Sacrifice: Bearing the Image and Likeness of God
Continuing on the topic of image and likeness from previously, a sacrifice on the alter is not enough! On Mt. Sinai God prescribed to Moses and through him, to all of his people Israel, in great detail exactly how to make sacrifices so that they could be a people of God and come close to […]
Acquiring the Kingdom of God
Heaven is totally outside of our current understanding, how do we acquire this kingdom? “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3) The poor are hungry. They are desperate. They beg. They plead. They want what you have. Jesus says that if you are poor in spirit, and […]
God’s Tithe to Us
In Genesis, God gave us a picture of what was to come. He promised Abraham that even though he was extremely old he would have children and build a nation of people from him and eventually bless the world through him. Abraham waited and got even older. He eventually did have Isaac. God then told […]
Sacrifice to Grow
More on knowing…and doing. As I’ve said, in my life God has given me knowledge (wisdom & understanding) after I was obedient in doing. Some of these things I would believe were good before I did them. But in others, I didn’t really see the value in changing the way I lived. Regardless, in all […]