Relational Perception as seen in Act 8:26-39: my hearings
I could as easily have title this Listening to Hear, as a relationship is implied. One cannot receive a message unless there is a sender. What matters is that hearings be perceived, understood, and acted on. It is the manner and amplitude of the hearings which vary. Meaning is then attached. The self perceiving can weigh, value […]
The Kingdom of Heaven – ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν (is like)
οὐρανός, οῦ, ὁ (n) ouranos, heaven, dwelling of gods and spirits, independent of earth, vault as sky, universe
βασιλεία, ας, ἡ (n) basileia, kingdom, royal rule, sovereignty
Sanctification Depends on Doing for God’s Sake
That it was lamentable to see how many people mistook the means for the end, addicting themselves to certain works, which they performed very imperfectly, by reason of their human or selfish regards.
My Soul Has Become Troubled
I am encouraged that, “My soul has become troubled,” is not unique to my self only, voicing some difference alienating me. Trouble is common to all humanity, and in humanity, these words, “My soul has become troubled”, were uttered by Christ.
My Purpose – 2014
Above all, my call is to drink deeply from the river of the water of life, that I may produce fruit continually and that my leaves bring healing to the nations.
Be Driven by the Spirit of God, Not by Life in Pursuit of Intoxication
The Ephesians seem to have achieved part of this admonition but they lost the impetus which is the filling of the Spirit. In Revelations chapter 2 we see the that the Ephesians exposed darkness: