On the sixth day of God’s creation and process of restoration He created man in His own image and according to His likeness (see Gen. 1:26). God’s creation of man was more particular than His creation of any other thing: there was a council held in the Three of the Godhead, and the result was […]
Death (the Sea) is Defeated and Life (the Plant Life) is Generated by Christ (the Good Land)
September 11, 2013 by 1 Comment
Genesis 1 is not recorded in the Bible as “a history of the creation” but rather it is showing us how we can experience Christ as life. We start as “dead in sins and offenses” (Rom. 5:12) – corresponding to “the earth became waste and void” – and at one point, the Spirit of God […]
The Purpose of God’s Creation: to Glorify the Son of God and Manifest God in Man
September 3, 2013 by 2 Comments
Our God is a God of purpose, and in His creation of the universe and of man He had a purpose. Also, God had a motive for creating all things. According to the Bible, the motive of God’s creation was to fulfill the desire of God’s heart and to satisfy His good pleasure (see Eph. […]
A Fresh View and a Deeper Understanding of “In the Beginning God Created”
September 2, 2013 by 1 Comment
This week we will take a closer look at the topic of, Creation in Christ for the Fulfillment of God’s Purpose. The Bible is a wonderful book, and no matter how much people fought against it, the Bible is still here to stay and triumph. The book of Genesis in particular is a wonderful book, […]
Having a Change in our Concept of Value as we See the Preciousness of Christ
May 9, 2013 by 2 Comments
This week we have seen from the Bible that God wants us to love Him more than we love money, riches, or material things. But how can we love God – the One whom we don’t see or touch physically – and not love money – which can be touched, are so important, and “make […]
Christ’s First Coming was Humble but His Second will be Victorious (Zechariah 9-14)
May 2, 2013 by 3 Comments
In the last six chapters of Zechariah, we see many prophecies concerning the Lord’s two comings, with specific details that have been and will be fulfilled as historical events. But we need to see that the focal point and the major content of the divine history within the human history are the two comings of […]
All Believers are Priests of God; Satan Struggles Against the Temple of God
April 9, 2013 by 4 Comments
God’s goal is the temple of God – He desires to gain His house, His church, His building, His temple, the place of His dwelling and where He can rest. God knows this, and Satan also knows this – this is why Satan attacked the temple of God and did his best to destroy it […]
