Tag: Christianity 101
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Post 14 Christ Centered Faith!
Since faith is essential in our relationship with Jesus Christ it is so important to understand what faith is, and what it is not. Faith in the original Greek is “Pistis” and a Bible Dictionary defines it as; persuasion, credence, moral conviction, assurance, belief or, fidelity. In our last post, we looked at the definition given…
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Post 13 Activate Your Faith!
In the late 80’s and early 90’s a well-known slogan for Nike Sneakers was used to almost triple their sales for sneakers. It was, “JUST DO IT!”.In other words, don’t just think about it or talk about it. When it comes to the things of God many people live in the place of “let’s think…
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Post 12 Does God Use Circumstances?
God has a plan or call for your life! Yes, He has a plan for you! Psalms 139:16. “Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed, and in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them”. You see God knew you before you were…
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Post 11 Is Prophecy For Today?
Prophecy is one of those terms in Christianity that is often misunderstood. There are at least two incorrect concepts about prophecy. The first is that it is a type of “fortune telling” or looking into the future for answers. We are influenced by the media (movies, TV and books) to believe that it is real…
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Post 10 Personal Revelation
God has made it abundantly clear that He wants and has enabled two-way communication between Himself and His creation, mankind. As a matter of fact Jesus said Himself that He knows His own and His people hear His voice and follow Him (John 10:7-21). Then the Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 2, 9 But…
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Post 9 The Word: Logos and Rhema
Another way in which the Bible or Word of God can speak is in situations that require a decision, direction or encouragement. Let me explain, in the last post we talked about the “illumination” of scripture while you are reading the Bible. That is when the scripture verse or phrase seems to speak to you…