Chapters 1 through 3 of Ephesians deal with the Mystery of the Church and the wonderful Mystery of the Salvation of God. I want you to put aside the preconceived ideas you may have been taught and start fresh with an open mind to what this wonderful letter has to offer. I am using the [...]
“Righteous are you O LORD, and right are your rules. You have appointed Your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness. My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget Your words Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it. I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts. Your righteousness [...]
“That will explain why I, having heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus, and the love that you show toward all the saints, having never failed to remember you in my prayers, and thank God for you.” Eph.1:15-16. Paul sees in this Gentile church a love that is founded on faith. It is important [...]
Continuing in the study of Ephesians from the Jerusalem Bible: What joy it is to see that God had a plan from the very beginning that included us. In the first eight verses we saw the gifts of Blessings to the faithful, the plan of adoption into the family, the chosen of Israel, the Redemption [...]
As is the case in many of Paul’s Letters, he has set forth a contrast in “bad behavior” and “good behavior.” In Colossians 3:5-10 he lists some of the things of human nature that need to be put to death. The very attitudes that cause believers to become “bad christians”, unfaithful to Christ. I want [...]
Psalm 119:129-136 “Pe”
Aug 24
“Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them. The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. I opened my mouth and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou used to do unto those that love thy name. [...]
This is my three part Testimony, from the belief of a child to the bitter rebellion of a cynic and the struggle to define God, to the discovery and acceptance of the Reconciliation of Jesus. I have in the past alluded to parts of my strange and wondrous experiences but now because I have been [...]
I have been quiet on the blog for some time know because it has been a time to search my life and find new paths to walk. I have been very busy on Face-book sharing with friends and praying for the workers of faith in many lands. God’s voice, His spirit has been still in [...]
“I say, “You are gods and children of the Most High. but in death you are mere men. You will fall as any prince. for all must die.” Psalm 82:7 (KJV) Psalm 82 is a song of the scribe Asaph, and while we may not know when he lived it can be assumed that this [...]
This is a true story. It begins in 1950 when a small Roman Catholic boy in a Catholic school was asked what he wanted to be. As in most Catholic schools in that day and age, there was a in-house retreat conducted by a visiting priest, usually a missionary or a recruiter from a seminary. [...]