”They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer” (Acts 2:42). The earthly dimension of our holiness is a work in progress (Hebrews 10:14). Being a work in progress means that there is still some work to be done. Hence, Peter reminds us about this fact … [Read more…]
“…If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it” (Luke 9:23, 24). The Christian paradox of holiness: being holy but in the process of becoming … [Read more…]
Around 381AD, the early church fathers found themselves compelled to draft a creedal statement which was meant to bring unity of belief across the church. That is how we came to have the Nicene Creed. Why was a creedal statement needed? Too many people came up with different (some fanciful, some heretical) ideas and practices … [Read more…]
“The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation” (Colossians 1:15). As such, the Son reveals the eternal Father. The invisible cannot be seen. God is spirit – a being not constrained by matter, space and time: God cannot be seen. “No one has ever seen God…” (John 1:18). Jesus, … [Read more…]
“But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy” (1Peter 1:15, 16). Exploring the subject of the cross as a sanctifying event we encountered what seemed to be a contradiction. Hebrews 10:10 revealed to us the most important … [Read more…]
”And by that will (God’s will), we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all” (Hebrews 10:10). Reading Hebrews chapters 9 and 10 it is impossible to miss the main idea that Christ’s sacrifice is better than – superior to the Old Covenant order. More than that: … [Read more…]
”And by that will (God’s will), we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all” (Hebrews 10:10). On the cross, Jesus, as God’s Lamb took the whole of human depravity, absorbed it, bearing it to the end, totally convinced that God will use it for salvation of … [Read more…]
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1). The cross, being the central event of our salvation, has brought us freedom – the cross is a liberating event. We live in a world, beautiful as … [Read more…]
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1). The cross, being the central event of our salvation, has brought us freedom – the cross is a liberating event. We live in a world, beautiful as … [Read more…]
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1). The cross, being the central event of our salvation, has brought us freedom – the cross is a liberating event. We live in a world, beautiful as … [Read more…]