When the disciples asked Jesus why He was speaking in parables, He said, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.” The mysteries of the kingdom are the parables. A parable is simply another term for a similitude. It […]
Having indescribable depth, the soul was one of the most examined topics amongst the early church fathers. It is so significant that the mighty men and women, who have gone before us, strived in a continuous pursuit to understand the power of the soul and how to strengthen it. The word power in Greek is […]
…healing the soul. The pathophysiology of the “fall” was not among the electives. Having a desire to be in good health and to see the physical health of others restored were among the reasons I pursued medicine. There were negative motivators as well. For example, fear of failure. Trying to please authority figures in my […]
It went something along the lines of “… that’s why the letter kills; because it doesn’t point out what we need to die to and tells us we’re fine where we’re at.“ In the following passage, Paul confirms that the letter (literal interpretation) of the law brings death, but the spirit (revelation) of the law brings life: […]
Throughout scripture we are called to worship the Lord. In Exodus 34:14, God commands us to worship no other god. What does true worship look like to God? Is it hours of singing praise and worship songs or proclaiming how great God is? Those are aspects of worship, and we do those things out of […]
1Co 1:10 tells us that in order to be in perfect harmony there can be no dissension or divisions among us, but be perfectly united in common understandings, opinions and judgements. Christ is coming back to move through a remnant. It is those who have gone through afflictions, and are in one accord in their […]
In Deuteronomy 32:2 it says, “My doctrine shall drop as the rain…”, God is revealing that His teaching and revelation will come as rain. It is pouring out from heaven. However the Lord only gives His revelation (rain) in due season to bring forth the crops. He is the source of all blessings. In this […]
Most of the church today has a misconception of sin. To the early church, sin was ignorance of the truth of God’s Word. When we are ignorant, our souls can’t be purified or cleansed and we give in to the vices of our flesh. The false teachers in the church tell us Jesus paid our […]
God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him (John 3:17). Jesus came to bring Truth, which is the revelation of Him and in that truth comes judgement in order to bring us to salvation. The role of the High Priest is not only […]
And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, his days shall be an hundred and twenty years (Gen 6:3). It took Noah 120 years to build the ark and then the Lord destroyed the earth with the flood. The rain or revelation is falling again to destroy the carnal mind. Those […]