We All Are Created in God’s Image.

In generations past, we didn’t have a problem with this biblical doctrine that all mankind is born in God’s image. This doctrine is different from Original sin, because of Original sin mankind is born with a sin nature and the guilt inherited from our first parents Adam and Eve. While our natures are flawed by sin, this doesn’t mean that we no longer are made in the image of God. Human beings are special creations different from the animal world because we all have a redeemable soul. Many religions have different beliefs about God and the soul, but for the nature for which I am writing, I will address the Judeo-Christian concept of faith and the soul, because Judaism and Christianity share the same bible and the same God.

We need to be redeemed because we are all guilty of sin. God is our redeemer and as a Christian, I believe that Yeshua or Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the Jewish law, and through his death and resurrection, we have forgiveness and full redemption from our sins. I believe that we receive a divine nature after we get saved, even though up until we leave this world, we still struggle with our sin nature. I also believe that Israel and the Jewish people are God’s chosen people and have a special place in the redemption of humanity. While Christ died for all people, even our Jewish brothers and sisters, the bible teaches that they don’t recognize this right now, and that currently during this dispensation only a remanent will accept Christ. It won’t be until the Second Coming of Christ that the bible teaches that all Israel will accept the Messiah, who is Yeshua, or Jesus Christ!

Yeshua died for all humanity, but it is only those who accept his sacrifice on the cross that will be saved. This applies to all mankind, this is why Jesus’ followers are taking the message of salvation (the gospel) to every nation and creature! The gospel means “good news” because of Christ’s death and resurrection we no longer have to pay the penalty for our sins, Jesus did this by dying on the cross for us. We just have to believe this personally if we want our sins forgiven. God loves us so much, that He sent His One and Only begotten Son to die for us, so that whoever believes in Him (Yeshua) should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16). This is the gospel, and it’s so simple that a child can believe it, and this is the gospel that we will either be saved by or judged by it! This is Mike.

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On Christian Marriage. (Short)

On Christian Marriage. (Short) The modern co-habitation crisis has produced a lot of single moms and dads, and has fractured "family units" allowing other family members and relatives to take a bigger role in these "Separated families." There isn't a "one cause" why families have separated or divorced, it is a complicated issue, sometimes resulting in very hard emotions for Society to process. Things like the "millennial sexual revolution" have contributed to the widespread "non-committal" attitude, which in turn has given the traditional marriage the "black eye" it currently has and has turned many Christian men away from seeking a life partner. The more society devalues "traditional marriage" the more co-habitation you will see in all the other generations as well as the Millennials. This is Mike.

Why Christians must show Mutual Concern for One another.

Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life. Psalm 142:4. Christians in the church should have mutual concern for one another, this is what it means to be part of the body of Christ, 1 Corinthians 12:25. It’s takes good pastoral leadership to foster this sense of concern, and where it is missing, individuals who are suffering in the church are overlooked and not supported. Every believer needs support and encouragement, but when this is missing, the church divides and loses it power and testimony. Christians live like the world, and become vulnerable to Satan’s attacks when nobody is supporting them outside the church. I used to belong to an evangelical church which had great leadership, and something called small groups. This church felt like a family and I had people who shared my Christian walk with me when I was not in the church building. I have been attending a different denomination that doesn’t hav...

The Biblical Meaning of “Life in the Spirit.”

“Life in the Spirit” is an example that the Apostle Paul gives in the book of Romans starting in chapter 5 and going through to chapter 8. He begins by telling us we are justified by faith (5:1), and have gained access by faith into the grace of God (5:2). We have been delivered from God’s wrath (5:9) and we have been reconciled to God through the death of His Son (5:10). He goes on to explain that through Adam all die (5:12), and that the free Gift of God brings justification and righteousness to the believing sinner (5:15-17). Through our conversion we are baptized into Christ and into his death, which frees us from the law and makes us dead to sin (6:2-4). He explains that just as Christ was raised from the dead, we are given new life in Christ (6:4). Our old unregenerate self was crucified with Christ so that our body of sin might be done away with (6:5-6). Because we have died to sin, we now submit ourselves to God being that we are now under grace, not the law (6:8-1...

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