Boasting in the Cross of Christ
“But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.”…
“…when the Holy Spirit has come upon you…” (Ac.1:8)
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you (literally: ye shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you); and you shall be…
COMMIT YOUR WAY TO THE LORD…
“Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of…
“… and to walk humbly with your God” (Mic.6:8)
I was deeply touched lately by the verse that says: “Now the man who acts presumptuously and will not heed the priest who stands to minister there before the LORD…that…
He has shown you…
“He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to do justice and to love mercy and to walk humbly with…
THE EFFECTIVE FERVENT PRAYER
During my recent reading of the parable of the widow that troubled the unjust judge – from whom she was asking to get justice for her from her adversary –,…
The abomination of homosexuality
“Words taught by the Spirit” (1Co.2:13) An Email Ministry for the Glory of God The attached article about the abomination of homosexuality was drafted and sent, in 2001, to a…
SPIRITUAL EVALUATION AND PLANNING
I. SPIRITUAL EVALUATION Introduction: A year has gone by and a New Year is at the door. It is quite natural to want to take a glance at the past…
“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear …”
God’s grace helped me to understand better –among other things – a great and glorious truth of His Word and His character by using the behaviour of a cat: Some…
THE FOOL HAS SAID IN HIS HEART, “THERE IS NO GOD”. . .
“The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God.’ They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none who does good.” (Ps.14:1 and 53:1) The fool’s…
“And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but …”
(Revised) “And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps…
THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST AND OF HIS FOLLOWERS
Introduction I would like, at the beginning of this spiritual message, to share very briefly something that refers to the “dawn” of my Christian life: I come from a Greek…