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The 101 on Step 1 – Just ask
You do not have because you do not ask. (James 4:3) Jesus was quite clear on how we should understand the Father. It was quite simple… The Father loves you! Over and over and over Jesus revealed this reality to His disciples and the people that followed Him. Even the signs and wonders he did … Read more
The 101 on Step 1 – HOW to let the Lord love you?
In my previous post I looked at the first and fundamental aspect of Christianity – the entire kit and kabudal – and it is the foundation upon which the Christian life is built – Letting the Lord love you. Although this is really the basis of Christian life, so many Christians move on from it after initially meeting … Read more
Step 1 – Let the Lord Love you
“We love Him, because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19 Brothers and sisters, this is the first and fundamental element of Christianity. The Lord’s love! However, for the most part, it is only a mental note to most and not a reality in practice. There are many reasons for this, and most of them are connected … Read more
The purpose of the scriptures
The bible can be a confusing place. So many different letters and books, written by so many different people at different times in history to various groups of different people. Hundreds of thousands of written scriptures, all God breathed, yet many of them seemingly contradictory. The bible is a challenging read to say the least, …
Honour the LOVE you have, and you will get more…
This post, although for anyone, is designed for the non-married folk among us. So if you are married, please consider passing it on to the single people that you know. I trust that it will be a blessing to them. ____________________________________ ah, Love… That wonderful yet mysterious topic. One that somehow seems to remain an anomaly for … Read more
Back in a flash
Warm greetings to all the readers of this blog. (something we need in the freezing cold South Africa) I have been taking a breather from blogging for the last month. Because I lecture at CPUT in Cape Town during the term, this time is considered something of a vacation for me (yes, lucky me). But … Read more
The Tree of Life – Literal, Symbolic, or Both…?
A while back I asked the readers of this blog to give me their “2 cents” on what they thought the Tree of Life is. The idea was that I would incorporate these comments into upcoming blog posts about the Tree of Life. There were a range of different answers all focusing on different elements. And since then … Read more
How do our Spiritual Bodies work?
This is a picture of two drawings that Leonardo da Vinci made when he started asking this very question, but just for the physical body. May we, today, be encouraged to understand the reality of how our Spiritual Bodies work… ________________ Two weeks ago after posting about Christ being our Tree of Life a set … Read more
The Forgotten Tree
*** This article is part of a blog series about what it means to live with Christ as our source. You can check out the Introduction to the series here. *** Please do yourself a favour and download this pdf: http://www.thejesusmanifesto.com/JesusManifestoCh8.pdf It is a free chapter from the book, Jesus Manifesto, written by Frank Viola and Leonard Sweet. It … Read more
Christ, the Tree of Life!
*** This article is part of a blog series about what it means to live with Christ as our source. You can check out the Introduction to the series here. *** After reading all the comments of those who added their 2 cents to the collaborative Tree of Life discussion, I must say I am very encouraged. There … Read more
Must Reads
The most important book you will ever read...next to the bible. Really!
Have a listen to (or download) a summary of the book in the form of a spoken message that Frank Viola delivered in 2010 The Eternal Purpose. It will blow your socks off!
For more info go to www.frometernitytohere.org
You can also buy the book in South Africa for a bargain price from Loot or from Takealot.
For reference to the book in this blog, please have a read through the series entitled The Genesis of Life
