven proclaimed, “You are my Son, the beloved; with you I am well pleased” (Mark 1:11). Given what we have learned about Jewish language for kingship, this statement might at first seem merely to be a recognition of ...
Remember, you see Him as you look at Him through His Word and recognize Him. Now, you cannot see Him until your eyes is opened to the fact. Two men can look at the same Scripture and disagree; one of them's got to be right, and the other one wrong. ...
Gal 3:8Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: "All nations will be blessed through you." The Gentiles would access these spiritual blessings through the shed blood of Christ by grace through faith, the same way as the...
Now, as I mentioned in the introduction, there are three details that I want to focus on here. The first is Paul’s statement, “For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body.” Given that this body is referred to as “Christ’s body,” it follows that baptism incorporates us...