Parading their self-righteousness, the Pharisees, the religious elite of Christâs time, and their followers fasted twice a week. Yet the disciples of Christ did not. The religious leaders demanded to know from Christ why his followers didnât fast. Jesus answered with a parable about wineskins and garments. âThen He spoke a parable to them: 'No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the … [Read more...] about Garments, Wineskins and Fasting
Transformation
Purpose Of Law: The Image of God
Proverbs 29:18: "Where there is no vision, the people perish." The word âvisionâ in this scripture is used in a prophetic sense, a revealed understanding of a future reality. It says that if we lack a purpose and a clear direction of where we are going, and how to get there, we are not going to "get there". Knowing where we are going and our purpose, our intent, is important. God gives us purpose, He gives a destination, and He gives us a way to get there. The Bible is a complete system in … [Read more...] about Purpose Of Law: The Image of God
A Form of Godliness
The Apostle Paul wrote to the young pastor Timothy to help and encourage him at a time when the Church was experiencing internal pressure from false teachers. He encourages Timothy to: âHold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Jesus Christâ (2 Timothy 1:13). Paul identified certain conditions that he saw as being challenges that the Church would have to deal with in the days preceding Christâs return. Whatever the time frame for this … [Read more...] about A Form of Godliness