When Jesus made his earthly appearance, there was a lot of excitement. In Luke 2:10-11, an angel of GOD, a messenger appeared to some shepherds with a message. “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the... Continue Reading →
In Christ> New Creature> Eternal Inheritance
“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 2nd Corinthians 5:17 Individuals who have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. (Galatians 3:27) Being buried with Christ in baptism, is to be baptized into His death. When we rise from the... Continue Reading →
New Birth > New Citizenship
“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3 An individual who experiences the new birth that Jesus speaks of in John 3:3, has been delivered from the captivity of sin. As a result of that deliverance, we are citizens of a New... Continue Reading →
What is your modus operandi?
After being stored for several years, Belshazzar called for the gold and silver vessels that were taken from the house of the LORD during the captivity and drank wine from them while praising idol gods. “In the same hour the fingers of a man's hand appeared and wrote opposite the lampstand on the plaster of... Continue Reading →
“Releasing The Shackles”
In Daniel 4:10-16, Nebuchadnezzar speaks of a dream that troubled him. After calling on the wise men of Babylon to give an interpretation, just as before, when they failed in Chapter 2, he was left disappointed. Nebuchadnezzar turned his attention to Daniel who had accurately told and interpreted the previous dream where others had failed.... Continue Reading →
Jesus, the Son of GOD
Can we claim to serve the GOD of the Bible and believe that Jesus is not the Son of GOD? After being asked by Jesus, who do men say that I the Son of Man am? Peter confessed, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:16 Just before the Eunuch was... Continue Reading →
Three, bound, and down? Four, up, and walking!
“No other GOD can deliver like this!” King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon reckoned that no god, not even the GOD of Israel, could save Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, if they failed to bow before his golden image a second time. “…who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?" (Daniel 3:15) Nebuchadnezzar assumed a godlike... Continue Reading →
Accommodative, Productive or Destructive
In an effort to keep from losing his congregation to Rehoboam, Jeroboam implemented idol worship and rejected the Levites from serving as priest to the LORD. (1st Kings 12:27-33, 2nd Chronicles 11:14) In doing so, he weeded out those who were spiritually strong. (2nd Chronicles 11:15-16) The ones who stayed, at the very least were... Continue Reading →
“He is LORD of Heaven and Earth”
“Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, Him declare I unto you.” Acts 17:22-23 Paul identified the unknown GOD whom they ignorantly worshipped,... Continue Reading →
