Blogs
I BELIEVE THE BASIS FOR FORGIVENESS IS THE LOVE AND GRACE THAT GOD HAS FOR US. 1ST JOHN 4:19 SAYS "We love him, because he first loved us." ALSO, EPHESIANS 2:8 SAYS "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God."
This is an amazing event that only Matthew records. This earthquake apparently rolled the stones away from many of the graves in the vicinity of Jerusalem, and some of the saints buried there arose from the dead. Even at the death of Jesus, such power was released that death lost its grip on its captives.
It is uncertain whether these resurrected saints died again or were caught up to God. If they were resurrected at Christ's death, then they would have had to die again, just as Lazarus or Jairus' daughter or the widow's son at Nain or anyone else that Jesus raised from the dead during His ministry. This is because Jesus was, "the firstfruits of them that slept" (Acts 26:23; 1 Cor. 15:20). Jesus was not the first person physically raised from the dead, but He was the first person...
HAVE YOU WONDERED WHY GOD DOES NOT USE YOU MORE IN MINISTRY. ARE YOU READY TO BE USED? A LOT OF BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIANS ARE READY TO GO OUT AND TELL THE WORLD ABOUT JESUS AND WHAT HE DID FOR THEM. THIS IS GREAT AND WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO, BUT WHEN SOMEONE ASKS THE QUESTION ABOUT HOW TO GET BORN AGAIN, SOME OF THEM ARE NOT ROOTED ENOUGH IN THE WORD OF GOD TO ANSWER. I BELIEVE THAT WE ALL SHOULD BE SO GROUNDED IN THE WORD THAT WE KNOW GOD'S MESSAGE AND HOW TO SHARE IT ALL WITH ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN.
I AM GETTING A LOT OUT OF JOHN 11. I ALWAYS LIKED THE STORY OF LAZARUS BUT THE MORE I STUDY, THE MORE I WONDER ABOUT THINGS. IN JOHN 11:35 WHERE IT SAYS "JESUS WEPT", HE WAS NOT WEEPING BECAUSE LAZARUS WAS DEAD. HE KNEW HE WOULD RAISE HIM FROM THE DEAD BUT HE WAS WEEPING BECAUSE OF THE UNBELIEF THAT WAS AROUND HIM.
When Jesus cried, "It is finished," He was not referring to the whole plan of salvation as being completed. He still had to descend into the lower parts of the earth and lead the captives out (Eph. 4:8-9), as well as come back from the dead and ascend to the Father to make intercession for us (Heb. 7:25).
Paul made it very clear in 1 Corinthians 15:14 and 17, that if Jesus did not rise from the dead, then our faith is vain and we are yet in our sins.
Why is the resurrection so important? The resurrection of Jesus makes Christianity different from religion because we are dealing with a real, live person, not just principles. Christianity is fellowship with a real person who is alive.
Also, forgiveness of sins is not obtained by a...
THE DEFINITION OF FORGIVENESS IS, "TO GIVE UP RESENTMENT AGAINST SOMEONE OR TO STOP WANTING TO PUNISH THEM." WHEN SOMEONE HAS DONE SOMETHING TO YOU THAT HURTS YOU AND ASKS FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS, IS THIS WHAT YOU THINK OF? WE DO THINGS SO OFTEN TO EACH OTHER AND ASK FORGIVENESS SO MANY TIMES THAT, I BELIEVE, THE MEANING HAS GOTTEN LOST. ARE THERE TIMES YOU SAY YOU FORGIVE BUT STILL RESENT WHAT THEY DID? THAT IS NOT FORGIVENESS. WHAT IF JESUS FORGAVE US AND THEM HELD RESENTMENT AGAINST US FOR WHAT WE HAD DONE? WE WOULD BE IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE, WOULDN'T WE?
IS THERE SOMEONE YOU NEED TO FORGIVE? IT COULD BE A CO-WORKER, A FRIEND, A NEIGHBOR OR EVEN A FAMILY MEMBER. DO YOU KNOW WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT FORGIVENESS? IN MATTHEW 6:14 HE SAID "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you." TO ME,...
Children are to honor their parents, even after they become adults. However, the command to obey is temporary (Gal. 4:1-2). Honor naturally leads to obedience if nothing is asked contrary to God's laws, but honor and obedience are not synonymous. The scriptures teach that when a child marries he is to leave his father and mother and cleave unto his mate (Gen. 2:24). Parental dominance that extends into marriage is the source of many divorces and much marital strife. Yet, a child is to honor his parents for all their life.
The definition of the word "honor" means "to esteem, respect", and the Greek word from which "honor" is translated means "to prize, i.e. to fix a valuation upon" (Strong). There are many applications of children...
The veil spoken of here reached from the ceiling to the floor, from wall to wall, and separated the Holy of Holies from the holy place in the temple. Solomon's temple was 30 cubits high (1 Ki. 6:2), but Herod increased the height to 40 cubits according to the writings of Josephus, a first century historian. Therefore, depending on what standard you use to convert cubits to feet (there is uncertainty as to exactly what a cubit equaled in our feet and inches), this veil was somewhere between 60 feet and 90 feet high.
It is significant that this veil was rent from top to bottom (Mt. 27:51; Mk. 15:38). No man could have torn the veil in this fashion. It was definitely God that rent the veil. The time when this veil was rent corresponds exactly with the moment Jesus died.
Hebrews 9:1-9...
OVER THE YEARS I HAVE TRIED TO FIND A WAY TO CONVINCE YOU NON BELIEVERS THAT GOD IS REAL AND THE BIBLE IS HIS HOLY WORD. AS I WAS PREPARING THIS MESSAGE THIS MORNING IT CAME TO MIND THAT EVERYONE HAS THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD. (ROMANS 1:18-19 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.)
YOU PROBABLY DON'T BELIEVE THE BIBLE EITHER BUT THAT ALSO DOES NOT MATTER. THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD AND IT SAYS IN 2ND TIMOTHY 3:16...
It will be on again Sun at 3pp to 4:30 and then again the next Fri-Sat-Sun at 3Pm-4:30 also.. join me in the Main chat room when its playing.... James