There is no command for weekly Sunday church in the New Testament. In the only command that we meet together, it is assumed that the fellowship is a mutual Church meeting. See the text. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Note how the author uses the …
This blog is my last to be published in my first year of the Main Thing and the Faith Blog. In one year, I produced 3 core pages (evergreen pages) and 47 blogs. 50 published in 52 weeks. I expect I will do another 50 in the year to come. I know in this beginning year I published quite a few things that had been bubbling in my heart for a long time. In the second, year things start to …
Why would I say, “To build your faith, share your faith.” Quickest answer is that the teacher always learns more than the student. When we purpose to share, then we start to consider what we believe. Our problem is we do not get serious until we share. Faith becomes real when we share somehow. Jesus sent the disciples out to go try to do it without him. He did it twice in the gospels. Does writing this blog help my …
I often have to say, “I did not pray.” However, I started a blog for God. How could I not pray about that? Let me tell a recent story. Somehow, I was feeling pressure about this blog. I was afraid people were not reading it and did not like it. Additionally, I wondered if I was writing things that were too boring. I am in the process of learning how to find and express my emotions. I belatedly realized that …
We were all born with poor eye sight for seeing the unseen God. Seeing the Bible differently as we grow in Him is super valuable when we can. In 1991 reading Inside Out, I suddenly realized that my family upbringing had caused me to not see that the Bible had emotion. (I now see the Bible has emotion all around) Seeing the Bible Differently is Super Necessary Gradually, I came to see that it was imposssible to see the Bible …
