The Psalmist writes, “Holy and Reverend is his name” (Ps. 111:9). While it is accurate that God wants us to come to him as His child at any time, unlike the ancient kings of this earth, we must not treat this easy access and family tie with such casualness that we approach Him with irreverence….
Hebrews 11:6 tells us that “without faith, it is impossible to please God, for he that comes to God must believe that He is and that He is the rewarder of them who diligently seek Him.” To seek His face and bask in His divine presence is to feel the joy and comfort He gives….
We are all familiar with the Lord’s Prayer. It is spoken in many religious services across the world. Yet the prayer was never intended to be a prayer spoken in rote and ritual. There is no evidence that the Lord prayed this prayer, nor is there any evidence that the Lord intended the disciples to…
Ephesians 4:17-19 and Romans 1:21,24 offer a parallel description of the Gentile world who had a sense of right and wrong but did not allow Jehovah God to rule their thoughts and actions. Following the promptings of their own desires, their decisions often led them into corrupt and vile actions as God would deem it….
One of the most painful experiences for a Christian is to have lies or falsehoods spoken against them. Defamation of character and slander is a subtle form of persecution through the tongue. Jesus spoke of disciples being persecuted who had all manner of evil spoken against them falsely (Matt. 5:11). 1 Corinthians 4:13 starts, “Being…
Paul writes, “For though ye have ten thousand teachers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel” (1 Cor. 4:15). The word translated “teachers” comes from the Greek noun pais, translated “child” and the verb agoo, translated “to lead.” We get English words “pedagogue”…
In Philippians 2:6-8, Paul writes that he was in the form (morphee) of God, but emptied Himself of the glory of that form and took the form (morpheen) of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.: And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled himself and became obedient unto death,…
If we had to contrast the Corinthians and the apostles and other saints who had sacrificed a great deal because of their discipleship, we could say that Corinth did not know persecution. They had many character issues, not to mention an affection on things below instead of things above. For this reason, they compromised with…
One of the seven angels with the seven bowls invited John to go with him as he was carried away in the spirit to see the bride. This is similar to Paul’s “out of the body” experience in 2 Corinthians 12:1-4. He is taken to a great high mountain where he is shown the holy…
As noted in the earlier blog on Revelation 21, Jesus had begun his millennial reign at the end of the age at which time he also consummates His marriage with His bride and presents her to the Father. A new Jerusalem has begun. A new kingdom, new marriage, and new heavens and earth have begun….