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Jesus: The Believer’s Inheritance

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  It is fascinating to observe when people talk about inheritance, ones mind would immediately cater properties, wills, houses, jewelries, and other material things. All of which are centered on material temporal things.   In 1 Peter 1:4 , although The Apostle Peter used the term “inheritance” once in his letter, Apostle Paul on the other hand, mentioned this term in his letters several times. ( Eph_1:14 , Eph_1:18 , Eph_5:5 , Col_3:24 ,) But what is so significant about this particular emphasis of Peter? After all, he made a brief description of the inheritance (verse 4-5) a believer will obtain now that he is part of God’s family.   The term “inheritance” is not something new among Jewish ears. Going back to the OT, when God divided the promised land among the 12 tribes of Israel, every tribe received a portion of the land as their inheritance, except for the tribe of Levi…”the priestly tribe”. They were the only tribe that didn’t get one. God’s reason for doing so is interesting. Th
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United Kingdom, Divided Home

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“From a United to a Divided Kingdom” (A Study on 1 Kings) During David’s reign, the kingdom of Israel experienced its golden age.  Israel’s territory expanded as David conquered and subdued the surrounding nations. Without a doubt, David was a “success” as a king. Sadly, the same cannot be said of his leadership over his family. Individuals today face this same problem–the difficulty of balancing between one’s career and one’s home. In David’s case,  the Lord declared that the “sword shall not depart from his house.” As a consequence of his sin of adultery, David suffered the death of his child with Bathsheba, the rape of his daughter by Amnon his son and the murder of Amnon and usurpation of his own throne by Absalom, also his son. I believe that one of the major reasons for David’s failure as a father was his neglect of spending time with his children to be able to teach them the ways of the Lord. Although David can be commended for his instruction to Solomon, one wonders whether Dav
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What is Your Goal for 2012

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Out of 3 New Year Resolutions from which to choose, a Yahoo survey indicated that 45% and 35% of those surveyed chose “losing weight” and “getting out of debt,” respectively, as their top priority. Surprisingly, only 20% chose “spending time with the family” as their number one resolution. Yahoo’s survey reflects a disturbing reality–our society today gives more importance to physical appearance and material wealth than human relationships. How heartbreaking–especially when we consider how today’s society has neglected the most important relationship of all–our relationship with God. The Apostle Paul in his epistle to the Philippian believers gave warning against the Judaizers who prided themselves in the Law, teaching that a person is saved by the works of the Law. These Judaizers valued outward rituals and deemed their personal efforts as the means to gaining favor with God. In answer to such false teaching, the Apostle Paul makes clear that if there were an individual who had every
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Stay Tuned!

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Christmas Day and New Year’s Day have come and gone … and you may be wondering what has happened to our weekly blog.  My family and I have been adjusting to a new schedule, as my wife into labor 12/20 and delivered 12/22 to a baby girl!  Thank you for your patience and for your prayers!
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