Peter exhorted the people to repent and return to the Lord “in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.” This article discusses why we – the Church, the Ekklesia Jesus is building – need “times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord”
“Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2) As a very brief commentary on this verse, this article shares some reflections on the terms“ burdens”, “bear”, and “fulfill”.
Church … Jesus said, “I will build My Church”. What is the Church? What did Jesus mean when He used that word? Foundation … What is the Foundation of the Church? Paul said he “laid the foundation”, and that the foundation he laid had already been laid? What could that possibly mean? And, in any case, what does it mean to “lay a foundation” – how is the foundation laid?
The Holy Spirit is the only One who gives the life of Christ which sustains His Body. (John 6:63; 2 Corinthians 3:6) Jesus told us that the Holy Spirit would “take of what is Mine and declare it to you”. (John 16:13-15) “The fellowship of the Holy Spirit” is people participating in what the Holy Spirit is saying and doing – He shares with us the life of Christ, and we share the life of Christ with one another.
There is a movement afoot where so many run with this verse without considering the context of Paul’s letter to the Corinthians – particularly chapter 14.
In other articles, I have written at length about what could be called “THE REVELATION – RELATIONSHIP – REFLECTION CONTINUUM”. The concept is that the life of one who “has received the Spirit of Christ and therefore belongs to Christ” (Romans 8:9-10) can be viewed as the pursuit of Revelation of Christ, which grows into Relationship with Christ, with a view to Reflection of Christ. This article will deal with “The Fellowship with the Spirit”, being presented here as integrally
Are the ministry gifts of apostles and prophets mentioned in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians (4:11-16) still operative in the Church today? Admittedly, there is much abuse and controversy in connection with these ministries. However, as the Latin phrase states: “Abusus non tollit usum. Abuse does not cancel use. Misuse of something is no argument against its proper use.” (Merriam Webster) To reject the ministries of apostles and prophets is a personal preference in practice – most likely to avoid
In this article, I attempt to briefly establish a Christ-centered New Covenant perspective of the Law of Christ. I believe a particular verse in one of Isaiah’s messianic prophecies is foundational to an understanding of the Law of Christ in the New Covenant context: “I give YOU as a covenant to the people, as a Light to the nations.” Isaiah 42:6 The New Covenant is a Living Person – Christ – not a contract of written letters.
To discern the mystery of Christ fully, we must have revelation of Him as the New Covenant Pattern, because the New Covenant is all about the life of Christ in us. This is the subject matter of this article.
“I will give You as a covenant.” Isaiah 42:6 The covenant Isaiah refers to is what we know as the “New Covenant”. God’s New Covenant – by which He made the Old Covenant obsolete (Hebrews 8:13), does not consist in the letters of written words, but is embodied in a Person – Jesus Christ, the Living Word – “Christ Jesus, became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption.” (1 Corinthians 1:30) “Christ is all.” (Colossians 3:11)
