The Cross – A Review
Man chose the path of sin, death and distance from God. Adam & Eve were given a wide road to life and a narrow road to death, but they chose to eat of the tree of death. All future generations of men were born eating only of this fruit and knowing only this existence. Yet, […]
The Reconciliation of Man and the Restitution of All Things
We will only briefly touch this massive topic. Hopefully after reading the recent posts about what Man suffered due to the consequences of the Fall, you see how much Christ has restored back to you through His death, burial, resurrection and ascension. You are more than being reconciled back to God. He enables you to […]
Two Trees – Part 2
In the beginning, God put two trees in the middle of the garden Eden: the tree of the Knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life. Tree of Life Genesis does not provide us much description about the tree of life. We know that it stands beside the tree of death, which means […]
Two Trees
In the beginning, God put two trees in the middle of the garden of Eden: the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life. Tree of Death God commanded Adam and Eve to not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, lest they surely die. This […]
Consequences of the Fall – Part 2
Yesterday – we discussed the first four consequences of The Fall. Today, we continue: We lost eternal life in God. Man is doomed with all creation to decay and perish. The tree of life is out of Man’s reach after we were cast out of the Garden. How sad is it when earthly families break […]
Consequences of the Fall
The consequences of the fall are severe and grievous: Man lost the privilege to fellowship with God – thus the chance to learn wisdom from Him. Much of Man’s spiritual capacity in the spiritual life was shut down when the spirit of sonship was taken away. This means that Man is not able to communicate […]
Jesus’ Teaching About Prosperity
We will start with Jesus’ own teachings, then look more closely at the teachings of the Apostles and draw some conclusions concerning prosperity in the Kingdom of God and in the world. We will not study this topic exhaustively, but will try to get at the essence. In Jesus’ time on earth, He never evaded […]
The Old Testament Explains Prosperity
Yesterday we discussed a prosperity which is attained by wisdom and insight into the secrets of God. Such prosperity can only be obtained with a pure and devout heart. Let us look at a Psalm to see how clearly this is taught in the OT. Ps 1:1-3 [NASB95] 1How blessed is the man who does […]
How to Receive God’s Wisdom
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” (Proverbs 9:10 & Psalm 111:10) Only those who first acknowledge God can have a sense of fear and awe towards Him. God will make His covenant known to those who have a fear of the Lord (Psalm 25:14) and reveal His secrets to them. Yet […]
Wisdom is the Key to Prosperity
Yesterday we discussed Adam and Eve. The Garden that Adam and Eve walked in was very different from our backyard garden and very different from the state of this fallen world today. It is imperative for us to know that the Kingdom is not of this world. So the essence of prosperity is not about […]
