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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Some Bible Verses on Money.

Bible verses about money. I bet you didn’t think the bible said that? Proverbs 23:5 When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky. 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. Proverbs 13:11 Wealth quickly gained is quickly wasted — easy come, easy go! But if you gradually gain wealth, you will watch it grow. Psalm 62:10 Don’t make your living by extortion or put your hope in stealing. And if your wealth increases, don’t make it the centre of your life. Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Ecclesiastes 11:1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. Malachi 3:10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that

How Believing in God Changes Your Perspective on Time.

When you have an awareness of the Divine your perspective on time changes. Uncertainty can be the cause of a lack of belief in God. In generations past our culture has had more of an awareness of God and lived with more certainty. The bible is not just a story book for the present moment, it contains the past, the present, and the future in it. The Holy Spirit can give us a perspective that holds the past, the present, and the future, and allows us to see God’s whole picture, despite what we may be feeling or experiencing around us or in our lives. Trials and persecution can make it difficult to see the whole picture, but I believe that it’s a gift of God to live with this perspective. Unbelief can hinder us from “seeing it all” and insecurities and weaknesses can also disable us from living with this certainty. Also the fear of death, or impending doom, can erase God’s perspective of the future, because our minds get clouded with fear, and we are not able to perceive reality prope

Why has the church lost its capacity and power?

The church has modernized itself and in the process has lost something very valuable. It has lost its capacity to be personable. The way we reach lost souls is by seeing them, by getting to know them, and by recognizing them, but people are getting lost in the church. The church has become a busy place and is also becoming a less holy place. To make disciples we have to get to know people, and technology in the church is depersonalizing souls, and depersonalizing God for them. Faith becomes a marketable commodity, whereas in the past, churches and their leaders nourished and valued personal faith. While faith is still valued, it’s becoming something that is marketable, which reminds me of the story of Jesus in the temple turning over tables (Matthew 21:12-17). The problem isn’t that the church doesn’t work or doesn’t want to share the gospel, it could be how we are doing it. The church is currently being run like a business, and each Christian metaphorically speaking has a profit val

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