We sometimes get confused with the words hope, believe or belief, trust and faith and use the words interchangeably. Biblically, they are not the same although they may be similar in some context. Their clarity may help us in our bible study, prayer lives and meditations in Christ Jesus. Using Read more…
The contention about the ownership of the world is put to rest in Psalms 50: 12 if I (the Lord) were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and all that is in it is mine. Aside God, no one or power or authority has ever claimed ownership. Read more…
In order to taste the love of God, we must be part of God’s nature. God’s nature is holiness and unconditional love. 1 John 3: 16 says we know love by this, that he (Christ) laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one Read more…
It is God’s word to us in Psalms 44: 21, For he (God) knows the secrets of the heart. We would discuss the secrets of the heart; God’s knowledge of our hearts; and God’s expectation of us as children of the kingdom of God. Secrets of the heart Each of Read more…
Christmas is a day and season when those who identify with Christ celebrate the birth of Christ Jesus. Jesus’ birth signifies when God physically dwelt among mortals through Christ Jesus. God’s mission for sending Jesus Christ to dwell among mortals was to redeem us from our sins. He showed the Read more…
Christmas is a spiritual event for meditation but we have turned it into a worldly funfair. This has however not changed the biblical position as God intended for us. We would reflect on a few scripture to remind ourselves of why the Christmas season. A season of God’s presence is Read more…
The closer we get to Jesus, the better we experience the depth of his love. Paul wrote in Romans 5: 15 for if the many died through the one man’s trespass, much more surely have the grace of God and the free gift in the grace of the one man, Read more…
Christ Jesus is a household name worldwide even among unbelievers. However, not everyone knows why we follow Jesus. In Mark 10: 17-21, a man ran up and knelt before Jesus, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”… Jesus said, “You lack one thing; go, Read more…
We read from 1 Thessalonians 2: 4, don’t please mortals, but please God who tests our hearts. Pleasing mortals means putting mortals above God. God has told us what we must not do so we cannot blame him on the Day of Judgment for failing to qualify for his eternal Read more…
We read from 1 Thessalonians 2: 4, don’t please mortals, but please God who tests our hearts. Pleasing mortals means making mortals happy rather than making God happy. In other words, when we are torn between choosing and doing the pleasures of mortals against God’s will, we must be on Read more…