“And Abraham said, ‘Lord God, how shall I know that I will inherit it?’“ (Genesis 15:8) Jesus spoke of a faith that could move mountains, but it often seems that we are more familiar with the doubt that creates those mountains. Trusting God and His plan for our life is a constant challenge, and one […]
Good can come from wealth, but what is the ultimate value of our earthly riches?
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did…And there was great joy in that city. (Acts 8:5-8) At the very end of Jesus’ earthly ministry, He commanded the disciples […]
Da sprach der König zu ihnen: Nehmt die Knechte eures Herrn mit euch und setzt meinen Sohn Salomo auf mein Maultier und führt ihn hinab zur Gihon Quelle! Und der Priester Zadok und der Prophet Nathan sollen ihn dort zum König über Israel salben; und stoßt in das Schopharhorn und ruft: Es lebe der König […]
Solomon considers the problems of life and meaning from a perspective without eternity in view.
Without Me they shall bow down among the prisoners, and they shall fall among the slain. (Isaiah 10:4) The mighty Assyrian Empire threatened the Kingdom of Israel and they weren’t ready to face the threat. They were not ready politically, militarily, or most of all, spiritually. Their only hope was to utterly rely upon the […]
So wahr ihr mein Ruhm seid, den ich habe in Jesus Christus, unserem Herrn: Ich sterbe täglich! (1. Korinther 15,31) Paulus` Thema in 1. Korinther 15 ist die Auferstehung Jesu und die Auferstehung der Christen. Einige unter den Christen in Korinth glaubten nicht an die Auferstehung der Christen, und Paulus nahm die Auferstehung von Jesus […]