Tag Archives: Wonderful Words of Life

Texts: John 14:15-17, John 15:26-27, John 16:12-15, Ephesians 1:13,  1stJohn 4:1-12 These texts represent all texts that bring “Spirit/spirit” and “truth” together. Other texts that imply “Spiritual/spiritual truth” do not use this combination. Interpretation: According to Jesus, the Spirt of … Continue reading →

Last week we saw that the resurrection of Jesus is the massive sign that God has not abandoned our little world of time and space, but penetrated it, shattered it, and begun its transformation. This transformation is not just for … Continue reading →

1Cor. 15:12 Now if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not … Continue reading →

By faith we believe that Christianity is a revealed religion. We believe that God has revealed God’s Self in nature, in a series of mighty acts that reached its apex in the incarnation, ministry, death for us, and resurrection of … Continue reading →

I once heard an old Methodist preacher say that nothing could be simpler than a definition of what it means to be justified.  He said, “When I am justified, it is ‘ just-as-if-I’ed never sinned.’” Adding to that, justification is … Continue reading →