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I Am a Christian

Etymology is an interesting subject as it traces the origin and history of words and the changes which words have undergone up to their present in their forms and meanings. However, few of us really have the will or zeal to search out the origin and history of the words we use daily. What is of importance to us is that the words we use represent the current meanings we intend them to convey to those with whom we…

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Ministers of God, Part 3

Religious Titles

 

Matthew 23:8-11: "But you, do not be called 'Rabbi'; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren. Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. And do not be called teachers; for One is your…

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Ministers of God, Part 2

Seniority and Paternalism

 

1 Peter 4:10: "As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God."

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Ministers of God, Part 1

Who Are Ministers of God?

 

1 Corinthians 3:5-7: "Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one? I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters,…

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Romans 8:6: “For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”



Spiritual Life

What is spiritual life? What does it mean to be alive in Christ? We have seen that spiritual death means separation from the life of God. God is the source of life. We can only have spiritual life in union with God. Separated from God we are dead. Spiritual life is, of course, the opposite of spiritual death. When we are spiritually dead we are… Continue

Romans 5:17: “For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.”



Alive in Christ

The first man Adam disobeyed God and fell into sin. This resulted in his death which all of the human race inherited in him. The second Man Jesus Christ in complete obedience to God took upon Himself the sins of humanity. Consequently He… Continue

Romans 5:12: “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned.”



Dead in Adam

When Adam sinned, according to God’s warning, he entered into death. As head of the human race, Adam brought sin and death to all mankind. Death came upon all humanity as a result of the Fall of Adam, the first man, in the Garden of Eden.



The Biblical account of the fall of Adam is… Continue

1 Corinthians 15:21-22: “For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.”



Introduction

In the world there are two kinds of people in existence – those who are spiritually dead and those who are spiritually alive. We must understand and face this fact in humanity, if we are to appreciate God's plan of salvation to rescue man from death and the supernatural nature of… Continue

Revelation 12:10-11: “Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”



Believers in Christ will not deny that the primary purpose of existence of the… Continue

2 Corinthians 12:9: "And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."



Humility

Humility is the genuine acknowledgment of one's weakness, limitation, and inability to please God in any way. But while humility is the recognition of one's weak and helpless condition that makes it impossible for one to please… Continue