7 We have redemption in Him through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses… We can praise God the Father for electing us and we can praise God the Son for dying on the cross and shedding his blood, for it’s through his blood that we have forgiveness and redemption. Redemption means deliverance by means […]
Eph 1 – Doctrine, Destiny and Doxology: Being a Worshiper (pt2 of 3)
Eph 1 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will: To the faithful saints in Christ Jesus at Ephesus. 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul is addressing the saints. The saints are not a special class of super Christians. Or the spiritually elite, […]
Eph 1 – Doctrine, Destiny and Doxology: Being a Worshiper (pt1 of 3)
Text: Eph 1:1-14 Please turn to Ephesians 1. We are beginning our study through the book of Ephesians and it should take us through the end of summer to complete it. Over the next couple of months, we will learn about 4 D’s: doctrine, destiny, doxology and duty. Doctrine is a fancy way of saying […]
C.S. Lewis – Quote on Praise
…praise almost seems to be inner health made audible… (quote from C.S. Lewis’ Reflections on the Psalms) The most obvious fact about praise—whether of God or anything—strangely escaped me. I thought of it in terms of compliment, approval, or the giving of honour. I had never noticed that all enjoyment spontaneously overflows into praise unless […]
Galatians 6 – What Does It Mean To Be Spiritual? (pt3 of 3)
Sixth, a spiritual person sows in the Spirit and does not tire of doing good. Gal 6 6 The one who is taught the message must share all his good things with the teacher. 7 Don’t be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows he will also reap, 8 because the one […]
Galatians 6 – What Does It Mean To Be Spiritual? (pt2 of 3)
Third, a spiritual person carries the burdens of others and in so doing fulfills the law of Christ. Gal 6 2 Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. A related verse is Gal 5:6– Gal 5 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what […]