Who is “Poor” in Spirit? Jesus said in Mathew 5, verse 3; “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” I was reading in Thayer’s Greek Lexicon, and it says that “poor” means.. “to be beggarly, and destitute, and afflicted”, and that it refers to “one who is crouched in wretchedness”. And then it says; “It has always had a bad…
He Has Risen! Would this be a good day to talk about the resurrection of Christ? Personally, I think every day, is a good day to talk about all things Christ. The bible talks about the resurrection. Here’s a few things that it says; “He is not here, for He has risen..” Mathew 28, verse 6. “He has risen, He is not here..” …
“In The Spirit” The apostle John wrote in Revelation 1, verse 10; “I was in the spirit on the Lord’s day.” What did John mean by that? What did he mean when he said, “I was in the spirit..” ? Did John’s spirit leave his body on that day? The apostle Paul said in 2 Corinthians 12, verse 2, that he was “caught up…
Would You Wish To See Jesus ? It’s recorded in John 12, verse 21, that some people said to the apostle Philip; “Sir, we would see Jesus.” How many of you would like to see Jesus? I hope you’d like to, because the bible says, your gonna. The bible says everyone’s gonna see Him. Revelation 1, verse 7 tells us; “Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and…
The “Role” and the “Work” of the Holy Spirit In Part 1 of this study, we saw how the bible portrays the Holy Spirit as the “power” of God. By the word “power”, I mean the active force that accomplishes the will of God. For example, it was the Spirit of God (aka the Holy Spirit) who was “moving over the face of the waters” during the…
Israel Comes Out Of Egypt Israel was in bondage. They were slaves in a foreign land. Even though none of the Israelites who were brought up out of Egypt, had ever lived anywhere else, Egypt was not their home. There was a land that they had never seen, and that land was their true home. I’m sure that they had heard about it, but none of them…
Scripture reading; Luke 1:26 thru 38.. “Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God, to a city in Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And having come to her, he said; Hail favored one! The Lord is with you.” “But she was greatly troubled at…
Scripture Reading; 1 Peter 2:4 thru 8 “For it is contained in scripture”, verse 6 says; Behold, I lay in Zion, a choice stone, a precious corner stone. And he who believes in Him shall not be disappointed.” (the old testament scripture where that’s found, is Isaiah 28:16) “This preciousness then, (or, this precious value) is for you who believe. However, for those who disbelieve, the stone…