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The Law of Love

A new commandment I give unto you, that you love one another, as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.  By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another – John 13:35.

Jesus was reiterating the commandment that was giving to the people of God in the Old Testament, Jesus instructed His followers that He didn’t come to destroy the Law, but to fulfill the Law of God. Now we are to love others based on Jesus’ sacrificial love for us. Such love will not only bring unbelievers to Jesus, but it will also keep believers strong and united in a world hostile to God. Jesus was a living example of God’s love, as we are to be a living examples of Jesus’ love. Read More

Who Is This Man?

Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and His praise in the congregation of saints – Psalm 149:1

The unique aspect of praise highlighted in this psalm is that praise is related to the kingdom of the Lord. One of the  primary emphases in the Book of Psalms is that the praise of God is to take place in the center of the worshiping community. Praise unites the people of God, praises are where the Spirit of the Lord dwells. Read More

Commissioned

And the Lord looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy (strength of)  might, and thou shalt save Israel  from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? And the Lord said unto him, Surely, I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite (defeat)  the Midianites as one man – Judges 6:14, 16?

The Midianites are numbered among those people in Canaan who viewed the Israelites as a threat to their hold on the land. During the period of the Israelite confederacy the Midianites invaded Palestine, where they oppressed the Israelites for seven years. The Midianites were descended from Midian, one of the several children born to Abraham and Keturah, who had been sent away to the east so that Isaac might be Abraham’s uncontested heir. Read More