A Portrait of Apostle Paul
Everyone at some point experiences a life-changing event. Circumstances affect the way that we view our own lives. Learning more about the lives of people mentioned in Scripture helps us to understand why we encounter change in our lives. The apostle Paul experienced a life-changing event that influenced the outcome of Christianity.
Emperor Constantine Had the Best Weapons of Mass DestructionThe bible explains the Plan of God and it incorporated a group of spiritual people who strayed and needed chastening. That is why Constantine was able to successfully launch his religion and have the power to control the world until this time. In effect he is part of the plan.
Emperor Constantine Is 666 in Bible ProphecyConstantine was doing the will of God when he established his religion and altered the nature of God. He is referred to frequently in the bible and the purpose of what he did is also laid out.
The Church Chair Evolution, How They Have Changed Over the YearsChurches have undergone immense changes throughout history. This transformation is reflected by church architecture, sanctuary design and furnishings. The evolution of church seating has become one particularly fascinating aspect of these style shifts over the years.
Emperor Constantine and the New TestamentThe confusion between the Old and the New Testament is explained through the work of Jerome and his writings. The fledgling religion of Constantine needed a shot in the arm to make it grow and the new view of the god-head provided it.
Emperor Constantine Stole the Name of GodIt is controversial in today’s idea of the name of God to suggest that it might be Jesus. Linguistic studies, however, demonstrates that it is the same as is-i-s which literally translates as ‘Eye of Light’. The light is related to the truth.
Look In The MirrorAre you looking to your behaviour to determine your identity? Then you’re looking in the wrong place. Look into the mirror of God’s Word. It’s not what you do that determines who you are, but knowing who you are that will determine what you do.
Why Does Humankind Resist God?There is a very simple answer to the question of the title: we want to be God. We want to be gods over all our circumstances, relationships, problems, and encounters.
Dead to Sin, Alive to GodTry this for a self-image: “As if, to sin, you were dead; disconnected from it. This is an image that Paul wishes to sow lastingly into our hearts and minds by the fact we are saved from our sins by having been baptised into Christ’s death – buried with him – to be raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, in order that we would walk in newness of life (Romans 6:1-4).
Is Forgiveness for Everyone or Just a Few?This is a story for reflection into the nuances of society as it regards to forgiveness concerning pro athletes and how it relates to us on a personal level. Do we hold ourselves accountable in the same way we do our sports “heroes”?
The Anointing Of The LordThe anointing is the power of God placed upon an ability that He has given us to get a task done. We could have multi-tasks but it’s the same anointing. The anointing itself does not change the tasks changes. Jesus quoted Isaiah 61 when He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and was delivered unto Him the book of Isaiah. He spoke these words in Luke 4:18-19, “the Spirit of the Lord is upon Me because He hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord”. After He read that He closed the book and said, “This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears”. He had multi-tasks to accomplish which He did and He did it all by the same anointing.
Wesner Morency, Founder of the Church of HaitiOnce again we are looking at the work of a powerful Voodoo priest in a bid to continue our education of people and once again distance the true religion of Voodoo from the portrayal of it in film and media. So, we turn our attention to Wesner Morency, the founder in chief of the Church of Haiti.