Today there is an ever increasing amount of “Christian ministry” available in nearly every form imaginable–especially over the internet. But how much of this can really be considered as genuine “ministry” when measured according to the New Testament pattern. In 1 Timothy 1:16, Paul said, “But because of this I was shown mercy, that in me, the
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Does the truth really matter to us? The motto of the Christian Research Institute is “Because Truth Matters.” It mattered enough to Hank Hanegraaff and his staff to do a six year study of Witness Lee and the local churches to find out what the truth was. As an issue of their restudying the teachings
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Whether you’ve received the Lord recently or have been a Christian for many years, it’s crucial to realize the secret to living the Christian life. Unfortunately, the spiritual progress of many sincere believers has been frustrated or seriously delayed because of a lack of enlightenment concerning this secret. So let’s consider this secret of the Christian life—living in the
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If you’re like most of us, you may never have considered such a question—“Is Christ being formed in you?”—whether for yourself, or for those you love and care for. You might even endeavor to develop certain Christian practices or good works, but with little concern for whether Christ is being formed in you or in
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Have you seen the focus of the Bible? It will greatly improve your Bible reading. Before you begin to read a new book, don’t you want to know what its focus is? I do. In fact, I’d probably read the jacket, the preface, and probably the beginning and the ending, before deciding whether to read
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What is the normal Christian life? It may not be what you think—not some “super spiritual” behavior. In fact, it may be so “normal” that many people would hardly notice. It is simply a life in which we live by the divine life in us and minister this life to others to build up Christ’s
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I’m afraid that today the truth concerning the divine trinity—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—is either overlooked as being something so profound that it’s only for theologians to understand, or, if addressed at all, is only taught to educate Bible students in the importance of accurate or orthodox theology. But this is a big missing! God
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In Revelation 1:9-13, it says that when the apostle John was in his spirit on the Lord’s Day, he heard behind him a loud voice like a trumpet telling him to write what he saw and send it to the seven churches in Asia—to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and
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Is your Christian life governed by the heavenly vision? The writer of Proverbs said, “Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint…” (Prov. 29:18). In contrast, the apostle Paul could tell the King who was trying him, “I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.” (Acts 26:19). In the last book of the Bible,
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Has the new year taken off and left you without a spiritual new beginning? If this is your condition, you may find this post a practical help to enter into the experience of a real spiritual new year. Through some fellowship I received this week, I was enlightened to see what is the spiritual significance of
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