22 Thou seest that faith coöperated with his works, and from works was faith perfected. 23 And the writing was completed, saying, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (J. E. Smith, trans.; Jas 2:22–23). (1876). American Publishing Company. Many… Read More Thought for today “Faith was competed by his works” (June 08)
4 For everything begotten of God conquers the world: and this is the victory having conquered the world, our faith. 5 Who is he conquering the word, if not he believing that Jesus is the Son of God? 6 This is he having come by water and blood, Jesus the Christ; not by water alone, but by… Read More Thought for today “This is the victory that has overcome the world – our Faith” (December 18)
In our service today on Pentecost, we came to think about the Spirit of God who came over the apostles and gave them the power to preach about God and His sent one, Jesus Christ.. 17 And all whatever you do in word and in work, all things in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving… Read More Thanking God for the opportunity to walk under Jesus’ banner
Today’s Bible Readings: Joshua 1: Isaiah 7: 1Thessalonians 1-2 Faith, Hope, and Love Still bearing the scars from their brutal treatment at Philippi, arriving at Thessalonica Paul immediately started preaching. However, these new believers soon began to suffer themselves for their belief as Paul mentions in his letter. •‘And ye became followers of us, and… Read More Thought for May 17 Faith, Hope, and Love
17 For Christ to dwell by faith in your hearts; in love being rendered firm, and the foundation laid, 18 That ye might be fully able to comprehend with all the holy what the length, and breadth, and depth, and height; 19 To know also the love of Christ, surpassing knowledge, that ye might be filled in all… Read More Thought for today “Being rooted and grounded in love” (April 06)
Today’s thought “Has become my stronghold” (February 23) We have two faith strengthening Psalms today. “When I thought, ‘My foot slips,’ your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul” (94:18,19). The cares and anxieties of life are increasing, if we have cause… Read More Today’s thought “Has become my stronghold” (February 23)
1 Peter 2 – The time is short. The scene will suddenly be changed in a short time; and all these matters will appear in their true light to everyone. Many will discover that they have been wasting their time and hurting their brethren by bootless and embittering controversy, instead of redeeming the evil days… Read More Today’s thought “The milk of the word” (December 12)
Micah 6– The essential duties enumerated by the prophet Micah are substantially the same as those laid down by Christ. The prophet declared that the ideal was “to do justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with God”. Christ declared that the weightier matters of the law were judgement, mercy, faith and the love… Read More The essential duties
Nehemiah 2 – The spirit of prayer is caught, not taught. It is caught from the prayers of the faithful in the Bible, and from the example of Jesus. There may be difficulties. Some who have grown old in the Faith have confessed that they had not found it easy to pray; perhaps because of… Read More The way of prayer
Colossians 2 – The article commonly talked about as “love” is not the apostolic article. The popular article consists of an emasculated mind, and honeyed word uttered in a silly tone. The apostolic “knitting together in love”, is on the goodly foundation “of all riches of the full assurance of understanding”. It is a love… Read More Knit together in love
John 9 – Our blind eyes are touched by the ointment prepared by the mingling of the dust of the ground with the moisture from the mouth of him who was sent from heaven. But this does not cure us. We receive the command to go and wash in the waters of Apostleship (John is… Read More The waters of Siloam
When there is no walking in lasciviousness, lusts, winebibbings or drunkenness and drinking parties, revellings and excessive feastings, carousings, and abominable or disgusting idolatries, and there is a willingness to follow the Nazarene Jewish master teacher Jeshua or Jesus Christ, people can become partakers of Christ his community. (1 Peter 4:3) As partakers of Christ’s… Read More Today’s thought “Insomuch as we are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, rejoice” (December 13)
It is God’s inspired scriptures that are the only source in our Godless world for “building (y)ourselves up in (y)our most holy faith”, as Jude wrote so long ago. But first let us see how our chapters today in Job are very special. Job was inspired to write of God’s creation and describe how the… Read More Today’s thought “Building yourselves up in your most holy faith” (December 20)
Nearly 2 millennia ago a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ wrote letters to his fellow brethren and sisters in Christ. He wrote to them, who were living further away, to share the same precious faith they had. He talked about a faith which was given to them because of the justice and fairness of… Read More Today’s thought “Qualities and feasts of people” (December 14)
How much patience do people have today? In most cases, very little, at least that is so in this country. Life is lived in a constant “hurry’ – you can perceive a sense of urgency in many – this life is all I have, let me enjoy it as much as possible as the future… Read More Today’s thought “Through faith and patience” (December 1)
In 2 Corinthians Paul writes of his experiences of afflictions and the comfort God gives him to cope with them. Paul’s comfort is also founded on the comfort believers give to each other. “The father of mercies”, writes Paul, “comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who… Read More Today’s thought (September 03): “That was to make us rely … on God”
Today’s thought “The manifestation of the spirit for …” (August 30) We have come to that part of Paul’s letter to the Corinthians which is about the gifts of the Spirit which were possessed among the believers there. The Gospels were not yet in circulation, probably they had just been written. Now what was the… Read More Today’s thought “The manifestation of the spirit for …” (August 30)
Looking into the eyes of Jesus, the leper found his confidence once more; he fell forward on his face, his cry of faith rang out, “Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean”. He waited a breathless eternity. Suddenly he felt firm, gentle hands close on his scaly flesh, the first human touch he… Read More Thou canst make me clean
Exposition / Politics and Skepticism Conspiracy Thinking and Radical Skepticism There is a strong mistrust in society today, a spirit of suspicion and skepticism that is almost pathological. The COVID-19 experience has bred a lot of it, with debates about vaccination, wearing masks, etc. Conspiracy thinking is very much on the rise. Subject matter experts are… Read More Conspiracy Thinking and Radical Scepticism
With our Belgian ecclesia we are like the ancient God’s elect, living as aliens scattered among the unbelievers like the ones who were living as foreigners in the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia to whom the apostle Peter wrote. (1 Peter 1:1) We have not many real believers around us. That does… Read More Today’s thought “Elect exiles of the Dispersion” (December 11)
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