Victory over Death
The Beauty of Salvation (3) So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”“O Death, where is your sting?O Hades, where is your victory?”The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. […]
The Church and the Holy Spirit
Law in the Kingdom Economy (5) Do not quench the Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5.19 The work of the SpiritThat is a curious word, “quench.” It means “to extinguish” or “to put out” or “restrain.” It’s curious to think that human beings somehow possess the ability to restrain or extinguish the work of the Spirit in their […]
Walk Circumspectly
Ephesians 5.15-21 (1) Pray Psalm 53.1, 2.The fool has said in his heart,“There is no God.”They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity;There is none who does good.God looks down from heaven upon the children of men,To see if there are any who understand, who seek God. Sing Psalm 53.1, 2.(Leoni: The God of Abraham Praise)The fool says in his […]
A New Priority
Jesus’ words and teachings sometimes left people scratching their heads. At other times, He was much more direct. Then, there was no mistaking what Jesus intended, as when He explained what the defining priority of our lives should be. Here is a brief excerpt from The Gospel of the Kingdom, pages 33 and 34: “Because of […]
All Pull
Acts 13:17–25 (ESV) “The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it. And for about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness. And after destroying seven nations in the […]