God is the creator. Everything that exists is from God. God is in all and through all. So if all that exists has been created by God then the only thing that Satan has is God’s. Satan has created nothing. Satan can only distort what God has made. Everything sinful therefore, is a distortion of […]
Works vs Faith: Am I saved by works or am I saved by faith? Yes! James 1:17-27 Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave
Living in the presence of God? Where does God live? How can we go to where God lives so that we can live in the presence of God? Psalm 15 1 Lord, who may dwell in your tabernacle? *who may abide upon your holy hill? 2 Whoever leads a blameless life and does what is
1 Kings 8:[1, 6, 10-11], 22-30, 41-43 [Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the ancestral houses of the Israelites, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. Then
We have to be taught how to fear the Lord. That phrase dates back thousands of years and has lost it’s colloquial context. I liken it to someone thousands of years from now discovering our phrase: No Pain No Gain. Someone would have to reveal to them the good that we were expressing in such
Asking God for what we need can be tricky to understand. We know that God knows what we need before we ask him. So then why do I need to ask God for what I need? 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 David slept with his ancestors, and was buried in the city of David. The time
Proverbs 9:1-6 Wisdom has built her house,she has hewn her seven pillars.She has slaughtered her animals, she has mixed her wine,she has also set her table.She has sent out her servant-girls, she callsfrom the highest places in the town,“You that are simple, turn in here!”To those without sense she says,“Come, eat of my breadand drink
2 Peter 1:13-21 I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to refresh your memory, since I know that my death will come soon, as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at
Psalm 130 De profundis 1 Out of the depths have I called to you, O Lord;Lord, hear my voice; *let your ears consider well the voice of my supplication. 2 If you, Lord, were to note what is done amiss, *O Lord, who could stand? 3 For there is forgiveness with you; *therefore you shall
John 6:24-35 The next day, when the people who remained after the feeding of the five thousand saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi,
