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A SENSE OF CERTAINTY This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him. (1 John 5:14-15, NIV) This confidence is the foundation of our walk...

AFFIRMATION OF OUR FAITH If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. (1 John 4:15, NIV) [The Greek word translated “acknowledges” (“confesses” in some other translations) (homologeō) has the meaning of “make an emphatic assertion.”] The fact that...

THEOLOGY? This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words. (1 Corinthians 2:13, NIV) Theologians have, over the centuries, brought the search for an understanding of God down to an...

CONSIDER IT PURE JOY Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. (James 1:2‑3, NIV) There exist within the redeemed child of God that which we could describe as two sources of life...

KNOWING THE WORD How we come to a knowledge of the truth through the imperfect vehicle of human language is, as I see it, one of the great revelations of Paul’s teachings. I would like to share with you a few thoughts on this subject. Languages are a means by which we human beings are able...

GOD IS LOVE And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. (1 John 4:16, NIV) But love cannot be fulfilled in a vacuum. For love to be complete it requires not only those upon whom it can lavish that love but it also...

PROPHECY Prophecy is defined in the New Testament on three levels. 1. Firstly there is the gift of the prophet, that is, one of the five ministry gifts. So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, (Ephesians 4:11, NIV) 2. Secondly...

FAITH AND COOPERATION …continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. (Philippians 2:12‑13, NIV) Faith opens the way for an understanding of how God is working within us and why. We thereby...

ONE STEP AT A TIME But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals too numerous for you. Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the land. (Exodus 23:29‑30, NIV) As the...

GOD’S EXPECTATIONS OF US As I have come to understand it, the Lord does not have any expectations for us other than that which is a product of the work he is doing within us. …for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. (Philippians 2:13, NIV) There...

THE GIFT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS Among the “boundless (unsearchable) riches of Christ” (Ephesians 3:8), we have been granted the gift of His righteousness. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21, NIV) As a...

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. (Ephesians 1:17, NIV) The process of coming to spiritual maturity is based upon coming to “know” the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ...

WALKING AFTER THE SPIRIT Despite the fact that the “body of sin” has been destroyed (Romans 6:6) and we have become partakers of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4), something remains within us that can inhibit the development of a fully satisfying relationship with our Lord and blunt our experience...

SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING In my view, comprehending the Word of God is not the grasping of an intellectual concept nor is it an emotional response. Rather it is life. “The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life.” (John...

Each one of us is born with natural gifts and talents which we employ to make our way in the world At the moment of the new birth each and every one of God’s children have imparted to them “spiritual gifts” which are provided to enable each to fulfil their unique role as a member of the Body of...

In my view, the Song of Songs is the pillar upon which all divine revelation rests. It describes the relationship with our Lord for which we were created. An introduction is attached.

Hello. This is my first post and as an introduction I have laid out some thoughts which, I think, define the foundation upon which my faith and walk with the Lord Jesus Christ are built. I am 84 years of age and gave my heart to the Lord in 1958. The Lord has cared for and guided me to this...