At the time of Jesus, there were strict guidelines that governed the people in preparation for the Passover and the Great or High Sabbath. The Passover or Seder meal was held the evening at the beginning of the Great Sabbath. Because Jesus apparently ate the meal on the eve of the Day of Preparation, it …
On surrendering to Christ, Chambers had this to say: "To become one with Jesus Christ, a person must be willing not only to give up sin, but also to surrender his whole way of looking at things. Being born again by the Spirit of God means that we must first be willing to let go …
Until this week, I have not posted on this blog since November 3, 2022. I took time away from writing to relocate from my home in NW Minnesota to a home further north and west in Minnesota. I purchased a small home up north in November of 2021 and spent thirteen months gutting it, rebuilding …
"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings...." …
There is much value in maintaining hope in our daily living. Hope is critical to the human condition. Refugees endure great suffering in the hope that they will persevere till they get to a better place. Prisoners in concentration camps and even extermination camps hang on because they have hope that relief and release will …
The institutional religion we call Christianity (not the true faith by which our God lives in us by His Holy Spirit) is an expression of our search for meaning, love, purpose and fulfillment in all the wrong places. You can read more about this search in a previous post (here). The institutional religion has over …
On surrender to the Spirit of Christ, from "The Surrendered Life." "Not that surrender is a meritorious act that wins the fullness of the Spirit, but simply the act needed to give the Spirit a chance to fill us. God does not flood our being with great tides of spiritual life, all independent of our …
As noted in the previous two content posts, our God has in mind for us to be joined into Him in walking the ancient paths of His life lived in us. That there were some who rediscovered the ancient path of union reminded the faithful that a redemption and restoration was in the plan of …
In the previous content post we explored the beginning of the ancient path of life for all humans. It is the life of God Himself in the human. Here is the perfection of union between our God and the human being. We shared one life between us, the life of God Himself. It was not …
Continue reading Gospel of the Kingdom – The Fall into Rebellion
"Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God." Paul the apostle, writing in 2 Corinthians 7:1 "For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness …
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