Don’t just read your Bible but unleash its power. As a new believer my mother always wanted the Bible reader at church to continue reading the passage. For her the text was so much better than any comment that can be said about the verses. She thought to herself, “Don’t I have a Bible at home? Why don’t I read it?” She realized a new appreciation, admiration and hunger for the Word of God. One of my schoolmates only reads the Bible while on his knees out of reverence; when you respect the Word, God will speak to your kneeling heart. A faithful Bible preacher while suggesting participating in a Bible reading marathon, said the Word of God is like the water--it will clean your heart, refresh your spiritual life and water God’s seeds and promises in you. Just let it run through your heart and mind. A dear Muslim friend politely refused to accept a gift Bible saying the Bible is like magic: it affects its readers, and she wants to be faithful to her Islamic belief. A friend, referrin...
Here I will present the detox daily plan, why I set it up this way and where the idea came from. The Bible refers to the Word of God as food. Jeremiah, Ezekiel and John metaphorically ate scrolls and book. Jesus himself said we need the Word of God to live not bread alone. Paul referred to the believers need to be fed. Here is where the idea of Bible diet plan started. The Word of God was written in different forms and styles for a reason. God in his ultimate wisdom decided to have it this way. In the light of the food metaphor, we can see that this diversion was for a reason. Our food can be classified into seven groups: protein, vitamins, dietary fibers, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, and water. They are all essential and play important roles in our health balance. The Word of God can be similarly classified into seven groups: The Gospels, wisdom, the law, history, prophecy, the epistles and poetry. All are also essential to our spiritual walk. When we look deeper, we can see...
Like me you probably have heard so many arguments about salvation. For example, are we saved by faith alone? Or by works? or by both? Can we even be sure about our salvation? Can a man really lose his salvation? Here is where I found peace; when I stepped back and asked myself a deeper question. Is salvation something we earn? Or it is the work of God? Can a man save himself or only God can save us? The Christian faith represent Jesus as the savior of the world 1 . The lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world 2 . God even gives us a heart to know him 3 Even our reaction after salvation is led by his Holy Spirit and is not a result of our righteousness and we can’t even claim credit for it. Bible say that we created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do 4 . And again, it confirms that it is God who works in us to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose 5 . We...
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