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    Ephesians 2:8-9 - a grace by faith salvation

    'For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.' (Eph 2:8-9) Hello there, The fact that the word, 'faith', is followed immediately by the word, 'that', has led some to teach from this passage that 'faith is...
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    'Christ in you, the hope of glory'

    'Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; Even The Mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to His saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the...
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    Messiah - (Anointed) - Christ

    Hebrew 'Mashiach' = Messiah (H4899), Translated:- 'anointed' and 'Messiah'. Hello there, 'Prophet', 'Priest' and 'King' were all roles which required God's anointing: but in the Lord Jesus Christ all three roles are fulfilled. For He was anointed for all three roles. The words, 'This is my...
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    'Fellowship, what is it?' 'Unfruitful works of darkness - what are they?'

    Hello there, As believers in the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour and Lord, our fellowship is with the Father and with the Son by the Spirit (1 John 1:3), and our fellowship with each other is reflective of the fellowship that we have had individually there. If that fellowship is lacking then...
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    Justice?

    Hello there, Yesterday, on the news I heard of the sentence passed upon a man who committed crimes which I will not mention for they are two horrible to contemplate, but two of those were murders, committed many years ago. He is now in his sixties, and will be in prison for the rest of his...
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    Rise in Antisemitism

    BBC iPlayer - British, Jewish: Is Anti-Semitism on the Rise? Hello there, The link above is to a report for the BBC concerning a rise in antisemitism within the UK. Has this rise been noticed in other countries, too? Thank you In Christ Jesus Chris
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    Traditions (No. 1) That repentance is a requirement for obtaining eternal life? True or false?

    Hello there, Looking through, www.believer.com, a site that I particularly like, I came upon a section on commonly held traditions, in which it discussed, among other traditions, the belief that repentance is a requirement for obtaining eternal life, to which it gave the following response...
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    The Sermon on The Mount - it's purpose and it's place

    (Matthew chapters 5-7) Its structure A. 5:3-16:- Reward. .. B. 5:17-18:- The Law and the Prophets. .... C. 5:19-20:- Entry into the Kingdom. ...... D. 5:21-44:- But I say unto you. ........ E 5:45-48:- The Perfect. A . 6:1-7:11:- Reward. .. B. 7:12:-The Law and the Prophets. .... C. 7:13-23:-...
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    COP Conference and John Kerry

    Hello there, I have spent today watching and listening to those who have been working so hard to come to an agreement at the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. It was arduous and hard work just watching and listening to what the various representatives were saying and...
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    Praise God!

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    Daniel 9:24 - '... to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins ...'

    'Seventy weeks are determined upon Thy people and upon thy holy city, .. to finish the transgression, (H6588) .... and to make an end (H2856) of sins, ...... and to make reconciliation for iniquity, ........ and to bring in everlasting righteousness, .......... and to seal up the vision and...
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    John 14:6 and Context

    'And if I go and prepare a place for you. I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto Him, "Lord, we know not whither Thou goest; and how can we know the way?" Jesus saith unto him, "I am...
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    Genesis 3:15 'Thy Seed' - The seed of the serpent.

    'And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.' (Genesis 3:15) Hello there, Speaking to the serpent (Revelation 12:9, 14, 15 & 20:2) in the verse above, God (Jehovah-Elohim) refers to the serpents...
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    'Anointing' (1 John 2:20 & 27)

    Hello there, Anointing (Gr. 'Chrisma') = derived from 'Chrio', and allied with the word ‘Christ,’ meaning:- ‘The Anointed’, ‘The Messiah’. The word Messiah is from the Hebrew (Daniel 9:25-26). The word ‘mashiach’ means ‘anointed’ (Leviticus 4:3). * When the word ‘anointing’ is applied to the...
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    God is:-

    Hello there, GOD is immutable (unchangeable). Yet He became everything that was needed to fulfill His purpose, and to provide for the needs of His People: as is evidenced by the Jehovah titles found in Scripture:- Jehovah-Jireh = 'Jehovah will see, or provide' - (Genesis 22:14)...
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    'Henceforth know we no man after the flesh'

    'For the love of Christ constraineth us; .. because we thus judge, .... that if one died for all, then were all dead: ...... And that He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, .. but unto Him which died for them, .... and rose again. Wherefore...
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    Afghanistan

    Hello there I thank the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ that He is merciful and gracious, and that His love will be poured out upon those who have placed their trust in Him: that He will be with them, and be their comfort. That those in Afghanistan who are caught up in the conflict...
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    Fire and flood

    Hello there, I pray to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, that those who have lost loved ones in the fires and floods in America and throughout the world will be comforted, and that where there is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, it will be strengthened that it fail not: and where...
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    Sound Words

    'Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.' (2 Timothy 1:13) Hello there, I am conscious that my faith is under trial. Not my faith in Christ, as my Saviour and Lord, but the 'form of sound words' which comprise it. It has...
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    'Good' in Genesis 1

    'And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: (H2896) and God divided the light from the darkness.' (Gen 1:3-4) Hello there, I opened my Bible to the first chapter of Genesis and started to read, and was arrested by the word 'good', for I...