In 2 Corinthians 5, Paul talks of two strong things that persuade and constrain him to preach Christ:1. The Wrath of Christ. "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men..." (2Cor. 5:10-11)2. The Love of Christ."For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer...
The Three Invisible Constants - A Sermon
Place: Living Word Chapel, SanjaynagarDate: Sunday, April 29, 2012.The Written Form is Adapted from the Sermon and includes a few extra verses withing the []."We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." (2 Cor.4:18).The Bible makes a very paradoxical statement here. It tells us that we can see the unseen and calls us to fix our eyes not on the visible transients of this world but on the invisible constants of divine reality.Our human eye is an amazing member. It is something...
Unfailing Love: A Deeper Look into the Story of Hosea
by Guest Author Rita A. Schulte Marry a whore. Keep her as your wife. She will betray you continuously, but you must love her and never leave her. You will be rejected continuously. You will be seen as a fool. Your life will be painful. Your reputation challenged. You will need to trust me. You will need to depend on me. You will always need to forgive, always show unconditional love, and always remain faithful in spite of your feelings of betrayal.Who would ask such a thing? ---God did—of the prophet Hosea. Why? He likes using the dramatic to...
Patience, the Steel of Character - A Poem
Patience is the steel of character,Patience is the strength of the inner man,Patience is the final factorIn the test of God's perfect man.Patience will keep you through fire,Patience will keep you from the heat of the day,Patience will keep you from all desireThat seeks to destroy God's complete man.Patience is the test of faith,Patience is the test of love,Patience is the test of hopeIn God's goodness towards men.Patience cannot be bought by money,It isn't gained through ascetic pain.Yet, Patience need not be gained so, forPatience is the gift...
Jesus Never Taught His Disciples To Make Ministry Needs Known To The World
They say that it is impossible to serve God without money.But Peter said to the lame man, Silver and gold have I none but what I have I give to you. And he gave him what the world couldn't give. That is divine ministry.The modern day worker would like to set up an organization for the lame and raise for them money instead of giving what God has called us to give- the Name of Jesus.Interesting that Jesus never taught His disciples to make ministry needs known to the world. He simply assured them that the Father will provide. But modern day ministries...
Amulet of Virtue (The Cure of Corruption) - A Satirical Story byHarishankar Parsai (English Version)
A Satirical Story by Harishankar Parsai(1924-1995) Translated from the Hindi “Sadachar Ka Taweez”Uproar arose in a certain kingdom that corruption had spread wide.One day the king called the courtiers and said, “The people are crying out that corruption has spread out all around. But, I’ve not been able to see it till this day. Tell me, if any one of you has seen it!”The courtiers replied, “If it hasn’t been seen by Your Highness yet, then how can it be seen by us?”The king said, “No, it is not so. Sometimes that which is not seen by me may perhaps...
Time and Transcendence - A Poem
Past is left behind like a frozen piece of concrete;Future ahead is spread out like a giant misty sheet.The parted Past is of us a part; Future, still transcendent.Invisible Future yanks us out of Past’s grave-like sleep;It pulls us to its infinite bosom of possibilities deep.Death is a terror to those who have failed to be transcendent.The flesh cleaves to the dust to return to the dust;The spirit reaches upward to the starry sky:Ego shall fade, so shall every pulsation of lust;But, the wise shall shine like the stars of the sky. © Domenic Marbaniang,...
Is Philosophy Dead? Is Science All That Is?
In Epistemics of Divine Reality, I have argued how the empirical approach to knowledge would attempt to jettison metaphysics. In the early 1920s, a group in Vienna called the Vienna Circle tried to annunciate the death of philosophy by founding a school of philosophy called logical positivism. The group was composed of mainly mathematicians, physicists, sociologists and economists, but no professional philosophers. So, their utter dislike of metaphysics can be understood. But, it is interesting that one attempts to overthrow philosophy by constructing...
Story of the Song Stuti Aradhana Upar Jati Hei
In 1995, while waiting alone in a van for his colleagues who had gone shopping, Wilson Burhankar, presently Senior Associate Pastor at the Fellowship Church of Itarsi, fell into ecstasy remembering the awesome goodness of God in his life. It was his first year in the Seminary as a teacher and his first year as a full-time Worship Leader at the Itarsi Church. He remembered the ill-battered lifestyle that he had lived prior to knowing Christ, the drunken boozes, the street fights, the nights spent singing at religious gatherings, and the continual...
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