Tag Archives: christianity

The word of God was preached to ancient Israel, but it did not really help them. The reason for this is that the word of God was not mixed with faith inside them when they heard it (Hebrews 4:2). They didn’t really believe what God said.  The word of God contains infinite power. But theContinue reading “Mixing Faith with God’s Word”

Throughout the New Testament, God’s people gathered in house churches. In fact, the only place where church meetings happened in the New Testament is in homes (Acts 2:46; Romans 16:3-5; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Colossians 4:15; Philemon 2). There are no examples of any NT church meetings happening anywhere else. Sometimes the early Christians evangelized inContinue reading “House Churches or Church Buildings?”

Knowing how much God loves us is foundational for our spiritual health. We need to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that we might be filled with all the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:19). We can only know the love of God, which is beyond our knowledge, through the help of the HolyContinue reading “God Loves Us”

Jesus tells us we should not just hear God’s word, but we should do it. We should do what God says because he told us to do it. He is our Lord and Master, and therefore whatever he says is what we should do. It’s healthy for us to obey God: it blesses us, andContinue reading “Hearing and Doing God’s Word”

As God’s people, we need to stir ourselves up to take hold of God. We should not be spiritually lazy and passive, just waiting to be acted upon by God or by other people. We need to exert ourselves spiritually.  Sometimes no one stirs himself to take hold of God (Isaiah 64:7). No one rousesContinue reading “Stir Yourself Up to Take Hold of God”

All Christians are wearing spiritual garments. In fact, everyone in the world is wearing a spiritual garment of some sort, whether he is a believer or an unbeliever. These clothes reflect our spiritual condition, but they are invisible and can only be seen in the spiritual realm. God can see these garments, angels and demonsContinue reading “Clean Spiritual Clothes”

The Bible says that everyone who believes in Jesus is a priest (1 Peter 2:5,9). There is no clergy and laity distinction in the New Testament, but every Christian is a priest. Being priests is one of our basic identities, and it’s who we are in God. Being a priest is a high calling, andContinue reading “The Sacrifices of New Testament Priests”

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into a furnace. They were three men who refused to compromise their faith in God. They refused to bow down to false religious practices, even it was going to cost them their lives. They knew that false religious activity that is not based on God’s word is demonic, andContinue reading “Refiner’s Fire”

Jesus often mentioned how the old religious system is a hindrance to what God is currently doing in the earth. Throughout his ministry, Jesus clashed with religious leaders who felt threatened by his radical teachings. This clash between true and false religion has happened throughout history, and it happens still today. It’s important to understandContinue reading “Clash Between True and False Religion”

The name of God is very high, but the word of God is higher than his name (Psalm 138:2).  We will explore how God’s word is higher than his name in this important message. What is God’s name?  The name of God refers to his nature and person. It is who he is. The nameContinue reading “God has exalted His Word Above His Name”

Throughout their journeys, God provided all the Israelites needed. They had miraculous food everyday, and water flowed for them out of a rock. Their sandals did not wear out, even though they were walking through hot deserts for years (Deuteronomy 29:2-6). They saw the pillar of cloud and fire every day and night, and GodContinue reading “Love is the Basis of Faith”

“When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8) Jesus told a parable about a woman who was being harassed by an evil person. The woman sought justice from a judge. The judge wouldn’t help her for a while, but the woman kept knocking at his door and didn’tContinue reading “Will Jesus Find Faith?”

Jesus sympathizes with us (Hebrews 4:15). He feels the same things we do – if we’re sad, Jesus is sad. If we’re happy, he is happy. He shares in our emotional state.  Jesus is able to sympathize with us because he took on our flesh (Hebrews 2:16-18). He went through what we did while heContinue reading “Sympathy”

This is a message from Matthew: The name of Jesus is central to the Christian faith. It represents not only the identity of the Savior but also His divine authority, power, and ability to transform lives. Throughout Scripture, we see that Jesus’ name holds unparalleled significance, offering believers access to God’s power, healing, salvation, andContinue reading “The Power of Jesus’ Name”

Jesus calls out to the people of the world – If you are hungry or thirsty, come to me and be satisfied (Isaiah 55:1). The only one who can truly satisfy us is God. Everything else in the world will leave our souls empty. God calls out to the poor of the world – ifContinue reading “True Satisfaction is Found Only in God”

When the Israelites came through the Red Sea, the water was a wall on both sides of them, and they walked through on dry land. The Egyptian army chasing after them was drowned. This was an astounding miracle. After this, they said, “God is our strength and our song, and he has become our salvation”Continue reading “The Lord is Our Strength and Song”

In the beginning, God placed Adam in a beautiful garden. This garden was full of delicious fruits, beautiful plants and flowers, precious stones, and rivers. God also planted a unique tree in this garden – the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was aContinue reading “Dangerous Desires”

“The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty” (2 Corinthians 3:17). The Lord Jesus Christ became a life-giving Spirit after rising from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:45). After his resurrection he came to his people by the Holy Spirit. He still comes to us today by theContinue reading “WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS THERE IS LIBERTY”

God says to strengthen the hands which hang down and the feeble knees (Hebrews 12:12). Spiritually, when a person’s hands hang down and he has feeble knees, he is discouraged, tired, or might even be wanting to give up. Hands do things. When a person has weak hands, he doesn’t do the things that heContinue reading “Overcoming Discouragement by Walking Forward in God”