Author: mot1979s

As we progress on the road that leads to eternity with God – the city of God, the knowledge of how the word of God became polluted to explain some of the wrong beliefs and doctrines we now believe is important.

Take Up Your Cross And Follow Me. Let’s begin with what Jesus didn’t mean. Many people interpret “cross” as some burden they must carry in their lives: a strained relationship, a thankless job, a physical illness

Smyrna was beautiful, to show why Jesus chose them to represent the 2nd Church Age. The name Smyrna means “bitter”, derived from Thayer’s definition of Myrrh

God has a full purpose that is set for the church. This you will find in Ephesians 3:10: To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God.

The messages to the seven churches have a fourfold application: local, to the churches actually addressed and as admonition to the church in history so they may discern their true spiritual state in the sight of God;

The City of Ephesus, often referred to as the third greatest city of faith after Jerusalem and Antioch, was situated in Asia. It was the first and the greatest metropolis of Asia, which has been described as the light of Asia and the Vanity Fair of the ancient world.

The church in the Biblical sense, is not a building of brick or stone, a pulpit or pews or the beautifully constructed edifices that delights the eyes but saddens the heart of the spiritually minded man that ventures inside.

Do you know you can deserve heaven – you don’t have to assume, you can be sure. That’s what the Bible says in 2 Peter 1:5.

In Matthew 13, as Jesus closed the parable of sower He threw the bombshell statement which many don’t run with. He said only one out of four, a mere 25% of those that received the word of God bore fruit that glorified God.

In 2 Corinthians 4:4, the Bible reveals that certain individuals cannot grasp the glory, understanding, and truths of God because the Devil has blinded their minds.