In other words, when you get right with God and are filled with the Holy Spirit, He will simply shine through you. God is the light that shines within and through His church as the light of the world. The same word the Bible uses for light in Matthew 5 to describe Christ’s Chu...
The word sanctification can be used in a similar sense in the New Testament, and in one sense, believers are already sanctified because of what Jesus has done for them. Hebrews 10:10 tells us that as followers of Christ, “we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of ...
The Themes and Synopsis of the Four Gospels Each of the canonical Gospels tells a story about Jesus meant to convey a certain meaning of his life and death and written for a certain community of believers. There are significant differences in the stories. For example, Matthew and Luke have...
We also affirm the priesthood of all believers and the importance of every Christian being joined with and actively involved in a local community of the saints. We believe that women, no less than men, are called and gifted to proclaim the Gospel and do all the works of the Kingdom. (...
Additionally, the Bible encourages believers to practice virtues such as love, kindness, and truthfulness in their speech and interactions with others. Gossip, which undermines these principles, is seen as contrary to the teachings of Scripture and is a behavior that Christians are urged to avoid ...
Therefore, only those who obey the Son are true believers with a faith that saves. We may be disobedient or we may be a believer, but not both. If we do not obey the Son we shall not see life.The Son said: "If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments." Mat 19:17 "If...
"I am coming quickly; and My reward is with Me, that I may requite every man in accordance with what his conduct has been. World English Bible “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work. ...
Paul explains God is restraining this mystery of iniquity, the evil force of sin, until the appropriate time. This mystery of iniquity, therefore, is part of an epic spiritual struggle and story between God and Satan. However, Paul comforts the believers in Thessalonica. God is still in...
Did God create disorder and chaos? What does it actually mean to be evil? And how do you tell your kids that in the Bible dragons are actually the “bad guys”? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from the first half of the Chaos Drago
He was Jewish, and living under the covenant law of Israel. And he not only lived under it. He fulfilled it. After Jesus’ fulfilment of the law, believers could look back and see that the law pointed to Jesus all along. All of Israel’s history was moving toward the coming of Jesus...