For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16 KJV) God so loved us that He gave us His only begotten Son. God gave humanity the Gift of His Son. There are two aspects of this Gift Read More
New Birth
He poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him (Leviticus 8:12 KJV) The Lord chose Aaron to be the high priest and commanded Moses to pour anointing oil upon His head to anoint him for this office. Aaron had to be anointed to be the high priest. This Read More
Greater works than these shall he do: What is the meaning of this?
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father (John 14:12 KJV) Two classic interpretation options take the meaning of greater as we will do greater miracles qualitatively or quantitatively. Read More
Two mysteries that take place at the new birth
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh (Ezekiel 36:26, KJV) The new birth is the gateway to a new relationship with God. When we Read More
What does it mean to be one spirit with the Lord?
But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit (1 Corinthians 6:17, KJV) There are a few verses in scripture that make you hold your breath when you come to understand fully what they are saying. 1 Cor. 6:17 above is one of those verses. It says whoever is joined to the Lord becomes Read More
Top Designer Clothes from Heaven
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ (Galatians 3:27, KJV) I love picking out figurative language in scripture because it opens my understanding to comprehend what the Lord is saying fully. Sometimes they are not very obvious, such as in the verse above. The phrase “put on” Read More
The Washing of Regeneration by the Holy Spirit
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost (Titus 3:5, KJV) The Apostle Paul reveals to us two critical processes that accompany our born again experience —the washing of regeneration and the