Daniel 2:47--The king said to Daniel, "Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery." 1 Timothy 6:13-15--I charge you to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which God will bring about in his own time-God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Revelation 17:14 -- They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he...
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
The Cross of Christ
In the Epistles in which the fundamental facts of the Gospel are prominent Paul displays a variety of facets of the cross. He refers in 1 Corinthians to the preaching (or ‘word’) of the cross which he claims and proves to be the revelation of divine power and wisdom, directing our attention to the mystery it unfolds (1 Cor. 2:7-8). Writing to the churches in Galatia, he indicates the persecution and calumny he had to bear as a preacher of the Gospel from the enemies of the cross of Christ. This meant for him ‘the offence...
Saturday, 19 January 2013
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
GOD'S PERFECT MAN
The ascension of Jesus of Nazareth was the final crisis in His great work. To omit it would be to omit that which is a necessary link between His resurrection from among the dead, and reappearance amid His disciples; and the coming of God the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. It is not easy to follow Him as He passes out of human sight. This difficulty is recognized inferentially in the very brevity of the Gospel narrative. Very little is said because little can be said which could be understood by those dwelling...
Sunday, 13 January 2013
Does God HATE Sin? Bible verses about sin...
We Are All Sinners
Romans 3:23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
Isaiah 64:6 We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind.
We Need To Confess Our Sin
Proverbs 28:13 People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.
Hosea 5:15 Then...
Friday, 11 January 2013
What does the Bible say about it?
We hear it all the time...Top news stories constantly talk about it. Just about every big tv show is filled with it. And let's face it, most of us love to hear it when hanging out with friends...GOSSIP!the bible on gossip
Desperate housewives has absolutely nothing on the bible! If you've taken the time to really read the bible and dig deep in it, there's a TON of gossip and drama in the stories. That's mainly because we are human and because of our flaws there's bound to be drama at some point or another. Well...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
Jesus is both the creator and descendant of David
Isaiah 11:1--A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
Matthew 1:2-26--See this text for the lineage of Abraham to David, and David to Jesus.
Matthew 22:41-46--While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42"What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" 42 "The son of David," they replied. 43 He said to them, "How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him `Lord'? For he says, 44"`The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at...