And he said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces, for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you (but he shall have one tribe for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel), 1 Kings 11:31-32 Continue reading
Division
As God believes!
“Not everyone believes like you!”
That statement was given to a county clerk in Kentucky by someone seeking a same-sex marriage license, which she is refusing to grant based on her Biblical belief that marriage is between a man and a woman. Continue reading
The division among us!
For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? 1 Cor 3:3
This country is divided!
It is no wonder because the division runs throughout the whole of society. Continue reading
A Message of Death – A Message of LIFE
“Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name?” Acts 5:28
Sinful living and false religions all have a major problem with the word of God – it won’t go away and it won’t be silenced.
Those that commit sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these are determined to end any message that would call their lifestyle sinful.
Of course any government official that lives contrary to the scripture will take offense when a pastor takes to the pulpit with the word of God and preaches against such sin.
The Islamic world has made a remedy for them that dare preach Jesus – death. In countries with high populations of Muslims, they are the majority and with the approval of their governing officials, they can imprison, try, and kill “infidels” that preach the Gospel of Jesus.
High populations of other religions can do the same.
What is unique about pure Christianity is it preaches life, not death! Of course in the message there is the condemnation and death of all that sin,
For the wages of sin is death! Rom 6:23
But the same message is tempered with
the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Rom 6:23
It is not a message of purely condemnation of a lifestyle or belief – it is THE MESSAGE OF SALVATION!
Abba, Your name is life. Your way is life. Though the world may choose death, I choose to tell them about Life. In Jesus name, YES&AMEN
Let Christ bring us together!
Heb 7:21-22 “The Lord has sworn and will not relent, You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek'”), by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant.
Many believe that Melchizedek is the pre-incarnate Jesus making an appearance in the Old Testament. As one commenter to the blog said, “I have heard it said that Melchizedek was Jesus in the flesh. Maybe, maybe not!”
I, personally, think not. I lean more toward Shem.
Perhaps the author of Hebrews does the same. The scripture mentions the order of Melchizedek and the better covenant of Jesus. It seems to me that if they were one in the same the writer of Hebrews could have indicated it in this verse.
Whether you believe it’s Shem, the pre-incarnate Christ, or a totally different individual, do not let it divide you from others that believe differently.
Melchizedek is not the real issue – Jesus is!
Christ brings all of us together. Man-made ideas divide and separate.
For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? 1 Cor 3:3
Abba, there is much about Your word I do not know completely or understand. But I know what Jesus has done for me and it seems sufficient. YES&AMEN
Build a Wall or Tear It Down?
For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, Eph 2:14
Do you know what my first thought was when I read that?
I’ll give you a clue; wall of separation.
We hear about this all the time in a different context. Continue reading
Morning Thought with Pastor Tim 