Prayer is meant to be a spiritual act of dependence on God. The example of the Pharisee in the Temple showed us that it can be otherwise Lk 18:1-10. People, even believers can use prayers for other purposes other than what God ordained it to be. Some use it to instruct or direct God. Some …
O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? Gal 3:1 KJV Today, there is so much sophistry among preachers by which many are being misled from the simplicity that is in Christ. Just like the Galatian …
O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? Gal 3:1 KJV Whenever we are distracted from obedience to the truth of God as revealed in Christ to other ways of pleasing God, we become like the …
“Obedience, not traditions, forms and patterns of men is walking in the Spirit” For, brethren, Ye have been called into liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another Gal 5:13. Those under the law are cursed (Gal 3:10) and face the wrath of God (Rom 4:15); …
The purpose of Paul in writing to the Galatian Church was based on the reports of the inclination of these Gentile believers toward Judaistic faith. Judaism is the belief that the cutting away of the foreskin of his flesh (circumcision) of males is a sign of the covenant made with Abraham and by that act …
What is our church today? What is it in the eyes of our observers? Is it a house of prayer? Not all are perceived so. It seems we are not better than those that Jesus drove out of the temple. Our churches are not far from being dens of thieves and houses of merchandise. In …
Acts 4:31-34 This whole episode began as a result of a healing miracle of a 40 years plus man who had been crippled from birth. His healing opened an opportunity to the Apostles to witness about the resurrection of Christ to the Jews and others who were present. Many people believed. But the Priests, leaders …
“Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest.” Jn 4:35 What is harvest? What are the realities of harvest in our time? What are the expectations of God of …
First published on 5th January 2007. Updated edition Sure confidence v 4- -Confidence is the opposite of fear. It is opposed to disquiet ness, dread, anxious concern and trepidation. It is a state of feeling sure; a mind that is free from doubt and misgivings. How did the Psalmist come to this point in his …
First published on 5th January 2007. Updated edition Ps 27: 1-14- The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?… A sign – one of the prophecies that relates to this time of distress is found in the …
