Understanding 1 Corinthians 3, Revelation 20, and Mark 9 Few themes in Scripture carry as much weight and mystery as the theme of fire. Fire in the Bible symbolizes God’s presence, purification, judgment, discipline, and ultimate justice. Because of this wide symbolic...
One of the most meaningful conversations happening today—both inside Israel and among Jewish people around the world—is the question of Jesus (Yeshua). Was He truly the Messiah promised in the Tanakh? Is belief in Him compatible with Jewish faith and Scripture
Discover a clear, non-penal substitutionary explanation of Isaiah 53. Explore how the Suffering Servant bears our sin, brings healing, and fulfills God’s mission without divine abandonment or wrath directed at Jesus.
God doesn’t crush me to get oil out of me, He is the oil. He was crushed so I can live on His oil.
CategoryDispensationalismCovenant TheologyOrigin1800s (John Nelson Darby, Plymouth Brethren; popularized by Scofield Reference Bible)Reformation era (16th–17th centuries; developed by Reformed theologians like Calvin, Cocceius, and Westminster Confession writers) See...
🕰️ Early 1800s – John Nelson Darby Dispensationalism began with John Nelson Darby (1800–1882), an Anglo-Irish Bible teacher and leader in the Plymouth Brethren movement in England. Darby developed his system in the 1830s, during a time when: Many Christians were...
Is Jesus’s brethren the Jews only?Does God curse those who curse the nation of Israel? 1. The Promise Was to Abraham — Not Israel The verse most often quoted is: Genesis 12:3“And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all...
I’ve never been a fan. I could say it’s because I’m South African, but honestly, there are a few cultural things from SA I don’t really like either. I’m okay with people avoiding Halloween — I didn’t even know it was a thing here until I was in my 20s. So technically,...
Let’s talk about that. The devil has no legal right. None. That’s a made-up term that crept into the Church through certain ministries. God has every right to you. And Jesus Christ — who defeated the devil — has all power and authority. So what does the devil have?...
The moment you hear a preacher say that God didn’t need a response or decision from you to save you, you can be certain you’re being groomed for universalism.
Why did the rapture not take place on the 23rd? Let’s see.
The scriptures regarding the rapture :
But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.
for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.
If you grew up in the protestant church you probably learned that tradition is bad since the pharisees got repremanded on their vain traditions and also to making the word of God to no effect by their traditions. But very little of the time people read this verse.II...
Did you know many Protestant/Reformers thought Micheal the archangel was Jesus? People that believed that : Charles Spurgeon, John Wesley, Jonathan Edwards, Adam Clarke, John Gill, John Calvin
Got questions is a calvinist organisation. Immediately I expect some eisegesis of scripture. So when they ask : Does God unfairly judge us for something we have no control over? They should be answering 'yes' if they were being consistent and honest. It is not...
Romans 5:12-21 NKJV[12] Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, “because” all sinned— Many have heard this verse in the context that Augustine of Hippo translated this verse from a poor Latin...
The most popular view is called eternal conscious torment – physically suffering for eternity.. I do not agree with this view because it actually doesn’t have as much backing from the bible as we think. My view is typically called Conditional Immortality.
Being in pentecostal and charismatic churches from a young age I heard people quote this verse in a positive sense : Matthew 11:12-13 [12] From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force. [13]...
The are camps in the institutional church and outside that hold to a false sovereignty concept. The concept simply is that God determined or controls everything that happens. It usually gets defended with statements that says if He doesn't control and determine...
So many people have heard parts of Romans 9 only or heard a reformed theology teaching on it that ignored the context. This simply means they heard a message that Gods controls everything and everyone and you can’t ask questions about it.
Ever think what the purpose of this tree was? I mean why put it there in the garden? The bible says God does not tempt anyone, so God did not put the tree there as a temptation.
Your love for pets is no substitute for loving people. You might be choosing pets over people because you have let what people do or don't do determine the love you carry. Don't love with your own strength. Love with the same love that the Son of love does. He so...
The New Covenant is not to inherit land. It is to get eternal inheritance. Hebrews 9:14-15 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?...
When we focus on what not to do and disqualifying people for not doing what is right, we are not helping people be authentic. Even scripture gives us the concept to be hot or cold, worst thing is to be lukewarm. Lukewarm is the place of lying to yourself and others...
I have preached & taught on our identity in Christ for a few years now, how it includes not just healing and prophecy, but the being, as in your perspective of yourself and of God. Walking in the supernatural, so it includes the way we live when we are all by...
Reading that first statement might have made you twitch. Here's the next one : Christ taught me to fail successfully. Read this passage with me. For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I...
Have you ever wondered why many Christians ignore natural consequences or limitations as much and as long as they can while they sit and wait? Usually declaring God or His grace as the solution?We don't realise that it is a trauma response to we are having to laws....
"A season of waiting brings out what we believe" - Truth to TableReflection is reflective. Stop, pay attention to the pause. Lean into the rest, here. Quietly, sit. Wait. Breathe. Think. This is when you demonstrate what you believe. Questioning and doubt manifests...
Read with me, "Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name; by the greatness of his might and because he is strong in power, not one is missing. Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel,...
Last year God showed me a wild ox regarding this year. Like so many words I have gotten yearly about blessing, overflow and revival, it never accompanied how to, since we have been trained to sit and wait to see what God does. But we rarely see those promises as a...
If you missed part one, check it out here. And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”John 20:22-23 NKJV How...
Forgiveness works different in the new testament than in it did in the Old Testament.If you hear people telling you that you have to forgive people to get freedom then you know their perspective is old testament. Jesus says before the crucifixion(which is actually Old...
Read with me, "You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you." Isaiah 26:3As we enter the holiday season, for many it is a time of less demanding schedules, reduced busyness, and change of pace. It is a season to be joyful, and...
od didn’t forsake Christ, He is not forsaking you either. He loved you while you were a sinner. You might not have loved Him, that makes a big difference, because when you love Him, you change.
Read with me, "Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving." Colossians 4:2Because thanksgiving anchors our hope to the one, it is an essential part of our worship. We need to have a lifestyle of thankfulness. A heart posture of always...
Read with me, "Do not complain against one another, believers, so that you will not be judged [for it]. Look! The Judge is standing right at the door." James 5:9"Do all things without grumbling or disputing." Philippians 2:14DO NOT COMPLAIN! What a command....
The word meditate means to "think deeply about something. To consider, to mentally plan." The Strong’s definition of “meditate” that we find in the Bible is from the Greek word meletaō, which means “to take care of, i.e. (by implication) revolve in the mind, imagine,...
Read with me, " But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with...
Take hold and seize as your own the promises of God. Strengthen your hold, your grip, on them as you meditate en proclaim them. Let faith comes as you keep hearing His words to you. Bind them around your neck, close to your heart, and do not forget them. Think on...
Read with me, "How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" Psalm 119:103Making room is putting down the things in your hands. It is holding space for what He is busy with. It is a posture your heart assumes, in prostration and humility,...
Read with me,"When the Lord saw that he turned away [from the flock] to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.”' Exodus 3:4The dictionary defines an encounter to be suddenly faced with someone. I like...
Read with me, "For our momentary, light distress [this passing trouble] is producing for us an eternal weight of glory [a fullness] beyond all measure [surpassing all comparisons, a transcendent splendor and an endless blessedness]! So we look not at the things which...
Read with me, "But my eyes are toward you, O God, my Lord; in you I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless!" Psalm 141:8What we look at matters, and the way we see impacts the condition of our hearts. When we fail to truly see Him for who He is, we will experience a...
There is a gap between the Old Testament and New Testament regarding Holy Spirit, we tend to view it the same at times, this is when we miss what Jesus really came to do. In the Old Testament Holy Spirit came upon someone and departed, but in the New, this looks...
Read with me, "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for...
Read with me, "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for...
Through growing up in church, I was exposed to all sorts of giving, especially giving of finances. Then also saw many reasons for giving as well. I am sure you have seen it as well and there may be reasons you are positive about regarding giving and then also things...
Read with me, “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.” 1...
Think of the Son sitting with the Father today, and imagine the conversation they are having about you. Christ sits at the right hand, the Father well pleased with Him and us. Just as He intercedes for us, and speaks redemption on our behalf, so the Spirit testifies...
Colossians 3 implicitly calls us to not lie to each other. I’m not referring to the kind of lying where I say something untrue and purposefully deceive someone. I am referring to the way I speak to others, the vernacular I employ that is essentially opposed to the...
So here's a challenge for this week- love people.A while ago a friend gave me a cutting of a beautiful plant from her garden. I planted it in my own, tended it, and waited. After a few weeks the small cutting had grown so much, I was able to propagate pieces in...
“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can...
Read with me, "For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit." Romans 8:5 It is not what you do that makes you more righteous. Righteousness...
Read with me, "Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men." 1 Corinthians 1:25 The voice of truth will always tell you a story that challenges your preconceived ideas. This is usually uncomfortable. When the Holy...
Read with me, “When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!” Matthew 6:7-8 He...
Read with me, "The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the King of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more." Zephaniah 3:15We live in a world where visual stimulation takes prevalence. We are...
Read with me, “Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.”II Corinthians 1:21-22 The anointing has many functions. It is enough, whatever you need. The anointing...
Read with me, "For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Philippians 1:21Every instance I take captive opposing thoughts I gain life. Every moment surrendered is a moment fully alive. Every time I give up my own opinion, I gain clarity. The Scriptures have an...
Read with me, "in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was...
Read with me, "Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus." Philippians 2:4-5Today, I want to remind us of the call on our lives. A call to come up higher. An...
Unity has never denoted uniformity, rather a singleness of mind. If my husband and I have different discipline styles, we are not divided, rather the fact that we both have a common end goal, testifies to our unity. We have a single aim, namely to discipline our...
Read with me, “The name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous run into it, and is safe” Proverbs 18:10 *Translated into the original Hebrew, this verse says that the honor of the Lord is a loud pulpit. The name of Jesus is literally very loudly calling out for...
Read with me, “Dear, dear Corinthians, I can’t tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life. We didn’t fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you. Your lives aren’t small, but you’re living them in a small way. I’m speaking...
Read with me, "The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it." 1 Thessalonians 5:24 May we just make it about Him, today? Can we just marinate in this knowing right now that He is? He is a rewarder. He is a brother, a friend, a constant. Remember what He has...
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14 We have to become flexible enough to be bent. We need to make peace with the idea that our plans might be changed. Often times we have...
Read with me, “Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!’’ Psalm 27:14 When hope seems diminished and questions arise, I want to remind you that He is able, and willing, to listen to it all. I often think we as God believing...
Read with me, “Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.” Isaiah 46:10 Growing up in a charismatic environment, much emphasis was placed on healing. I...
Read with me, “For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” Romans 10:10 (Actually just read all of Romans 5 and 10, or for bonus points read Romans in its entirety. 😉 Grace, by...
Read with me, “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith…” Hebrews 12:2 This past Thursday my daughter had a seizure. One minute she was fine, the next she wasn't. She is only 10. I still can't wrap my head around it. My healthy daughter. My...
What makes us different from the people that heard the message of the end times first?The difference is that it was preached to them and not to us. This is a fact we ignore as I believe we are conditioned to jump right over that fact by the popular end time ideas of...
Read with me, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Proverbs 18:21 “Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him.” Luke 8:39 I want...
Read with me, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 “He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God.’” Psalm 46:10a Many of us are facing a season of continual toil. The state of the economy has introduced an increased demand...
Read with me, “This is what I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt. And my Spirit remains among you. Do not fear.” Haggai 2:5 It is ultimately significant that God would include a state of fearless living in His covenant with us. Imagine you are recently...
Read with me, “And be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith.” Philippians 3:9 True righteousness isn’t a feel good flesh appeaser, nor...
Read with me, “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” Philippians 4:8Do you hear yourself...
Let’s take a moment to study the nature of condemnation. Condemnation is in essence a lie believed and embraced. When we feel shame, thoughts of condemnation are sure to follow. Condemnation is when we entertain the notion that we can detract from our value by...
The attack point of the enemy is at the intent of the heart. If your intention is to follow Christ for His name sake wherever and however you can then nothing will stop you. If your intent is to promote and comfort yourself in the name of all things "Christian", then...
Love is Jesus becoming sin, letting God curse sin in the flesh and killing it so that you can be free from it. Love does not become guilty of sin with you in order for you to be guilty together, thus making being guilty good. That is not what 'love covers a...
In today's culture and religion, the message of Christ is centered upon the truth that we have eternal life after death. But in Jesus' day, His message was a threat to culture itself, not just afterlife security! Because it challenged the present culture to change.We...
Could there be anything more important than sitting before God everyday? AW Tozer Read with me, For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” Isaiah 30:15 “The Lord is...
Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.Colossians 3:9-10 ESV I want to start with a statement : Breakthrough is not just...
Joyce Meyer said, “Just in case you are questioning if it's acceptable for you to expect good things from God, please slowly read and meditate on this Scripture: And therefore the Lord [earnestly] waits [expecting, looking, and longing] to be gracious to you;...
Read with me, “Now therefore, I pray You, if I have found FAVOR in Your sight, SHOW me NOW YOUR WAY, that I may KNOW YOU [progressively become more deeply and intimately ACQUAINTED WITH YOU, perceiving and recognizing and understanding more strongly and clearly] and...
The year of personal breakthrough. It is not the year to seek that which comforts our flesh but it is the year to look for the heart of God first. God showed me a big strong bull and I believe through the Bible we see that the bull is mentioned for its strength and it...
I had God remind me this year of what is hidden in prophetic words that I have received and given through the last few years. We hear the details many times and we form expectations, especially around the physical aspects of those prophetic words. The car, the house...
Read with me, “Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10 This is the...
Read with me, “But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, then gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.” James 3:17 We all walk around labeled by past experiences – ex’s, spouses’,...
Read with me, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; and being fully persuaded that, what he...
Read with me, “This is the day which the LORD hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 “Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” Philippians 4:6As I witness all...
“Our hope depends not on our own ability to figure things out…” Heidi Baker When I find myself without explanation, I become agitated, by default. I love taking things apart, understanding how they work, their meaning, and their function. I need, desperately, to...
There are some aspects of God that sounds contradictory, opposing almost. He is both strong, and tender. Passionate, yet patient. Active, but gentle. He is God, He is Father, He is brother, He is friend. I think, in my opinion, these are the very attributes that makes...
Read with me, “Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye...
I don’t have much to say, except – let love win. Relationships are failing, people judge, budgets are tight, and projects fail. The mountains seem to steep to climb, the ocean to wide to cross, and the way to narrow to traverse. But keep on keeping on. Not by taking...
When you abide under the shadow of Shaddai you are hidden in the strength of God Most High.He’s the hope that holds me and the stronghold to shelter me, the only God for me, and my great confidence.He will rescue you from every hidden trap of the enemy...
Read with me, “If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” Colossians...
Read with me, “My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways.” Proverbs 23:26 So often we are invested in making a mark on the earth. We become consumed with doing things for God, for others, for ourselves. The concepts of moving up and forward take...
Read with me, “Moses’ arms soon became so tired he could no longer hold them up. So Aaron and Hur found a stone for him to sit on. Then they stood on each side of Moses, holding up his hands. So his hands held steady until sunset. As a result, Joshua overwhelmed the...
Read with me, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in...
Read with me, " To Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel." Hebrews 12:24 The past few weeks I have heard these words persistently in my Spirit…”the blood speaks a better word.” I am...
Read with me, “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like...
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