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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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What does it mean that the Bible is the authoritative Word of God?

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With this question, two things come to mind: (1) Its origin, and (2) Its authority. First, the Bible indicates that although human authors penned the sacred writings, God is the ultimate author (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21).  Second, the Bible’s authority does not rest on its human authors but its divine author, God Himself (Ibid). This fact is what makes the Bible authoritative. Its authority lays on its divine origin—God. The Bible as the authoritative Word of God means that it should be our basis in all areas of life, faith and practice. In my own Christian life and pastoral ministry, it is central. It is my authority and the authority by which to God’s people because it is God’s Word. I take my calling as a minister of the gospel seriously in view of who God is and His Lordship over all.
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Does God reveal Himself to everyone?

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Yes. I believe that God reveals Himself to everyone. First, God reveals Himself through creation. Psalms 19:1 says that “the heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament shows His handiworks.” Paul also made this clear in Romans 1:19-20 where he says, “For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.” Second, God revealed Himself through the eternal Word, the Son Jesus Christ, who lived among men (John 1:10, 11, 14). In John 14:9 (as in many other passages), Jesus declared that whoever has seen him has seen the Father. Third, I believe that through the Scripture, God’s word, God continues to reveal Himself to mankind. How the Bible has endured and survived countless attacks, criticisms, ridicule, is in itself a proof of its divine origin. How th
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