Many say that Christianity is a religion, but I disagree. Others say it is a way of life, a preference, a practice, a faith or an outlook. I disagree with this in one sense whilst agreeing with it in another. Let me explain. The Oxford dictionary defines religion like this; The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially personal God or gods. A particular system of faith and worship A pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes…
God in all His fullness was pleased to live in Christ. (Colossians 1:19 NLT) Do not take these as just words. Do understand that in every fragment there is this truth: In the dispensation in which you and I are now living God has come to us in all His fullness. There is no more to be added. In His Son we have the absolute fullness of God, and it is out of that fullness that He speaks to us…
A really vital truth and reminder of that truth……please read on… By T. Austin-Sparks from: God’s Supreme Interest in Man – Chapter 3 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. (Colossians 3:9,10 NIV) Christ Himself, when He was here, never failed to let people know that when they entered that door, or…
Over the past number of weeks I have had certain thoughts drop into my spirit, that have been along similar lines so there seems to be a theme forming. The theme has something to do with only living by the life of Jesus Christ within me (us) so I thought I’d share these with you in the hope that you might be encouraged. One thought was that when it’s very tough to keep going in our Christian life, instead of…