We live in times when perhaps spirituality is on the increase. People may not necessarily hold a Christian view of spirituality, albeit, they hold a kind of spirituality. Even those who claim not to believe in anything often speak of a higher power. Among Christians also, "spiritual" is a word that is often banded around … Continue reading How To Hear The Spirit of God
Category: BIBLE
Peddling The God Of Mammon
Mammon ... in the New Testament of the Bible is commonly thought to mean money, material wealth, or any entity that promises wealth, and is associated with the greedy pursuit of gain. "You can not serve both God and mammon [Jesus said]." [Matt. 6:24]. In the Middle Ages it was often personified as a deity and sometimes included in the seven princes of Hell. Mammon in Hebrew... means "money". Mammon is the … Continue reading Peddling The God Of Mammon
Basic Hermeneutics
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling word of truth (2Timothy 2:15). The underlined phrase was the theme for a seminar titled Basic Hermeneutics I spoke at. In the text before us, Paul writes to young Timothy instructing him on … Continue reading Basic Hermeneutics
God’s Secret And Revealed Will
The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law (Deuteronomy 29:29) “The book of Deuteronomy records Moses’ words to the Israelites as they waited on the plains of Moab to enter … Continue reading God’s Secret And Revealed Will
Salvation According To Peter, Paul and Jesus.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (1Peter 1:3 ESV). This week, as part of my personal devotional time, I commenced reading of the first … Continue reading Salvation According To Peter, Paul and Jesus.