“Be Righteous And Live By Your Faith!”
“Be Righteous And Live By Your Faith!”There is a sense in which a prophet is a guard, standing on a rampart, challenging any intruder, waiting to hear what the intruder will say and having a reply to either let the intruder in or to deny him entry. Such was the way prophet Habakkuk saw himself.Exiled […]
“Seek Spiritual Truth Through The Spirit!”
“Seek Spiritual Truth Through The Spirit!”If we have any clarification on being born again, it is thanks ti inquisitive Nicodemus (Jn.3:9-15). Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a member of the Jewish ruling council. The Pharisees were spread all over the Holy land. “They were teachers in the synagogues, religious examples in the eyes of the […]
“On Being Born Again!”
“On Being Born Again!”It doesn’t look like the nocturnal visit which Nicodemus paid to Jesus was to find out how one should be born again. When he came to Jesus he said, “Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing […]
“Go, Baptize And Teach!”
“Go, Baptize And Teach!”I read an article in which the author was laboriously arguing against Christian baptism using the “Trinitarian formula.” While he quoted from Acts of the Apostles to justify his claims, he carefully avoided the Great Commission. Before ascending to heaven, the risen Lord told the disciples, “All authority in heaven and on […]
“Love The Lord Your God And Serve Him Only!”
“Love The Lord Your God And Serve Him Only!”The religions of the ancient Near Eastern world was polytheism. In their daily lives worshippers had to worship one god or the other, depending on what one was asking for. Each god had its own interest and the gods were sometimes in rivalry.In the midst of this, […]