Of God and Mankind

Acts 18:24-26 (AMPC)   “ Meanwhile, there was a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, who came to Ephesus. He was a cultured and eloquent man, well versed and mighty in the Scriptures.   25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and burning with spiritual zeal, he spoke and taught diligently and accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he was acquainted only with the baptism of John.   26 He began to speak freely (fearlessly and boldly) in the synagogue; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him with them and expounded to him the way of God more definitely and accurately.   Dear people of God, every genuine Christian knows the Word of God in the Holy Bible is ABSOLUTE and without any error.   Just take a look at the description of the Jewish convert to Christianity named Apollos in today’s lead Holy Bible text.   In spite of his experience with the Word of God as we are told, there was still information he needed to have conc...

Ephesians 2:6 (AMPC)   “ 6 And He (God) raised us up together with Him (Jesus Christ) and made us sit down together [giving us joint seating with Him] in the heavenly sphere [by virtue of our being] in Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed One).”   Dear people of God, today’s lead Holy Bible texts tells Believers, Christians, that God has raised us up together with our Lord Jesus Christ and given us a joint- sitting position with Christ in the heavenly realm by virtue of our being in Christ Jesus our Messiah.   For us to appreciate th e   enormous value of this position, we need to look at another Holy Bible verse in Ephesians 1:20-21, “Which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His [own] right hand in the heavenly [places],   21 Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and in this world, but also in...