Because of the justice and fairness of the Nazarene Jew Jeshua (the master teacher Jesus Christ), the sent one and anointed of God, we are able to receive grace and peace in full measure through our knowledge of God and of his son Jesus our Lord. (2 Peter 1:1-2) The Divine Creator Jehovah God has… Read More Today’s thought “God’s Word and great and valuable promises given” (December 14)
Today we completed reading the letters to the seven ecclesias that are featured in Revelation 2,3. Each letter begins with the declaration by Christ, “I know your works”. The ecclesias which received the greatest commendations for their works are the ones experiencing the greatest trials! This is ‘food’ for careful thought: let’s meditate on the… Read More Today’s thought “I know your works” (December 22)
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
On July the 30th we have the readings of the apostle Paul, who first demonstrated that Jews and Gentiles alike are sinners in the eyes of God and therefore worthy of death but that the gentiles also can be accepted by God and though not physically circumcised can be spiritually circumcised. (This aspect was subject… Read More Hope by faith and free gift
“If we endure …” (Thought for the Bible readings of May 26) We continue with our reading and reflections on the final epistle that Paul wrote: our chapter begins with his encouragement to Timothy, “my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ”. He encourages him to “share in the suffering as a… Read More If we endure …
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In the readings of today we look at the brothers and sisters in Corinth some 2000 years ago. In Belgium the community has been troubled by persons perhaps wanting to claim to have the right to make foundations and to direct the groups of people wanting to come together under…
Belgian Ecclesia Brussel - Leuven 