Ephesians 1:5, “In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will..." The highest privilege of the gospel is adoption. According to His pleasure, we become His children! God has always been a Father. He is not merely like a Father, but eternally is … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Enjoying God, pt2
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Psalm 37:4, "Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart." Communion with God is a two-way relationship to be enjoyed on the basis of the one-way, God-given gift of union with Christ. Now we know that sin is the problem in our relationship with God. It ruins everything. … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Enjoying God, pt1
Revelation 21:1-4, “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Scripture’s Picture, pt9
Hebrews 1:1-2, "Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world." The time between Jesus’ first and second coming makes … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Scripture’s Picture, pt8
The New Testament never leads us to expect that there will be any fulfillment of the Old Testament promises other than their fulfillment in Christ. For example, we are not encouraged to look for their fulfillment in the State of Israel and to expect a new temple to be built there. Some may disagree, yet … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Scripture’s Picture, pt7
We have covered the first 4 divisions that make up the 8 divisions of Scripture's picture: The pattern of the kingdom, The perished kingdom, The promised kingdom, and The partial kingdom. Here we continue with the fifth division which is the last of the Old Testament partitions. The prophesied kingdom: The prophets were God’s covenant … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Scripture’s Picture, pt6
The promised kingdom did not come all at once: there were 1,000 years from Abraham to Solomon. Firstly, we meet God’s people (Gen. 12 - Exo. 18). God’s promise begins to unfold as we meet Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, and the Israelites. Through it all, we are reminded that nothing canprevent God from fulfilling … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Scripture’s Picture, pt5
From before the creation, God has had a plan to put the world right by re-establishing His kingdom through His Son, the Lord Jesus, so that once more He is glorified! Ephesians 1:3-6, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Scripture’s Picture, pt4
Genesis 3:13, "Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”" The first of the eight sections in which Scripture is divided is, the perished kingdom. Though the kingdom pattern was set in Genesis 1-2, the crafty serpent shows … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Scripture’s Picture, pt3
Proverbs 30:5a, "Every word of God is flawless." This portion of the text reminds me of the importance of God's word in context. See there are three rules for Bible study: context, context, context. We need to have a biblical theology of God's Word if we want to interpret it. The opposite of this, poor … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Scripture’s Picture, pt3
Luke 24:27, "And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He (Jesus) interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself." There are two dangers for interpreters of Scripture: 1, Getting to Jesus without the proper context. 2, Missing Jesus altogether. These dangers are directly opposed, yet they are very similar to one another. The whole … Continue reading A Brief Devotion, Scripture’s Picture, pt2
2 Timothy 3:16-17, "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." The Bible is one single story broken up over 66 books, two testaments, and thousands of years of history. The … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Scripture’s Picture, pt1
The following thoughts were shared by Koos Basson: Thoughts from Wiersbe: Balance. Acts 6:4, "But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word." You’ve got to keep things balanced.If all you have in church is bible and no prayer you have lots of light and no heat. You have a … Continue reading A Brief Devotion, Acts 6:4
Mark 8:35-37, "For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. 36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? 37 For what can a man give in return for his soul?" In … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Basic Christianity, pt7
1 Peter 2:18-25, "Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. v19 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. v20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? … Continue reading A Brief Devotion, Basic Christianity, pt6
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