“What Then Shall We Do, Brothers and Sisters?” – A Call Back to the Pentecostal Pattern of the New Testament Church (1 Corinthians 14:26-32, NASB)
Beloved church, grace and peace to you in the name of our risen Lord Jesus Christ and in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit! […]
The warning in 2 Thessalonians 2 is terrifying, yet it contains unbreakable hope for every true believer. A strong delusion is descending upon the earth, but no born-again child of God will ever fall under its power. Why? Because the moment you believed the gospel you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise as the guarantee of your inheritance until the day of redemption (Ephesians 1:13-14; 4:30). That seal is God’s eternal “No Access” sign posted over your life. The Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you; He will cause every genuine believer to awaken, recognise the delusion for what it is, and proclaim the truth with ever-increasing clarity and boldness. […]
For the believer, understanding your identity in Christ is foundational. It shapes how you read Scripture, live daily, and interpret end-time prophecy. Misidentify as a “Gentile Christian” separate from Israel, and you’ll misread God’s promises, twist eschatology, and miss what He’s doing right now in history. […]
Man’s standard of goodness is a sliding scale—relative, flexible, self-defined.
We have all kinds of standards: cultural, personal, situational.
God’s standard is perfection.
“Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48).
God doesn’t grade on a curve. One sin—any sin—makes you guilty before a holy God.
“For whoever keeps the whole Law, yet stumbles in one point, has become guilty of all” (James 2:10).
Let’s test your goodness by God’s perfect standard—the Ten Commandments. […]
Perfect Love Drives Out Fear *“There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.”* (1 John 4:18, NASB) […]
Some Christians, including Seventh-day Adventists and other Sabbath-keepers, insist that observing Saturday as the Sabbath is a test of faith or necessary for salvation. They often argue that the Sabbath is an “everlasting law” distinct from the “sacrificial law” Christ fulfilled, or that the Ten Commandments remain binding. These claims lack biblical support and risk preaching a false gospel, which Paul warns brings a curse and leads to eternal danger. This blog clarifies: Jesus is our Sabbath Rest, a Person, not a day. We’ll address questions raised about the Sabbath’s permanence, compare the Sabbath-keepers’ gospel with Paul’s gospel, and show how we are saved by grace alone through faith in Christ alone—not works. If we trust in a false gospel, we are not saved and face the peril of Hell, but God promises eternal salvation to those who repent and trust in Christ’s finished work. […]
The gift of tongues, or glossolalia, is a profound and often debated spiritual gift in the New Testament. A compelling scriptural interpretation views tongues as a heavenly or angelic language—a spiritual form of communication used by angels and enabled by the Holy Spirit for believers. This blog explores the “tongues of angels” as a literal heavenly language, drawing from 1 Corinthians 14 and Acts 2, and explains how the Holy Spirit enables hearers to understand this divine speech in their native tongues. It also clarifies Paul’s teaching on desiring tongues while emphasising prophecy, defines prophecy as exhortation and edification, highlights love as the motivation for these gifts, underscores God’s call to pursue spiritual gifts, and warns against the false teaching of cessationism while addressing distortions by the hyper-Pentecostal movement. […]
Welcome to my blog, where we explore the life-changing truths of the Bible. Today, we’re diving into the heart of the Christian message—the Gospel as preached by the Apostle Paul. Paul, transformed from a persecutor […]
Revelation 13 paints a dramatic picture of the last days: a counterfeit trinity that rises to oppose God and His people. This prophetic chapter introduces three figures—the Antichrist, the Beast, and the False Prophet—working together […]
Ignoring Extremist Islamic Ideology and Ancient History The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a longstanding challenge for the international community, with the United Nations playing a significant role in attempting to resolve the issue. However, despite […]
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