Now we come the important component of Prayer PRAYER (for the Believer) Again, we spent time on this important component in the 8 essentials to daily prayer series. It is a topic that we need to be regularly reminded about. The old hymn said “Tell me the story often, because I forget so soon”. Either we get lazy and undisciplined, or think we can live […]
We now come to the individual components of the pattern. We will look firstly at the clear list found in Acts 4 then look at other essential principles clearly assumed in the Word of God. In each section we will look at the truth both for the individual believer and in the Local Church UNITY (in the believer) The Prophet Amos under the inspiration of […]
As I was writing the last blog (2) I began to meditate on this awesome truth, that in the Old Testament God wanted to live in a building (the Tabernacle ,The Temple), but under the New Covenant He comes to live: In Us In His Church (The Body of Christ). Can you comprehend that the God who fills the Universe actually comes and lives in […]
In our first blog in this new series we saw that in Old Testament God progressively revealed truth to His people and this continued on into the New Testament. IS THERE A PATTERN FOR BUILDING ACCORDING TO THE PATTERN IN THE NEW TESTAMENT? I believe there is. You will remember the story in Matt. 16 where Jesus asked “Who do people think Jesus is?” and […]
The great Theologian Augustine of Hippo (354-430) made this statement The New (Testament) is in the Old (Testament) concealed The Old (Testament) is in the New (Testament) revealed. Have you ever asked the yourself the question, “Why didn’t God send Jesus to decome the saviour for our sins when Adam Eve sinned ? God wanted to reveal truth slowly but surely to His people […]