Navigating Marriage...The Highest of Human Relationships (Matthew 19:4-6; Hebrews 13:4) We’ve been digging to find out what God’s Word says regarding building our relationships as His disciples under His Lordship. We’ve applied the truths specifically to marriage with the commands and keys that enable us to build marriages that are blessed and that bless our families and His Church. There are volumes, and even libraries of writings, that address the “how to’s” in marriage. The purpose here is to help us make sure that our... Read More
April 21, 2021
AGAPE – GODLY LOVE
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(John 13:34; 1 John 4:20) As we’ve shared about God’s Covenant Order and what it means to love God, yourself and others we can move forward with this new or renewed understanding. Here are three keys from the Greatest Commandments to building agape Kingdom relationships, especially marriage, according to His Word. As we build agape Kingdom marriages we then form loving families, which in turn strengthens the loving relationships that make up Christ’s Church. (Note how these principles all flow from our discipleship relationship with... Read More
April 14, 2021
Wisdom – Building on God’s Truth
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We've spent a considerable amount of time laying the foundation of Christ's Lordship, our discipleship response in living out the relationship we're given with God in Christ, and doing so in Love and Humility. This requires that we do so in His Wisdom. As we begin to now focus on building our earthly relationships (check out previous articles on Love for a refresher as to God's Covenant Order for all relationships) we must pay attention to what God says about Wisdom so that it will... Read More
April 7, 2021
Truth in Grace
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Living with Christ as Lord, responding as His sold-out, dying-to-self disciples so we can be salt and light to a hurting and dying world, all in His Truth and Love requires us to imitate Him. One of the simplest and most powerful Scriptures of Christ is John 1:14, "And the Word (Jesus) became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." (Parentheses mine and added) Grace, simply defined, is... Read More
March 31, 2021
The Clashing of Kingdoms
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Let's look at the events that led to the Triumphal Entry, Passion Week, Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday. In John 11 Jesus is called to Bethany to heal Lazarus and he delays until Lazarus has died...doesn't seem like a very "Jesus thing" to do. However, Jesus knows it is for God's Glory and will stir the religious pot so to speak. He arrives and calls Lazarus forth from the tomb...and Lazarus walks out after being dead 4 days! Jesus literally raises Lazarus from the dead!... Read More