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I understand repentance as turning from sin (doing our own will) to God (doing His will) and see it as an ongoing process with the Lord revealing sinful actions and thoughts which require a response from us now, and throughout our lives. The Apostle Paul refers to this when describing the nature...

Thanks, I believe that the Lord will do this with everyone who receives Him by faith, but some people make little progress simply for lack of spending time in scripture and lack of applying scripture to life, trying to walk obediently with our Savior. It's like Bible study. I've found that the...

When I view a perfect sunset or gaze at the majesty of a mountain range and my heart is filled with awe of and thanks to the One who created them, is that worshipping in spirit and in truth? How does that translate to congregational worship? I wonder about the biblical descriptions of "as a...

Salvation is the work of God from start to finish. Repentance is God's work in us. From the time of the curse in Genesis up to the resurrection of Christ people could be annointed with the Holy Spirit, such as kings, priests and prophets, and in order to do God's work (such as writing the...

I believe that Zechariah and Elizabeth were to be considered righteous according to the standard of the law of Moses, not sinless or perfect, but obedient to the commandments and ordinances, sacrificing as required for their unintentional sin, etc. If they were accounted by God as righteous, it...

Okay, so how do we worship God in spirit and in truth?

The fall of man refers to the curses and the original warning about the price of disobedience. Our English translations use the phrase " you (or thou) shall surely die", but the Hebrew is more like "in dying you shall die." This describes "spiritual death" or separation from God. The curses upon...

Didn't know they played basketball back then. But seriously folks, Adam and Eve were the recipients of what is known as the protoevangel, the promise that Eve would bear one that would crush the head of the serpent, which was the original good news or gospel. Since humans experience the passage...

If He had mentioned Christ in the interview, that would most likely have been edited out for the sake of political correctness. Mainstream television networks don't even show the original Charlie Brown Christmas special because of the speech made by the character "Linus" about the true meaning...

Psalm 37:4 says, "Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart." The name it and claim it crowd typically say that this means that if you're devout, God will give you anything you desire. I believe the scripture to be entirely true, but I think the verse...

Interesting photo, but somehow I think worship goes beyond a dog's curiosity or affection. I looked up the word "worship" in Merriam-Webster's dictionary and their definition includes " showing love and adoration ", but I suppose what I'm after is "how does one show love and adoration to a...

I started reading scripture as a child at about the same time that I participated in my "1st Holy Communion" in the RCC. Some things were written plainly and were easy to understand, but when it came to the prophets and parables, I was often frustrated and confused. I loved the things that Jesus...

While experience doesn't determine truth, my experience in the workforce (approximately 48 years) was that applying the principal of working as for God made my employer (or supervisors) happy with my work and garnered respect from them, while making me a subject of derision by coworkers (who...

I'm not attacking your stance as I don't see obedience to the Lord as optional, but the OP referred to American work ethic and in the US of A we live in a post Christian culture with even professing Christians openly supporting godless behaviors such as abortion on demand, and sexual...

The churches that I've been a member of or attended regularly were always those with a Pastor who taught scripture verse by verse with one notable exception (that particular church now no longer exists.) Understanding the meaning of scripture is essential to putting it to application and to...

The Lord Jesus Christ.

Imagine owning sufficient arable land to support a growing family as a permanent and perpetual inheritance. I think ancient Israel may have been unique in such a property relationship, but I've heard teaching that claimed Israel failed to keep the Sabbath of the land and that the 70 years...

Years ago I was part of a "worship team," just a small group of singers invited by a " worship leader" to sing hymns, praise and worship songs to give the rest of the congregation voices to follow to sing along with. I've always thought that singing was a way to engage the heart in worship, but...

Teaching is a large part of the ministry of the church, but I generally attend to worship, to lift my voice with the congregation in song and praise, and to give thanks for His mercy and His grace. I tend to be very disappointed when I visit a church with an amplified "praise or worship team"...

It goes back to the prophets. I especially like Isaiah 35:8, as I was once quite foolish.