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Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.Continue reading “The House of God-2”

This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: “The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Any of you who are the LORD’s people may go there for this task. And may theContinue reading “The House of God-1”

The fig trees are forming young fruit, and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming. Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one!”                                                         Song of Songs 2:13 NLT Believers from earliest times have struggled with the Song of Songs (or Song of Solomon). What’s it doing in the Bible? After all, it’sContinue reading “Come Away, My Beloved”

This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature [KJV “perfect”] in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. Ephesians 4:13 NLT St. Paul used the analogy of the footrace several times to talk about theContinue reading “Touchdown”

But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.                         Matthew 5:48 NLT These words of Jesus have terrified Christians for 2000 years. What?! Be as perfect as God? No! So people have tried to explain it away in a variety of ways. But there it is, and it won’t goContinue reading “The Bible Story-Line”

 In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.                                                                                                Continue reading “Who You Are”

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.                                                                    Matthew 16:24 NLT One of the great crises in our contemporary culture is the struggle to find oneself. This is, of course, the tragic result ofContinue reading “To Find Yourself”

Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God– truly righteousContinue reading “God’s Pattern”

I am the LORD your God.  You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not walk in their statutes. You shall follow my rules and keep myContinue reading “Boundaries”

Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. Through him you also are being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit. Ephesians 2:20-22Continue reading “Coming Home 2”