“Your life is a journey you must travel with a deep consciousness of God. It cost God plenty to get you out of that dead-end, empty-headed life you grew up in. He paid with Christ’s sacred blood, you know. He died like an unblemished, sacrificial lamb….” – 1 Peter 1:18-21 The Message (MSG) To be […]
Staying Alive
The faithful have a faith that is staying alive day by day. Faithfulness is a process. We live, we try, we fail, we sin – but the faithful then repent, turn to God again, and move on in faith, believing God that we will be stronger next time. The faithful develop a pattern of an […]
Being faithful, little by little
What drives you, day by day, to do the things you do, to act the way you choose to act? Those who are faithful to Christ – are not faithful all-at-once, and faultless thereafter. Those who are faithful to the end – are faithful over time, little-by-little. Faithfulness is a process. We live, we try, […]
Accepting Jesus – Plus Some Other
Are you one of those that says one thing and does another? Do you say “I’m a Christian” but you live like …something else? Do you say “Ya, I know I’m not living like I know Jesus would like me to”? Do you acknowledge the dissidence between your “want-a-be” and your whatch-ya-be? Do you vote […]
Ephesians 1:1-3. Introductory Themes
Ephesians 1:1-3 Introductory Themes A Bible study with Dr. Peter Larson. Available: Printable PDF download INTRODUCTORY THEMES Over-arching themes General principles for study Observation, reading Interpretations Practice What does Ephesians say to our culture, our society, our family? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ THE INTRODUCTORY GREETING What are the identifiable elements of this greeting? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Who are the persons […]
Fighting the Good Fight
When I accepted God´s offer of salvation, God then and there forgave me and accepted me as His child. In that moment in real time, God Himself transformed me into a new creature (2 Cor 5:17-21), and then God wrote my name in His Book of Life. Once a person is changed into a new […]