The phrase “deny himself” so characteristic of the life of a true Christian is found in the scriptures only in one of Jesus’ sayings to His disciples; “if anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me – Matt. 16:24, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23. The Greek…
And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in…
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV Human beings like new things. New Clothes, New Shoes, New house, New cars, New Gadgets, New baby etc. We get excited when we have them. As there are many new things in…
Christian baptism is one of the ordinances that Jesus instituted for the church just before His ascension (the other is the Lord’s Supper). Jesus said, “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything…
“But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is judged by no man” – 1 Corinthians 2: 14 – 15 (KJV). Every…
Tommy was a little crippled boy, whose mangled body lay almost helpless on a pitiful couch by the third story window of an old rickety tenement on a busy Street of a large city! He was so severely handicapped that all he could do was lie helplessly in bed. One day, Tommy asked of his…
Beloved, I welcome you to the New Year and also congratulate you for the rare privilege despite the evils that abound in our world today. God has been faithful and good to us and we give Him all the glory, honour, adoration and praise. Surely, He will continue to be our God even unto eternity.…
“Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound” (Romans 5: 20) As we mark the incarnation of our Lord Jesus, let us remember that we are celebrating God’s grace upon us in sending His Son to purchase us by this precious blood to make us His own people. And because of this grace He had…
God’s will cannot thwart – it cannot fail (Rom. 9: 6-13; 2 Tim. 2: 13) God’s will always has glorious ending – it will always end in joy (Jer. 2: 9-11; Ps. 30: 5) God’s will is always difficult for man to comprehend because man is a limited being, but only God is unlimited. He…
‘Today we conclude our series of Sunday Bible studies in line with our theme for the year which is “A church awaiting the Lord’s Return” Our Lord made it clear during his earthly ministry that only the righteous will benefit when he returns to gather the elect. “For I say to you, that except your…