In chapter 6 of Isaiah, Isaiah himself receives a vision of God in the Temple, and His image was glorious to behold (Isaiah 6:1-4). In response to the vision, Isaiah cries out, “Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; […]
If we wish to emulate the apostolic church claim that the apostles were God’s inspired men of God who gave to us God’s words, and believe that the apostles were the first churchmen of the Christian faith, then we must conform to the thinking and practices of the apostles. Acts may be the single most […]
In chapter 6 of Isaiah, Isaiah himself receives a vision of God in the Temple, and His image was glorious to behold (Isaiah 6:1-4). In response to the vision, Isaiah cries out, “Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; […]
The social gospel refers to the application of Christian principles to social problems. According to historian Carl Degler, “The acceptance of the social gospel spelled the transformation of American Protestantism.” More than a traditional religious movement, the social gospel was distinguished, as stepping out of the churches to traverse with political, social, and economic forces […]
Deitrich Bonhoeffer wrote in his 1928 essay, Jesus Christ and the Essence of Christianity, God comes to people who have nothing but room for God—and this hollow space, this emptiness in people is called Christian speech, faith. This means that in Jesus of Nazareth, the revealer, God inclines to the sinner; Jesus seeks the companionship […]
You have the power to influence the situation, relationships, and things you want to experience in your life, because God placed you there. You can decide what you want in your life and out of your life. All these start from taking a stand to be accountable for your generation and for your people. You […]
Your commitment to something bigger is rooted to your faith. At the end of the day, prophets need to have faith. Considering the ancient prophets in Israel, if they did not have a personal relationship with God, they would not have been able to place everything on the line and preach His message. In Hebrews, […]
According to Walter Rauschenbusch, “Human labor beautifies nature.” How could one disagree? Nature in itself possessed a particular divine beauty; however, when man tills the ground God gave him, the land itself becomes uniquely fertile and produces life. God gives man grain; man harvests this grain and, with his labor, he produces bread. God gives […]
In Exodus, God calls both Moses and Aaron for divine work. He ordains Moses into the prophetic office and commands him to go before the Pharaoh of Egypt with Aaron, who would eventually become the first High Priest over Israel. God then commands the two to beseech Pharaoh to release the Israelites from captivity. Of […]
Acts 3, Peter and John were on their way to the temple one afternoon when they healed a man who had been unable to walk since birth. When this man saw Peter and John, he asked them for money or some form of aid. “Peter looked intently at him, as did John, and said, ‘Look […]
The Church is supposed to represent Jesus. That is why many who fall away from the faith or reject Christianity do so because of poor connection with particular church communities. Many will witness extravagant buildings and wealthy preachers yet will find no ministry which can help the poor and needy. Such instances have not turned […]
The Old Testament mentions of a prefiguration of the Church’s salty ministry. When Elisha assumes the prophetic ministry of his predecessor, Elijah, he stayed in Jericho for some time. When he was there, the people approached him and said, “’The location of this city is good, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, […]
