Articles about the “called out” people of God, who make up the congregation of Christ, who are called His body.
The Cultivated Tree, and the Wild Tree The apostle Paul was writing to gentile Christians, in the book of Romans. And he said in chapter 11, verse 24; “For if you were cut off from what is by nature, a wild olive tree, and were grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more shall these who are the natural branches, be grafted into…
God Communicates the Good News to Man The last book of our old testament bible is Malachi. But we don’t know for sure if Malachi was the last prophet of Israel that God spoke to or not. I’ve read that the Jewish Talmud claims that the last three prophets that god spoke to, were Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. But we don’t know which one…
Does God Speak To Us? The first time ever recorded, that God communicated with man, was in Genesis 2, verse 16. It says there; “And the Lord God commanded the man saying; From any tree of the garden you may eat freely..” And the next verse says; “But from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat. For in the day that…
Scripture Reading; John 15:1 thru 11 Our newspaper article this week is going to be about that parable of the vine and the branches. And so I thought we all should review that lesson from Jesus. Jesus began His lesson with these words; “I am the Vine, the True..” In other words, “I am the true vine..” In this little analogy, it’s the vine, that gives life…
The Covenant of the Law of Moses In our previous lesson, we learned that three of the laws which were a part of the law of Moses, and which governed Israel, were all given separately, prior to the ten commandments, and prior to the rest of the old covenant law. But yet, they’re all a part of the old covenant law of Moses. Here’s the three laws that…
Does the Spirit of God Dwell in You? Turn to 1 Corinthians chapter 6 if you would. Verse 19 says; “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit in you, which you have from God, and you are not your own?” “The holy Spirit, in you..” The KJV adds the word “which”; “The holy Spirit which is in…
Are You One of the Least? Have you ever felt insignificant? Like maybe you’re not as important, or as valuable as other people? If you have ever felt like that, don’t! Don’t ever feel like that. Because there’s no one, more valuable than you. Do you know why Jesus said, in Luke 15:7; “..there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents,…
Will you escape? That’s the question. Hebrews 2, verse 3 asks us the question; “How shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation?” We need to escape the condition, of eternal torment and suffering, that the bible calls hell! But how are we going to escape hell, if we neglect the salvation that God has offered us? You tell me, How are we gonna do…
The Thousand Year Reign, from Revelation chapter 20 Our previous lesson was called, “Does The Bible Teach A Thousand Year Reign”. In that lesson we learned that the thousand years isn’t a literal period of time, but that it represents the fullness of the reign of Christ in His kingdom, before He delivers up the kingdom to the Father in heaven. Go ahead and review that lesson now…
What’s the Difference Between the Kingdom and the Church? Listen to Colosians 1:13; “For He has delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son.” This verse tells us that God Himself, “transfers” Christians into the kingdom of His Son. He takes Christians out of the world, and He puts them into His kingdom. Now listen to Acts…
Where is the kingdom of God? In John 18, verse 36, Jesus made the statement; “My kingdom is not of this world”, and then again “My kingdom is not from here.” When Jesus said that His kingdom is not “OF” this world, He meant that His kingdom did not originate with this world. That’s what the word “OF” means. It means “out from”. His kingdom did not…
Thy Kingdom Come Two phrases that are used repeatedly in the new testament are; “the kingdom of heaven”, and “the kingdom of God”. Both phrases are used to refer to the very same thing. That only makes sense, since the dwelling place of God, is heaven. (“the heaven of heavens”, or “the highest heaven”. There’s two more phrases that always refer to the same thing) Jesus used the…
The Thousand Year Reign The idea of Christ reigning for one thousand years, is the basis of what is called “Millennielism”. That belief is based on Revelation chapter 20, verses 1 thru 10. Those are the only verses in the bible that speak of a thousand year reign, and those verses are describing a vision that the apostle John received. But what everyone needs to…
Does Jesus have something against you? If you’ve ever sinned, and not repented of that sin, then yes, Jesus has something against you. But it doesn’t need to remain that way. As long as you have the breath of life in your body, you can repent. Jesus said, in Luke 15, verse 7; “..There will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents.” But…
A Christian Should be a Tower of Strength Do you believe that? I do. I believe that God intends for Christians, to be the strongest people on earth. God doesn’t want us to be overcome by the world, He want US to overcome the WORLD! God didn’t give the world dominion over us, He gave US dominion over the world! That means that God intends…
Edify: To Build Up and to Strengthen In 1 Corinthians chapter 14, and verse 26, it says; “What then is it brethren? (in other words, What is the outcome) When you assemble, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.” The apostle Paul is giving instructions concerning how…
Baptized Into Christ The phrase “baptized into Christ”, is used in Romans 6, verse 3, and again in Galatians 3, verse 27. Romans 6:3 says; “Or do you not know, that all of us who have been baptized into Christ, have been baptized into His death?” And Galatians 3:27 says; “For all of you who were baptized into Christ, have put on Christ.” From…
The Church’s One Foundation I have been enjoying the opportunity to converse back and forth with a man of the Catholic faith. And one of the things that we’ve been talking about is the church’s foundation. In other words, what or whom, is the church of our Lord, built upon? Jesus said in Mathew 16, verse 18; “I will build My church, and the…
Do You Have a Will? How many of you have made out a “Will”? Everyone really should have a “Will” so that we’re sure, that whatever we own, will go to the right people. Your “Will” is really your “desire”. Your “Will” is a statement of your desires, concerning what happens to your belongings, when you’re gone. It’s my “will”, or my “desire”, that my money goes here,…
The Early Years of the Church In the early years of the church, some Jewish Christians were still thinking that they had to follow the law of Moses. And after the Gentiles had been added to the church, and especially when the numbers of Gentiles were increasing, a lot of Jewish Christians taught that the Gentile Christians had to keep the law, and be circumcised. …