Following God through and through is the act of living a life that is entirely dedicated to God. It means making God the center of your life, and allowing Him to guide your thoughts, actions, and decisions. It’s not just about following God when it’s convenient or when you need something from Him. Instead, it’s a lifestyle of putting God first in everything you do.
Continue reading FOLLOWING GOD THROUGH AND THROUGH
WHAT DO THE BEATITIUDDES MEAN?
Jesus surprised his disciples by telling them what kind of people would be blessed by God. His list of traits are called the Beatitudes, meaning “to bless” or “to make happy.”
Continue reading THE BEATITUDES
The aspects of the fruit of the Spirit advocated by Paul in Galatians 5:22-23 occur not only here but also elsewhere in the Scriptures. Most of the attributes are those by which God himself lives.
Continue reading THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
Washing the feet of other Christians was a qualification for service as a “widow” in the early church (1 Timothy 5:10). Foot-washing is here representative of humble acts of service (TEV)..
Continue reading DEFINITION OF THE DAY (FOOTWASHING PT2)
COMPANIONSHIP – Whereas the creation of male and female mankind was “very good” (Gen 1:31), the creation of the male alone had not yet fulfilled God’s purpose for man as the image of God (Gen 2:18). This expresses no failure on God’s part; instead, it instructs us that a male creature alone is not the perfect creation that God had in mind. Adam needed a wife to be all that God intended him to be, as is normally the case with all men unless God grants otherwise (Matt 19:10-12; 1 Cor 7:6-7). The same, of course, would be true of the woman whom God made for the man (1 Cor 11:9).
Continue reading DEFINITION OF THE DAY (MARRIAGE “COMPANIONSHIP”)