Tag: Fathers Will
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Making the most of your time
It is not inconceivable to expect to see the return of the Lord in our lifetimes. This is an exciting time for those who are in Jesus Christ, and will be a terrifying time for those who are not. Which is why Paul warns us in these scriptures that we must make to most of…
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One God
(Ephesians 4:4-7) There is one stand out fact that pervades both Judaism and Christianity, and that is that they are both monotheistic religions. That is, they both worship one God and this scripture reemphasises this fact. There is only one God and this scripture extends that knowledge even further. 4 There is one body and…
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God’s Purpose in Christ Jesus
(Ephesians 3:11-13) One of the most significant changes in the relationship between man and God with the advent and death of Jesus Christ was the ability for everyone who has faith to have direct access to the Father through Jesus Christ. This is evidenced in the scriptures in these few verses. It is important because…
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My God Reigns
(1 Corinthians 15:24-28) This short section is important for it tells us that when Jesus returns and after all is completed, how it is that first, Jesus reigns and then God reigns to that God is everything to me and to all who live in His kingdom. And there are other things we learn from…
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Problems With Trinity
(1 Corinthians 12:4-6) These verses teach us many things and one of the most important is about the nature of the person of God. There is a foundational truth in these few verses that goes deep into the heart of what we as Christians believe. Who is God? More specifically who is the God worshipped…
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Understanding The Depths Of God
(1 Corinthians 2:10-13) Who can understand the depths of God? Who even thinks it is possible to do so? Surely to think so would be madness and the height of foolishness! No man can possibly understand the depths of God. Even in all that has been created, man is still only scratching the surface of…
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If You Must Boast
(1 Corinthians 1:26-31) If you must boast, than boast in the Lord Jesus Christ. These are the final words in this first chapter of Corinthians that Paul writes to the church both then and now. As a general rule, and as we are told in other places, boasting is not good. Boasting of yourself is…
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Receiving Eternal Life
(John 17:1-5) It has been mankind’s wish and desire to be able to live forever since the earliest of times. In days gone by there were wild stories about seeking and trying to find the fountain of youth, which of course never existed. Receiving eternal life through such methods was and always will be a…
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Parables and the Love of the Father
(John 16:25-28) Jesus is speaking here of His imminent departure from the world. He is telling His disciples that He is soon to be sacrificed and will leave this world. In these words He gives us a few interesting teachings including a revelation about the love of the Father. But before we look at that,…
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They Hated Me Without A Cause
(John 15:21-25) The first question that pops into my head looking at the title of today’s post is, “Why?” Why did the people of Jesus’ day hate Him without a cause? Why also do people hate him still today? There is certainly a common understanding among all people that Jesus did good things. He healed…
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Abide In Me
(John 15:3-7) Jesus gives us a tremendous teaching in this section of scripture where He speaks about the need to abide in Him. He tells us that we need to abide in Him if we are to grow and mature, using the analogy of a vine and its branches. There are both blessings and warnings…
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I Am The True Vine
(John 15:1-2) Jesus said these words at the beginning of John 15: 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” There is a lot…
