Our Daily Bible Readings bring us today to look at the letter from Jesus’ and James’ brother Jude, who considers himself “a slave of Jesus Christ” who was writing to all who had been called by God the Father. (Jude 1:1) Using a very similar language as the second letter of Peter, which was written… Read More Today’s thought “Crisis among believers” (December 20)
When we hear the following part of Scripture we might doubt if it would be possible to tame our tongue. “7 For every {1 } kind of beasts and birds, of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed {2 } by {3 } mankind. {1) Gr nature 2) Or unto 3) Gr… Read More Today’s thought “No one can tame the tongue” (December 09)
In today’s second Bible reading we get the impression that God’s people looked on His laws as burdensome and felt that serving Him was difficult. The Elohim therefore asks them: “ O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.” (Mic 6:3 ASV) The God of… Read More Today’s thought “How have I burdened you?” (December 08)
We are now nearing the climax of Paul’s 2 Corinthians. He becomes increasingly blunt in the way he expresses his thoughts: having carefully reasoned out the true gospel and the need to live a Christ-like life he now directly challenges his readers: he says, “I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his… Read More Today’s thought “If you accept a different gospel” (March 08)
In this world where more people are interested in worldly matters, mostly material matters, having not much fertile ground for spiritual matters, it is not always easy for a follower of Christ to stand firm in the faith. The apostle Jude felt he had to write to his fellow brethren to ask them to stand… Read More Today’s thought “Standing up for the faith” (December 20)
“ Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.” (1Co 11:1 ASV) The apostle Paul was pleased that the Corinthians continued to remember and honour him by keeping up the traditions of the faith he taught them. He also reminds them that all actual authority stems from Christ. In the reading… Read More Today’s thought “Be imitators” (August 29)
Today’s thought “That is not the way you learned Christ” (April 6) The chapters in Ephesians today are a passionate plea by Paul to the believers there to see their behaviour does not slip back to what it was before they believed in Christ. Life in those days, like life today was full of distractions,… Read More Today’s thought “That is not the way you learned Christ” (April 6)
In Relationships The apostle Peter wrote about partners in a marriage where only one of them was a believer and this is what he advised: “Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their… Read More How should we worship God? #10 In Relationships
Spiritual Transformation The two things have to go together. If we want transformed bodies – made like that of the Lord Jesus, being free from sin and death – then our minds must be transformed, and that process starts now! By understanding the Bible and by making it our lifelong guide and companion, we can… Read More How should we worship God? #3 Spiritual Transformation
People have to cope with the cultural influences of their age and have to form for themselves a state of mind and take on a certain attitude and behaviour, which is going to be decisive if they are walking along God’s path or according to the flesh and this world, making them to sin. The Apostle John when referring to the human tendency to sin calls it the devil.… Read More Human Desire Personified
The consistent Biblical view is that this world is ruled by human desires gone wrong.… Read More What Causes Sin?
In the world around us there are many ideas of what morality should be, even more what it could be. These ideas are influenced by culture, by environment, by accepted social practice and by law. While the disciple is aware of the framework within which they live they are neither bound to accept its values… Read More Morality in an immoral world
PHILIPPIANS 4:8 Finally Brethren, Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are HONEST, whatsoever things are JUST, whatsoever things are PURE, whatsoever things are LOVELY, whatsoever things are of GOOD REPORT, If there be any VIRTUE, IF there be any PRAISE? Think on THESE things. * To remember Ro 14:18 For he that herein serveth Christ… Read More Memorizing wonderfully 71: Philippians 4:8 True and Honest things
Our denomination, the same as all others in Christendom has difficulties to grow. Some ecclesiae have a status quo but there are also some who see the old people falling asleep and not many joining, making the ecclesia smaller and smaller. Perhaps many may think tit does not matter so much as long as we… Read More The Big Conversation
The Christian community with all people of the world should come to realise that Bible is full of scriptures that address wisdom. These days we looked at it with the Book of Proverbs and the Book of Wisdom. In the world we can find many Christians criticising others and when trinitarian Christians hear about others… Read More Outflow of foundational relationship based on acceptance of Jesus
Do you have a concept of an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a you to discover the essence of your being? Are you looking into yourself to find the deepest values and meanings by which you or other people live? Do you want to get in touch with your spiritual… Read More Self-development, self-control, meditation, beliefs and spirituality
A herd animal prefers rather to do what it is not allowed The popular television program ‘Ook getest op mensen” (“Also tested on people”) already showed how happy man is to behaviour as herd . The Flemish broadcasting show did some tests which showed the viewers how people tend to take on the attitude of… Read More The attraction of doing something
Aftermath and Trauma of an incident The aftermath of the movie theatre shooting, at the opening of the latest blockbuster, The Dark Knight Rises, in Colorado that claimed the lives of 12 people brought out once again the familiar calls for greater gun control and national reflection to determine what could have triggered such a… Read More A world in denial
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