Steve McVey
Read his full article here : http://gracewalkministries.blogspot.com/2011/02/should-we-be-universalists-trinitarians.html
Thursday, 17 February 2011
Wonderful Quote
The answer is to love. We are not to be known by our theology. We are not to be known by our answers to questions of soteriology, eschatology or any other biblical topics. And we certainly are not to be known by labels. They will know we are Christians by our love.
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
The Living Bread
I Copied-Pasted this from Grace For Life
A young man had been preaching in the presence of a venerable divine, and after he had done he went to the old minister, and said, “What do you think of my sermon?”
“A very poor sermon indeed,” said he.
“A poor sermon?” said the young man, “it took me a long time to study it.”
“Ay, no doubt of it.”
“Why, did you not think my explanation of the text a very good one?”
“Oh, yes,” said the old preacher, “very good indeed.”
“Well, then, why do you say it is a poor sermon? Didn’t you think the metaphors were appropriate and the arguments conclusive?”
“Yes, they were very good as far as that goes, but still it was a very poor sermon.”
“Will you tell me why you think it a poor sermon?”
“Because,” said he, “there was no Christ in it.”
“Well,” said the young man, “Christ was not in the text; we are not to be preaching Christ always, we must preach what is in the text.”
So the old man said, “Don’t you know young man that from every town, and every village, and every little hamlet in England, wherever it may be, there is a road to London?”
“Yes,” said the young man.
“Ah!” said the old divine “and so from every text in Scripture, there is a road to the metropolis of the Scriptures, that is Christ. And my dear brother, your business is when you get to a text, to say, ‘Now what is the road to Christ?’ and then preach a sermon, running along the road towards the great metropolis—Christ. And,” said he, “I have never yet found a text that had not got a road to Christ in it, and if I ever do find one that has not a road to Christ in it, I will make one; I will go over hedge and ditch but I would get at my Master, for the sermon cannot do any good unless there is a savour of Christ in it.”
A young man had been preaching in the presence of a venerable divine, and after he had done he went to the old minister, and said, “What do you think of my sermon?”
“A very poor sermon indeed,” said he.
“A poor sermon?” said the young man, “it took me a long time to study it.”
“Ay, no doubt of it.”
“Why, did you not think my explanation of the text a very good one?”
“Oh, yes,” said the old preacher, “very good indeed.”
“Well, then, why do you say it is a poor sermon? Didn’t you think the metaphors were appropriate and the arguments conclusive?”
“Yes, they were very good as far as that goes, but still it was a very poor sermon.”
“Will you tell me why you think it a poor sermon?”
“Because,” said he, “there was no Christ in it.”
“Well,” said the young man, “Christ was not in the text; we are not to be preaching Christ always, we must preach what is in the text.”
So the old man said, “Don’t you know young man that from every town, and every village, and every little hamlet in England, wherever it may be, there is a road to London?”
“Yes,” said the young man.
“Ah!” said the old divine “and so from every text in Scripture, there is a road to the metropolis of the Scriptures, that is Christ. And my dear brother, your business is when you get to a text, to say, ‘Now what is the road to Christ?’ and then preach a sermon, running along the road towards the great metropolis—Christ. And,” said he, “I have never yet found a text that had not got a road to Christ in it, and if I ever do find one that has not a road to Christ in it, I will make one; I will go over hedge and ditch but I would get at my Master, for the sermon cannot do any good unless there is a savour of Christ in it.”
(From "Christ Precious To Believers", preached March 13th, 1859)
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
2011
Monday, 24 January 2011
Experiencing The Love of The Father
A couple of days ago i was reading a book and got tired so i closed my eyes. I thought i was falling into sleep and having a dream. I saw my self when i was little, about 6 years old. I knew it was me because i wore a pink dress that my mom made. And in that dream (or vision) i heard God spoke through my conscious that to Him i was always His little girl. That He loves me just as a Father cares and loves His daughter so much. Suddenly i was swept by incredible joy. I cried and i cried and i cried. I felt loved, really loved. I felt like He was hugging me, and that many angels were also there and shared my joy.
It was a very precious moment.
Thursday, 16 December 2010
New Covenant believers: Prayer in the new covenant
New Covenant believers: Prayer in the new covenant: "Praying in the new covenant is totally different from that of the old covenant. We pray in seated position with Him; from the victory point..."
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
My Teacher
Matthew 11:29
29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle, and you will find rest for your souls.
Ooh this verse speaks loudly to my ear and heart. How many times in life that i said:
29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle, and you will find rest for your souls.
Ooh this verse speaks loudly to my ear and heart. How many times in life that i said:
"This church teach heresy"
"What he said is wrong, what i said is more biblical"
"You said You're a good God, but why did You allow .... "
I was such a snob. I thought i knew everything there is to know. I was not learning much because many times i close the door which might lead me to grow.
Now consider myself as a lifelong student and my main purpose is to learn. Learn from My Teacher.
Then rest.
Friday, 10 December 2010
Romans 5:5
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
This verse is beautiful! And notice that it's Romans 5 verse 5, double the number of Grace!
Just reading it lifted up my spirit.
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