“ For it was fitting for God [that is, an act worthy of His divine nature] that He, for whose sake are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the author and founder of their salvation perfect through suffering [bringing to maturity the…
“He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.”Psalm 91:4 WHAT IT MEANS… Buckler is the Old Testament word magen. It means shield or defense. Shields were generally portable. Some covered the whole body. All covered vital organs.…
And He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.”Luke 5:34-35 WHAT IT MEANS… Jesus refers to Himself as the Bridegroom in Luke 5:34-35, Mark 2:19-20…
Jesus is the Bread of Life and He alone can fill you up and leave you eternally satisfied in Him.
“‘Behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord,‘That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;A King shall reign and prosper,And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.’”Jeremiah 23:5 WHAT IT MEANS… The Old Testament word for Branch as found in Jeremiah 33:15 is tsemach and is found 4…
WHAT IT MEANS… Blessed is the Greek word makarios. It means supremely blessed, happy. It also means consecrated, divine, holy, venerated. It is used frequently in Scripture. The word Potentate, however, is only used one time in Scripture. It comes from the Greek word dynastēs, which is used only 3…
“But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.”Acts 3:14-15 WHAT IT MEANS… Prince comes from the same Greek word archēgos as we find…
“And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him”Hebrews 2:10 WHAT IT MEANS… The Greek word, aitios, is used only one time in Scripture. Translated Author in some versions. Translated Source in others. Different from the Greek word archēgos which is translated to mean Prince, Captain,…
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.
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…