So, for another day Selwyn continues to discuss when the Church started – ‘that the Church began not in time but in eternity.’ The story about the river is nice but the bit I really like, is found in Selwyn’s conclusion: ‘ … if we want to trace the beginning of the Christian Church we [...]
As Selwyn mentions today, many Christians consider that the Church was founded on the Day of Pentecost. On that day, we have the fulfillment of John 14:15-18; “If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever [...]
Of the various verses Selwyn has picked to describe the Church, this is the one I like the most: ‘All the believers were one in heart and mind’ (Acts 4:32). I like it because it sets the standard which we should aim for – to seek the view of the Holy Spirit in all that we [...]
Today, the discussion continues on one of God’s great surprises – the Christian Church. Selwyn makes the point that the Christian Church is not a denomination. He then goes on to define what the Church is; ‘the Greek word for Church is ekklesia and means a people who are ‘called out’ – called out from the [...]
Today, Selwyn makes a good point in regard to what constitutes the Christian Church – the Body of Christ. He rightly says, that the Church and Judaism are not the same – and this view is supported by what Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 10:32, ‘Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or [...]
Selwyn continues to discuss another of God’s great surprises – the Christian Church. He makes the point that this ‘surprise’ was ‘a mystery (a secret – something too profound for human reasoning – but a secret that can be divulged)’, and we know this from what Paul wrote in Romans16:25, ‘ … according to the [...]
Why He framed the world
The main bit I like today is Selwyn concluding words (much like yesterday): “Adam and Eve started out in innocence, but they failed. We start out in sin, and we are going to make it to heaven – not, of course, in our own strength, but through the mercy and the grace of God. God’s [...]
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