Fame and infamy are attached to family names. Jeroboam the son of Nebat was a name to be shunned: to be spiritually associated with it was a sin and a judgement. “Son of man”, a title taken to himself by the Lord Jesus, is one we all bear. It takes us back in time to… Read More Whose son art thou?
During the summer, lots of us have been away on holidays, enjoying nature in different ways: on beaches, walking the hills, visiting beautiful gardens or just enjoying the countryside, at home or abroad. It’s so easy to take this all for granted, but in these days we are probably more alert than ever before to… Read More After the Summer-holiday thinking even more about God’s creation
Laat onder u de gezindheid heersen die Christus Jezus had: Die Zijn dienstwerk is begonnen in een vorm naar Gods beeld, maar er geen ogenblik aan heeft gedacht op onrechtmatige wijze te grijpen naar gelijkheid met God, doch integendeel zichzelf heeft ontdaan van Zijn goddelijke krachten, en in plaats daarvan de rol van een… Read More De gezindheid van Christus
++++ I CORINTHIANS 15:28_ 28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that GOD may be . . . ALL IN ALL. * To remember Php 3:21 who shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation, that… Read More Memorizing wonderfully 64: 1 Corinthians 15:28 – the Son also shall be subdued unto God
In Genesis 2 kwamen wij te lezen waar de woonplaats van de mens was. god had voor hen een pracht tuin voorzien, waarin zij alles hadden wat zij nodig hadden. Aan niets ontbrak het hen. Wij kwamen ook te weten dat er een Boom van leven en een Boom van moraal was. “ Jahwe God… Read More Gedachte voor 3 januari 2018
Today’s thought “A Damaged and Wicked World” (January 03) Reading 1: Genesis 5-6; From the void came everything into being by the divine Creator Speaking, His Word (the Logos) sounding over the space, making everything to happen like God wanted it to happen. We saw how God created man in His own image. On the… Read More Today’s thought “A Damaged and Wicked World” (January 03)
Na gezellige feesten, afsteken van vuurwerk, cadeautjes geven , krijgen en uitpakken, voor de gelukkigen, moeten veel mensen de somberte van de dagen trotseren. In de donkerte van deze periode vragen veel mensen zich af wat de zin toch wel mag zijn van dit leven. Wij als Broeders in Christus, of Christadelphians, trachten mensen op… Read More Gedachte voor 2 januari 2018
Today’s thought “A Perfect World” (January 02) On January the 1st we had an eye on Genesis 1.2. Today we look at Genesis 3-4. The Genesis record is so simple in the way it lays out the days of creation. A Divine Being not limited or restricted by time. It was there when there… Read More Today’s thought “A Perfect World” (January 02)
The 1st Adam was the beginning of man, the “head”, the first-made. Out of the seed of Adam and Eve all men and women came. “Because of Adam and Eve’s sin, humankind is sinful” is not exactly totally right. Man still has his own free will and has still the same opportunity as Adam and… Read More The 1st Adam in the Hebrew Scriptures #8 Looking for the 2nd Adam
We have seen how God created out of the chaos and ordered universe in which He placed carnal creatures. In His Kingdom He had His Royal Garden where He placed human beings with a free will. Jehovah the divine Maker God set out to create a perfect creation but alas the very workmanship of His… Read More The 1st Adam in the Hebrew Scriptures #7 Promise and solution
After the choice Adam and Eve made to go against the Will of God, eating of the fruit of the Tree of knowledge of good and evil, God came to deal with three parties in the fall of mankind: Adam, Eve and the serpent. An alleged fourth – the devil – is not mentioned in… Read More The 1st Adam in the Hebrew Scriptures #5 Temptation, assault and curse
The person created out of the man is a special being, which is not at all less than the one made from. Man at his request got a partner from the Divine Creator. Man received a helper and companion. He at first had the lead, being on his own, able to name things, but now… Read More The 1st Adam in the Hebrew Scriptures #4 The Fall
The first chapter of the first book of Moses, the Bereshith or Genesis, indicates that even in this manuscript giving a summary of the events of the evolution of all things it was recognised that there where two sexes. 27 Thus God created the man in his image: in the image of God created he… Read More The 1st Adam in the Hebrew Scriptures #3 With his partner
After the fifth period in creation the sixth session brought forth ‘living souls‘ or ‘living things’ or ‘living beings’ which could multiply, making the earth having more of their sort. They were not in the image of God, but on the ‘sixth day‘ the Divine Creator decided to make some living being after His image.… Read More The 1st Adam in the Hebrew Scriptures #2 Beginning of mankind
In de verre oudheid en voor eeuwen dachten vele mensen dat er aan god en/of de goden offers van levende wezens moesten gebracht worden, zij het dieren of mensen. Al spoedig na de zondeval brachten kinderen van Adam en Eva offers van dieren en planten voor de Allerhoogste God, de Schepper van hemel en aarde.… Read More Lam van God #3 Tegenover onschuldig dier een onschuldig man #2
De ‘Ik die ben‘, de Allerhoogste Maker van alles, was door zijn eigen creaties in twijfel getrokken. De eerste Adam had zich laten verleiden door de eerste mannin of eerste vrouw, Eva, om mee in haar avontuur van ongehoorzaamheid te stappen. Hierdoor zag God zich genoodzaakt de vooraf gemelde waarschuwing en straf ten uitvoer te… Read More Lam van God #2 Tegenover onschuldig dier een onschuldig man #1
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