Author and Perfecter of Our Faith

WHAT IT MEANS… Author is archēgos in the Greek. It carries the meaning of Prince, Chief Leader, Captain. It’s found in Acts 3:15, Acts 5:31 as Prince and in Hebrews 2:10 as Captain or Perfect Leader. Finisher is the Greek word teleiōtēs which means Completer, Perfecter. It is the only time this…

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Arm of the Lord

“Therefore say to the children of Israel: ‘I am the Lord; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments.”Exodus 6:6 WHAT IT MEANS… Arm of the…

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Apostle

Let Christ and the message He came to give be what consumes you.

Don’t allow the temporal circumstances of your life cloud your view of the eternal reality of your relationship with God.

He came, not only to deliver the message of eternal life, but to BE the message of eternal life.

Settle your hearts and minds, sweet friend. The Apostle brought you and me a message that changes everything. 

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Anointed One

WHAT IT MEANS… In the Old Testament, Anointed comes from the Hebrew word mashach (verb form) or mashiyach – a/k/a Messiah (noun form). In the New Testament, the word for Anointed is the Greek word chrio (verb form) or Christos (noun form). As a verb, the word Anointed means to rub something on…

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Ancient of Days

  WHAT IT MEANS… God’s name, Ancient of Days is found only 3 times in Scripture and all 3 references are written in Daniel 7. The Holman Illustrated Dictionary defines this name to literally mean, “One advanced in (of) days” and may possibly mean, “one who forwards time or rules…

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Alpha and Omega

I don’t have to worry when I know that the Alpha and Omega is taking care of all the in-between stuff too.

He’s how we got here.
He’s why we exist.
He’s going to take care of everything from beginning to end.
He’s going to see to it that it all ends they way He wants it to.
And in Him, the Alpha and Omega, I can rest. And so can you!

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Almighty

  WHAT ALMIGHTY MEANS… Almighty refers to God as All-Powerful, Omnipotent, Supreme, Preeminent, and Invincible. God is unlimited in might and power.  In the original language, Almighty is the word Shaddai and some believe it derived from the root shad which means breast. Other scholars believe that the name is derived from an…

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Advocate

Because of the cross, Jesus can rightfully intercede for us in the judicial sense guaranteeing that the binding contract (covenant) we have with Him can not be broken regardless of what we do.

And in a relational sense, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit stand with us, beside us, intercedes for us, and helps us.

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