3. God’s Image, Living Icons. Icon is the Greek word for image or likeness. All of us are living icons, made in the image of God. Jesus is also a living icon, since “He is the image, the exact likeness of the unseen God.” (Colossians 1:15). An icon is not an object to study or appreciate …
2. Made in God’s Image: Whose Are We? “Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness… So God made man; in the image of God He made him; male and female He made them.” (Gen. 1:26-27). “Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. And …
1. Made in God’s Image: What Does It Mean? “Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness… So God made man; in the image of God He made him; male and female He made them.” (Genesis 1:26-27). “What is the mission of man? To be a reminder of God. As …
Stewards of the Mystery of Our Resurrection. “A person should consider us in this way: as servants of Christ and as stewards of the mysteries of God. Think of us as Messiah’s official underlings and as those who are entrusted with the mysteries of God.” (1 Corinthians 4:1). SERVANTS: (Greek, “hyperetas”); literally the under-rower, the …
Stewards of the Mystery of the Faith. “A person should consider us in this way: as servants of Christ and as stewards of the mysteries of God. Think of us as Messiah’s official underlings and as those who are entrusted with the mysteries of God.” (1 Corinthians 4:1). SERVANTS: (Greek, “hyperetas”); literally the under-rower, the …
Stewards of the Mystery of the Gospel. “A person should consider us in this way: as servants of Christ and as stewards of the mysteries of God. Think of us as Messiah’s official underlings and as those who are entrusted with the mysteries of God.” (1 Corinthians 4:1). SERVANTS: (Greek, “hyperetas”); literally the under-rower, the …
Stewards of the Mystery of Messiah. “A person should consider us in this way: as servants of Christ and as stewards of the mysteries of God. Think of us as Messiah’s official underlings and as those who are entrusted with the mysteries of God.” (1 Corinthians 4:1). SERVANTS: (Greek, “hyperetas”); literally the under-rower, the lowly …
Yes and Amen: The Promise of Peace. “In Christ is found the Yes! to all God’s promises, and therefore it is through Him that we answer Amen! to give praise to God. As His Yes! and our Amen! ascend to God, we bring Him glory.” (2 Corinthians 1:20). YES: the answer in the affirmative. AMEN: (Hebrew, related to the root word for …
Yes and Amen: The Promise of Faithfulness. “In Christ is found the Yes! to all God’s promises, and therefore it is through Him that we answer Amen! to give praise to God. As His Yes! and our Amen! ascend to God, we bring Him glory.” (2 Corinthians 1:20). YES: the answer in the affirmative. AMEN: (Hebrew, related to the root word …
Behold! A King. There are some individual words and short phrases in Scripture that need to be highlighted as they are read, words or phrases that are significant or point to something meaningful. Some phrases might be: Fear not. Here I am. Woe to you. One another. And maybe some words are: Amen. Hallelujah. Blessed. Abba. Come. The word Behold! is one of those …
Yes and Amen: The Promise of Eternal Life. “In Christ is found the Yes! to all God’s promises, and therefore it is through Him that we answer Amen! to give praise to God. As His Yes! and our Amen! ascend to God, we bring Him glory.” (2 Corinthians 1:20). YES: the answer in the affirmative. AMEN: (Hebrew, related to the root word …
Yes and Amen: The Promise of the Resurrection. “In Christ is found the Yes! to all God’s promises, and therefore it is through Him that we answer Amen! to give praise to God. As His Yes! and our Amen! ascend to God, we bring Him glory.” (2 Corinthians 1:20). YES: the answer in the affirmative. AMEN: (Hebrew, related to the root …