The Temple of God was the physical location where God dwelt among His people. When Jesus died, the veil of the inner sanctum was torn wide open. God’s presence left the temple, and because Jesus followed the will of God the Father, His followers are individually reconciled to God. God...
When we choose to follow Jesus God takes up residence in our very being. He doesn’t just tuck away in a small corner, however. We become God Filled people.
You’ve heard the saying, “Jesus take the wheel,” but what if Jesus wants you to drive – under his leading. Not that Jesus is suddenly a back-seat driver. Instead, what if Jesus is a VIP and you are following his instructions, going where he instructs, when and without question.
Most evangelistic presentations present the Gospel, or the good news, as the opportunity to receive eternal life. Certainly this is true [Jn 3:16], but the Bible spends a lot more time on our life here on earth than it does on eternity. Why is that? Clearly our life should be...
As members in this New Human Race, our identity has changed. We now live in two kingdoms, the kingdom of earth and the kingdom of heaven. We have access to authority and power in Jesus’ name. But many of us continue to live largely the same lives we would without...
Jesus makes some incredible promises to those who follow Him. Humans in this new race of believers can call out to God, in the name and authority of Jesus.
Jesus died, was buried and become the firstborn from the dead [Col 1:18], claiming all authority over heaven and earth [Mat 28:18]. As believers, members of this new race of Jesus, we are co-heirs with Christ [Rom 6:16-18].
Through the first Adam, or Man, the human race was separated from the God. “Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die” [Gen 2:17, ESV]. They ate. The death they suffered that day wasn’t...
Throughout the New Testament, the idea of rebirth, or being born again is used to describe what happens when a person chooses to follow Jesus. Often, as believers, we skim over the idea as obvious or routine. When Jesus told Nicodemus (John 3) that he must be reborn, the concept...
Are you God filled or still missing your middle? When Adam and Eve chose to follow their own desires over the will of God, they became donuts. Every human since is born a donut. In this illustration, pastries represent mankind with and without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Believers...