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but emptied Himself by taking the form of a bond-servant and being born in the likeness of men. Philippians 2:7 NASB ‘Kenosis’ – “…but He emptied Himself…” This has been a most controversial, and a most argumentative issue among theologians. Did Jesus leave his deity in Heaven? What did Jesus empty Himself of? I believe this kenosis passage is…
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Every believer is a full-time minister. Every one of us has been gifted by God with a unique talent, that He gives us at salvation for the purpose of the church and for the common good (cf. 1 Cor. 12). Our life is a pilgrimage with the Lord, and it strives toward maturity; never reaching…
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(basahin ang Juan 4:1-26) Ang tanging paraan upang maunawaan natin ng tumpak ang Biblia, ay sa pamamagitan ng pag-unawa sa layunin ng orihinal na may-akda (na siyang tanging kinasiyahan ng Banal na Expiritu) kung bakit nya isinulat yaon, mga sirkumstansya na bumabalot sa aklat na iyon at kung ano ang pagkaunawa ng mga tao na…
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Ang liham ni Apostol Pablo sa mga Taga- Efeso ay isang ‘cyclical letter’ o’ isang liham na hindi lamang para sa mga taga-Efeso, kundi para sa lahat ng mga iglesia sa Asia Minor. Ang mga iglesia na ito ay dumaranas ng matinding krisis dahil sa mga maling katuruan na lumalaganap sa mga panahon na iyon.…
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In Genesis 2:17, God said, “but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it. For in the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die.”. Why didn’t God want Adam and Eve to know good and evil? Isn’t that the one tree that they should have…
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(Read John 3) Do you think you’re right with God because of your rules and regulations? Do you really believe you’re saved by the things you do or don’t do?; because of your nit-picking legalism; because you have all the accoutrements of religiosity? Think no further. Nicodemus who thought he had “arrived spiritually” was dismissed…
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John 15:7 – “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” This is where the idea of ‘abiding in Jesus’ is juxtaposed with the idea of ‘abiding in God’s Word’. The Gospel is a Person to be welcomed in…
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(Read Gal. 5:1; Rom. 6:22; 1 Pet. 2:16) Funny, as I transport myself back during the days of yore, when I was a part of these young men and women in the streets, and we were willing to die for liberty, for freedom. And I thought to myself the word freedom being defined as “I…
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“…just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will…” (read Ephesians 1:3-6) God Himself picked us out before the creation…
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As Christians, what do we do when government disappoints us? Are we going to curse civil leaders when they do not live up to our expectations? Are we going to stage a hate campaign, take up arms and rebel against government? Martin Luther called human government as God’s left-handed kingdom. He also said that God…