When an answer to prayer is not quick in coming we often find ourselves focusing on the prayer itself and on the answer we desire to that prayer. While we know it’s good to be positive, and we know God will answer in His time, we need to wait on Him, the one who meets all our...
“Perfect” is clearly in need of clarification in this critical verse. Does it mean Jesus, who of course is, was, and always will be perfect, or is there something else that might be a better, or more accurate fit in this context? “Perfect” is translated from the Greek word “...
“Blessed are those who recognize they are spiritually helpless. The kingdom f heaven belongs to them.” (Matthew 5:3 GW) Look at what Dr. J. Vernon McGee had to say. “Blessed ar the poor in spirit.” It doesn’t tell you how to become poor in spirit; it just says, “Blessed ...
And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the ...
It seems to me that the key to protecting yourself from spiritually abusive authority is to educate yourself as to how common it is and what to look for. The many verses you provided are very helpful in this aspect, along with the encouragement to study carefully the meaning...
True, these words of Jesus came after speaking to the rich young ruler when “he went away sorrowful because he had great riches”Mark 10:25. But notice that he felt rich spiritually because he said, “Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth.” Mark 10:20 ...
But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1 Corinthians 2:4 It is the work of the third member of the Godhead to help us all move from our carnal way of thi...
“TheVedasclearly enjoin that cows should not be killed. Therefore any Hindu, whoever he may be, does not indulge in cow killing. In theVedasandPuranasthere are injunctions declaring that if one can revive a living being, he can kill it for experimental purposes [in the ritual]. Therefore...
largest joint in the body and in the physical are essential in our movement and stability. When we apply knees spiritually (Rom 1:20) we can see they represent sound doctrine. The knees of the church, the mother of Christ, is pure doctrine that supports and guides our walk on the ...
14But a natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.15But the one who is spiritual discerns all things, yet he himself is discerned by no one. ...