The Charter of the Church (2)

Therefore, I, the prisoner of the Lord, exhort you to walk worthily of the calling in which you were called, with all humility and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love; being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:1-3 Therefore – We don’t pay much…

The Charter of the Church (1)

Therefore, I, the prisoner of the Lord, exhort you to walk worthily of the calling in which you were called, with all humility and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love; being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:1-3 Exhort – Since Greek has no…

God Turns Away

and I became disgusted with her, as I had become disgusted with her sister. Ezekiel 23:18 Disgusted – Does God ever get to the point where He just can’t take it anymore? If you read your Bible carefully, and put aside the idea that God is always the forgiving Santa Claus in the sky, you…

How do you know Him?

“Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exulted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 Know – “Yada, yada, yada.” The common slang expression doesn’t carry quite the same meaning as its original Hebrew verb, yadah. In slang, it’s almost like “and so on, and so…

In the Gaps

“Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exulted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 Cease Striving – The traditional translation of this Hebrew word (raphah) in Psalm 46:10 is “Be still”. “Be still and know that I am God”. We are quite familiar with that…

Not Optional

Therefore, the LORD your God commanded you to observe the sabbath day Deuteronomy 5:15 Commanded – The play day. The celebration day. The Freedom Day. Every week God allows us to have one day just for remembering, enjoying and thanking Him. You would think that no one would reject such a gift. But we do,…

The Correct Order

So therefore, no one of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions Luke 14:33 Not Give Up – This is certainly one of the “hard sayings” of Jesus. For that reason, it seems to be universally ignored. It goes against the human grain. Did Jesus really mean that…

Rest Rationale

Therefore, the LORD your God commanded you to observe the sabbath day Deuteronomy 5:15 Therefore – Have you ever thought about why God commanded the Sabbath rest? We know that it is a play and rest day. That’s its purpose. But why did God set up such a day? It’s not because we aren’t capable…

Separating the Sabbath

but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, Deuteronomy 5:14 Work – What does the Sabbath mean to you? Of course, if you’re Christian, you’ve moved from Saturday to Sunday. Actually, you moved from the Sabbath (the only day named by God) to…

God as Redeemer

You have by Your power redeemed Your people Psalm 77:15 Redeemed – Boaz is a kinsman-redeemer, a go’el. But he is not the most important kinsman-redeemer. That role is played by Jesus. Jesus, our kinsman, born as one of us, is the ultimate kinsman-redeemer. He buys us back from bondage. Isaiah 52:3 tells us that…