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Living a Holy Life in an Unholy World

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      "I n the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.  And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the vessels of the house of God; and he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and he brought the vessels into the treasury of his god.      Then the king said for Ashpenaz, the chief of his officials, to bring in some of the sons of Israel, including some of the royal seed and of the nobles,  youths in whom was no defect, who were good in appearance, showing insight in every branch of wisdom, being thoroughly knowledgeable and discerning knowledge, and who had ability to stand in the king's palace; and he said for him to teach them the literature and tongue of the Chaldeans.  And the king appointed for them a daily ration from the king's choice food and from the wine which he drank, and appointed that they should be educated three years, at the

The True Light

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  There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world (John 1:6-9). Today, we see that the Teacher inspired the apostle John to record that the incarnation of The Word was announced by a humble yet confident man named John and that the incarnation of the Son of God was like a great light coming into our dark world. The Spirit reveals the truth here that only the light of God can dispel the darkness that encompasses our world because of sin and God still calls humble and confident believers to impact the world for Christ by sharing the true light. God chose to announce the coming of His Son through a man. The birth of the infant Christ was predicted by a prophet… “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, an

The Divinity of Christ

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"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it" - (John 1:1-5). The Holy Spirit has inspired the gospel writers to each reveal a different picture of Jesus Christ. Matthew presents Christ as the King-Savior, including the kingdom and the lineage of King David of Israel in his account. Mark presents Christ as the Servant-Savior, omitting the record of His genealogy because the history of a servant or slave is not worth mentioning. Luke presents Christ as the Human-Savior and traces His genealogy all the way to the first man Adam. Truth seekers have seen Christ illustrated as a lion in Matthew, a calf in Mark, and a man in Luke. There are many similarities in these three synoptic Gospels as they each r

Introduction to The Gospel of Jesus Christ According to the Beloved Apostle John

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  “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ , from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love” (Ephesians 4:11-16). Life in Christ is a wonderful yet challenging journey through this difficult world as we eagerly anticipate the eternal life to come. The trials and temptations of this life take on mean