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God isn’t going to change. We are the ones who must change and be transformed to meet God’s standard so we might live with Him for eternity. We who are baptized and have received the Spirit of God are being transformed by the power of God working in us. Duane Nicol makes plain the scriptural advice given by John on our need to love others as a powerful tool in our transformation. He also warns us of the wiles of our enemy and the importance of our being dressed to do battle, so our adversary cannot hinder the spiritual transformation that God is longing to see in us.
People who believe God are the potential inheritors of amazing promises of a world renewed, immortality, and a vibrant life in the family of God. But are there things that might make us stumble along the path to eternal life? Are there hurdles or roadblocks that might waylay us or trip us up so we do not inherit these promises? The scriptures warn us of “systemized error” that could keep us from attaining our goal. What are these stumbling stones and how do we avoid them, so we do not stumble?
What do the explorers Christopher Columbus and Captain Cook have to do with bible study? Join Jim Peterson to make the connection and learn some valuable lessons from the symbolism of scripture as it relates to the Feast days, the Garden of Eden, and the question of, “Who is the God we are to worship?” The answers will give you cause to pause and reflect on the other things you may have missed on your voyage through scripture, and the importance of biblical symbolism.
What have you lost that you need to find? A few days ago a homeless man found a lost bag with 40,000 dollars and returned it to the man who lost it. How amazing is that! Finding what you lost could be much more significant than merely finding you lost knapsack of cash. Consider the scriptures and the greater joy that God has when we who were lost return to Him.
Do we appreciate the little things, like a widow’s two mites as God does. Are we using the little faith that we have because we know that the small things matter. Are we sowing those mustard seeds and cultivating them because we know the amazing things that will happen when they grow? God will not forget even the cup of water that we offer to a thirsty person, or the leftovers from the five loaves and fish, so do we appreciate the little things as God does?
At baptism we began walking with God through the power of the Holy Spirit. But since then have we forgotten our calling and what God is working in us now? Alex Kennedy brings to mind those scriptures we need to remember to help us hold fast to the reality of Christ in us, rooted in the vine and producing those godly fruits.