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There are some familiar phrases that we use where the word spirit is used to refer to the essence or purpose of a thing or an activity or program, like when we say; in the spirit of sportsmanship. It is really not referring to the sports itself but it refers to the purpose or objective of the sports activity, which is generally accepted as, to build friendship and good relations between the participants. When a person says, in the spirit of peace or, in the spirit of love, we normally take it as referring to the intentions of that person. So when we use the word spirit in this manner, we basically are talking about our heart, our desire and intentions. When a person says, in the spirit of love, what he is saying basically is that his desire and intentions are for the purposes of love. So he is basically talking about his heart, his desires, and his intentions. When we read the word of God, it is the very thing that we should seek for. We should seek for the spirit of His words. What

Matthew 13: 1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it

This is a transcript of our lesson during our group chat Bible study in Facebook last Friday 2011.01.14. If you wish to join the Bible study, catch us on the following times. Just search for the Life BS Group. Bible study schedule: Fridays, 5:30pm (GMT +03:00) Sundays, 7:30pm (GMT +03:00)  Here now was the lesson: Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. It says, death and life are in the power of the tongue. A common belief is that words are just words.. and people have grown into that belief that is why most people are never careful with what they say. We know that we can use words to hurt others because we have been hurt by others also just with words. So, words are not just words. And the Bible tells us that life and death are in the power of the tongue. Quite surprising huh? And more over, the person himself will eat the fruits thereof. Basically, the Bible's teaching is this: when we speak blessing

I just looked up "foreknowledge" in my e-sword and these 2 verses came up. Act 2:23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: 1Pe 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. Acts 2:23 clearly speaks about the Lord Jesus Christ and 1Pe 1:2 talks about election. Notice how, that as pertaining to the Lord Jesus it is by the "determinate counsel and foreknowledge." There are two elements, the determinate counsel of God which means His determinate will, and the foreknowledge of God which is God's ability to look into the future. But as pertaining election, it is according to the "foreknowledge" only, without the "determinate counsel" of God. Andrew Wommack explains predestination in this light:

Here are the key Scriptures we discussed during our BS last Sunday, 2011.01.09. The title was: A New Creation. 2Co 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. We explained that when we were baptized into Christ, we died with Him, and we were also raised with Him. And so our old person died and we are now new creations in Christ. We stressed on that phrase, "behold, all things are become new" meaning we got to see it (as what the word behold means) with our faith because this change is not perceivable in the physical. 1Pe 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 1Pe 1:23 says that we are born again. When we received Christ, we got born again that is why the Bible calls us new creations. And that happened when we received the Gospel, when we believed what the word of God says concerning Christ. And so we w

(Heb 4:12) For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Notice how it says, dividing asunder of soul and spirit.. and then it goes to say: thoughts and intents of the heart.. Dividing the soul and the spirit is diving a man's carnal intents, satisfying the soul, may include pride or ego; and spirit meaning those that are pure and pertain to God.. It is actually a self check verse. Using the word of God for ourselves to check the thoughts and intents of our hearts. We may, and sometimes I do get emotionally affected and get angry over bad doctrine and hate the person altogether. And so the challenge that God places upon us is to hate that bad doctrine but spare the person. Segregate the soul from the spirit.. we have to take home something to God from every situation, from every person... al

Spirits are everywhere. Most people become afraid when you start talking about spirits. Well, to some degree they may have reason to be afraid because in reality, this physical world is governed and controlled by spiritual forces. The Bible says, God is spirit so if you believe in God, believe also that there is a spiritual environment in much the same manner that we have the physical environment. The Bible further says, “we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” The Bible tells us that God has angels. And some of these angels have rebelled and become the enemies of God. Satan himself was an angel that was cut off from God. The Lord said “I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.” Satan and his angels are the rulers of the darkness of this world. The principals, the powers, the perpetrators of all the wickedness in this world! How do they e

Here are the key verses we studied during today’s Bible study Col 3:1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. -> As new creations in Christ, we are to seek the things that are above, the things of Christ, the things of God. In contrast, unbelievers are much too concerned about the things of this world, about their needs, troubles and problems. But the more they are concerned about them, the more that they get buried into them. Joh 15:19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. -> We are no longer of this world. God has chosen us OUT of the world. Joh 8:23 He said to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. “ -> We were from below but God has translated us into the kingdom of His Son. We were raised with Christ. We ar

(Gen 2:17)  but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." This goes to show that God never intended man to die. Man was meant for eternity with God. It was when Adam ate of that fruit that death entered in and reigned. (Rom 5:20)  Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, Where to find grace? It is in the very area of your shortcoming. Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more! Paul rejoices in his weaknesses for God says, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness (2Co 12:9). "   Paul declares, "For when I am weak, then I am strong!" Receive the grace of God where you have fallen, for it is there that grace abounds all the more! (Joh 15:3)  Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. The word of God is powerful. Let it dwell in you richly. It is through th