“The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but cannot tell whence it cometh and whither it goeth. So is everyone that is born of the Spirit.” These words were spoken during a conversation which two men had in the stillness of a Jerusalem evening. One of the men was Jesus,Continue reading “The Spiritual Mystery”
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Many People Think That Christ’s Return
Many people think that Christ’s second comingmeans a dreadful judgment, when unbelievers will be cast into hell and believers will be saved. No, when Jesus comes, he wants to find his servants prepared to receive him as a Savior, a helper who comes into… View Post
CHRIST IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF GOD’S KINGDOM.
Christ is the beginning and the end of God’s kingdom. Therefore we can say with all confidence and certainty, “The Savior will come again!” He is bound to complete his work, and it is our task simply to be servants until his return, to be in the service… View Post
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For God’s kingdom to come, the personal intervention of God through Jesus Christ is needed through the renewal of the world, the rebirth of the planet earth. The apostle Peter says that fire will melt the earth, and then the earth will be made completely… View Post
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Unless you submit to His rule in your life, you have no business striving after the kingdom of God. For what is God’s kingdom anyway? Certainly not Christian causes or institutions. God’s kingdom is the power of God. It is the rulership of God. God’s… View Post
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We know, of course, that this kingdom has not yet come on this earth. Not only God has great power; the mighty national governments have great power; lying and impurity have great power. Forces that are entirely opposed to God assert themselves. The… View Post
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The kingdom of God– what do these words mean? A kingdom or realm is a political system; it is the orderly structure of a people in the work they do and their public relationships. It is a national community held together by justice and solidarity. This… View Post
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When the divine comes, look out. Then we shall pass through judgment, through fire. Then we shall have to be purified, to become gold, not wood. Then we must become completely true, just as what is in heaven is true, just as the Lord Jesus is whole and… View Post
Intentional Seeds
Within the body of Christ we need to be intentional about the seeds we sow, about how our behavior with friends should be preparing us for service out in the world. We need each other to draw us out of our self-centeredness. We need others to hold us… View Post
Intentional Faith 