Eph 1:4-5 …In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will NIV
Gen 15:1 After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward”. NIV
When the Pharisees chided [...]
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God is our Reward and our Inheritance Secured in Christ Jesus by the power of His Spirit
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There can be little doubt that all around the world those who are citizens of Heaven, pilgrims in this world, have a sense of impending change. Whether it is called revival, or an acknowledgement of the apostolic movement or some other movement, or a return to some perceived ideal of an age-gone-by, many are speaking [...]
Repent And Be Baptised – The Forgotten Word
In his booklet “The Peter Package” Gary Johnson1 highlights the apostle’s response (Acts 2:37,38) to the question “What must we do to be saved?” “Repent and let everyone of you be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy [...]
The Word of the Cross in the Face of Cultic Religion
The more the Christian church obtained public recognition, the more it was also obliged to fulfil this public need for cult and sacrifice. The church did suppress pagan sacrificial actions and cultic drama, but replaced them with its own cult… It is not enough simply to Christianize the cults of religious societies… Cultic religion must [...]