Fill The Lamp

So, what is that face-to-face reward in relationships? It’s a unique spiritual gift that imparts unique spiritual strengthening.  

  I would submit to you that Christians should seek to be “Fanatics” when it comes to praying.

There is a responsibility attaching to the term “Call”.  Those Called belong to Christ!  Their lives are His.

,‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” The coming of the Son of God into the world was the coming of the “Son of David,” the promised King.

The gospel was promised in holy writings inspired by God; and the gospel is unfolded and preserved for us in holy writings inspired by God. 

Paul is saying that he was set apart from the time before he was born. That’s amazing. You know why that’s amazing? Because the detour between the setting apart and the Damascus road is horrendous, isn’t it? He’s a murderer. He’s a hater of Christians. He’s a persecutor of the church

If you’re a Christian today, you are doubly owned by God. You are owned by virtue of creation and you are owned by virtue of purchase. You are doubly not your own — doubly his. He owns you. 

Greed has corrupted this culture, from the least to the greatest: all are tainted with this lust for what they don’t deserve. The prophets and priests are no better. Their lives reek with deceit.   Jeremiah 6:13

True beauty, purpose, and satisfaction in marriage come when we reflect the true nature of the One that satisfies us completely and eternally Jesus Christ.   By his life and death, Jesus displays the center of marriage as self-sacrifice.

Above all, have fervent and unfailing love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins [it overlooks unkindness and unselfishly seeks the best for others]
1Peter 4:8-10