One of the Church of the Nazarene’s chief beliefs is that true holiness of heart will always express itself in love for one’s neighbor. It was out of the overflow of God’s love within his triune being, that He created the world, and then sent his Son, Jesus, to redeem the world. God’s love moves […]
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What is God’s calling for the Church? What is the nature and function of the Church? These are very important questions for people who are followers of Jesus Christ. In order to answer these questions in a biblically faithful manner, we need to turn to the original Apostles, who were with Jesus in his 3 […]
One of the great movements of God’s Spirit in the Church Era was the First Evangelical Awakening in the middle of the 18th century. It moved through England and the United States and brought many people to faith in Christ. Two key British leaders in this revival were John and Charles Wesley. God was able […]
In many ways, Sadhu Sunder Singh could be called the Apostle Paul of India. He violently persecuted Christians before his conversion. After he encountered the living Lord Jesus Christ, he became one of India’s greatest Christian missionaries. Christ-like Compassion In Action On one occasion, Sundar Singh and a companion were traveling through a pass high […]
One of the great needs of our world is Christ-like leadership. It is very timely to be writing this blog on a day that Americans are deciding who their next President is going to be. What does transformational leadership look like? I don’t think we will find it if we look at the 2 main […]
When you become a follower of Christ, you are signing up for something that is more like a marathon than a 100-yard sprint. Friedrich Nietzsche, who was no friend of Christianity, demonstrated real wisdom in the following statement: “The essential thing ‘in heaven and earth’ is ……. that there should be long obedience in the […]
There are many verses in the New Testament that are not considered prophetic when we look at them superficially. But on second look, we realize that they are very prophetic. I believe that Acts 1:8 fits this kind of mold perfectly. The Prophetic Fulfillment of Bearing Witness To The Savior In Acts 1, the resurrected […]
One of the core beliefs about the Christian view of human beings is that God is our Creator. Because of this truth, Christianity teaches that the human person “does not exist autonomously or independently, but as a creature of God” (Hoekema). We are dependent on our Creator for our very existence (Gen. 1:1,27). In his […]
Every human being will worship someone or something. More than a few people will dispute that, but I believe that statement is not only backed up by biblical revelation but also by human observation. We are all dependent creatures, none of us are fully self-sufficient beings. Only God doesn’t need something outside Himself to complete […]
Many people, including more than a few who go to church, have a mental conception of holiness that can be described as unattractive, even austere. We find it difficult to relate holiness to real life and real human beings. I think this is really tragic. The Beauty Of Holiness The Christian Scriptures teach that all […]