Did God change in the New Testament is good question that deserves a good answer. I have blogged on this before, but am glad to say it again here. Now, first point from Hebrews 13:8: 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Therefore, God does not change. However, the Old Testament seems so different than the New Testament. God is thundering on the mountain in Exodus and welcoming the little children to come to him in the …
Remain in the vine. Aren’t we all in the vine? What might Jesus be saying? Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. Ah, we want to bear fruit and staying in the vine is critical and apparently Jesus wants us to consider our ways. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and …
To sit at Jesus right and left would be a shocking honor, though for some a lot of pressure. Let’s unpack this. What does it say in Mark? 35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” 36 “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked. 37 They replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your …
The Bible says a lot about faith and some quote may help us think yet more. How does God see a life lived by faith? Does he command it? 2 Thessalonians 1:11 says: With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith. There is quite a bit in this passage, but here …
I sense we know that love over fear and hate is a true idea. Love drives out both fear and hate, but often we are not using this thought/feeling. Interestingly, fear and hate cannot drive out fear and hate, but we go to these too often. Fear and hate are natural, but we should not be shackled by them. Let’s First Look at Hatred Proverbs notes this point of wisdom on hatred. Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers …
