Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God (John 1:13, KJV) You were conceived through the agency of your father and your mother. Humanly speaking, you came into being, that is, born, through your parents. In general terms, the word “born Read More
Sons of God
What Manner of Man is This!
But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him (Matthew 8:27, KJV) Jesus was a walking wonder on the earth. It is easy for us to read about His life today and understand that He was God in retrospect. I want you to put Read More
The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ (Ephesians 1:3, KJV) The Apostle Paul addressed the Father above using two related but distinct Titles or Names we use to call the Father. He says “the God” and “Father” of Read More
Thou are no more a Servant, but a Son
Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ (Galatians 4:7, KJV) We have been in the book of Galatians for the past three days, looking at different snippets of our identity in Christ. The Apostle Paul speaking to the Galatians told them Read More
How God Adopts His Children
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father! (Rom. 8:15 ESV) We have been adopted into God’s family. He has become our Father, just as we call Him the Father of our Lord Read More
The only begotten Son
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 (Jn. 3:16 KJV) Jesus is described above as the “only begotten Son” of God. But what does this mean? The words “only begotten” are a translation of the Greek word Read More
The Gift of Grace To You
For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ (Rom. 5:17 KJV). The gift of grace is righteousness, given through belief in Jesus. Righteousness is right standing with God, a position where Read More