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On Faith – The Finale: Faith Nuggets
Over the past eleven weeks we have held communion on the subject of faith. Together, we navigated the theology of faith as espoused in scriptures. This week, we round up the series. Here are some of the nuggets we shared. They serve as reminder of the lessons we learned. 1. The Bible says God gave Read more about On Faith – The Finale: Faith Nuggets[…]
On Faith Part 10: Ninety-Nine Plus One
In the last few weeks, we’ve been treating the subject of faith. There are many dimensions to faith. In this article, we’re going to be looking at faith for venture and innovation. Happy reading. The Jewish society in the day of Jesus wasn’t much different from our society today. The elites were segmented. The first Read more about On Faith Part 10: Ninety-Nine Plus One[…]
On Faith Part 9: How Faith Works
So, here’s how the faith thing works. It’s like a machine. Think of a car engine with three gears or cogs that are all held together by a fan belt. That’s what the machinery looks like. The first gear is the provisions made by God. The Bible says God has blessed us with EVERY SPIRITUAL Read more about On Faith Part 9: How Faith Works[…]
On Faith Part 8: Health and Weatlh
The Bible says to visit the house of mourning if you want cogitative wisdom. Ecclesiastes 7:2-4. The house of mourning is not necessarily a funeral parlor. A hospital qualifies as house of mourning. You become sober when you visit a hospital. It’s the opposite of a house of mirth – a night club or beer Read more about On Faith Part 8: Health and Weatlh[…]
On Faith Part 7: The Agenda
Humanly speaking, Jesus had to have been an extraordinary individual. There are no two ways about it. While his betrayal was in progress, and he knew what was going on, he instituted the rite of communion. 1 Corinthians 11:23 AMPC. He just carried on with the program. Communion was the dramatized pre-announcement of the program Read more about On Faith Part 7: The Agenda[…]
On Faith Part 6: Legal Matters
It’s virtually impossible to appreciate the full ramification of the New Testament without recourse to the legal construct undergirding it. Read more about On Faith Part 6: Legal Matters
On Faith Part 5: Witches and Curses
I’m always perplexed and even get dumbfounded every time I receive a mail from a reader of Illuminare and the content reveals he or she is unfamiliar with the byproducts of the atonement of Jesus Read more about On Faith Part 5: Witches and Curses
On Faith Part 4: Medicine or Prayer
For some reason Jesus decided to come to earth and bifurcate human history at a time medical science was rather primitive. Society was technologically backward. There were no cars, donkeys were the primary means of transportation. There was no air travel either. Astronomy was tied to astrology. Why did he choose that point in time? Read more about On Faith Part 4: Medicine or Prayer[…]
On Faith Part 3: Data Input
Law school was kind of a blur for me. I had lost interest in law, but I wanted to see the program through. That way no one can accuse me in the future of inability to pull off a law degree whatever direction I chose to follow. Read more about On Faith Part 3: Data Input
On Faith Part 2: Faith Deactivators
Last week we began the teaching on faith. We concluded that faith is not our problem since the scriptures tell us God has dealt to every believer “the measure of faith.” Romans 12:3. Read more about On Faith Part 2: Faith Deactivators
On Faith Part 1: The Empowerment
Without a doubt there are challenges in life. And they come in various shades and sizes. As you study responses to those challenges however, you soon realize some people will rather be pitied than fight the good fight of faith. Read more about On Faith Part 1: The Empowerment
Communion
When I was five or six years old – I can’t remember the exact age – I had a profound experience. I was transported to a place called Golgotha – the skull-shaped hill where Jesus was crucified. Read more about Communion