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Editorial | “To be spiritually minded ...”
chaos and disorder, “without form and void”,
was transformed. It was not creation out of
nothing, but a radical re-ordering of all things
to the extent that effectively, something
totally new was created. And now He is
prepared to speak into our hearts, to work a
new creation, with a similar outpouring of
Divine power, to effectively create ex nihilo
something new and beautiful out of our other-
wise chaotic and disordered lives. “Now to
Him that is able to do immeasurably above all
that we ask or think, according to the power
that works inside us, to Him be glory in the
church and in Christ Jesus to all generations
for ever and ever. Amen” (Eph. 3:20,21).
| Duncan Heaster
The Forewarned is Better
| Bro Isidore Mwibeleca (Kakuma, Kenya)
T
he Bible teaches that
eternal life is not the
natural inheritance of man,
but something that must be
sought (Acts 13:46-48; Heb
5:9; Rom 8:13; John 3:16).
That those who do not
fulfill the conditions set by
God will not receive eternal life (Galatians
6:8; 2 Pet 2:12; Luke 12:48). God has revealed
His purpose in the Bible by
direct teaching, and through
dramatic experiences of individ-
uals and the rise and the fall of
nations - written for our instruc-
tion, a warning to us all that the
end of all things is near.
The state of the world today is
similar to the days of Noah - a
type of that which Christ Jesus
warned would exist at the
epoch of his coming. “The wickedness of man
would certainly be great” - peoples ignoring
God’s word, crimes and violence becoming
more common, and atheists and also the so-
called Christians distorting the Truth and
distrust in God of promises to men (2 Tim
3:13). Peoples in the world are warned that it
could only end in disaster, and after that God’s
divine purpose shall be manifested on earth.
Therefore the faithfuls of Christ are exhorted
to come out from the perverse generation and
false church that would inevitably be
destroyed (Rev 18). For they claim to believe
in God but yet they deny Him through their
teachings and actions.
To have faith in God means to believe and
trust in Him and His promises with complete
confidence. Peoples who do not obey God and
His son Jesus Christ are not true disciples and
do not have access to the grace of God. So
man’s sins can only be forgiven through God’s
grace and counted righteous if we show faith
in God. The right understanding of the Truth
of the Gospel and baptism (immersion) in
water is the new start.
God has set a time for His
purpose, and He has appointed
a day He shall judge the world
in righteousness through Jesus
Christ whose return to this
troubled earth is certainly
imminent, as is evident from
prophetic signs that today
abound - proving that we are at
the very time of his appearing
(Rev 22:12).
Being just religious does not please God, but
true followers of Christ Jesus must have faith
in God and His offer of salvation through the
Lord Jesus Christ, “Pray, focus on the things
of the Kingdom of God lest you lose eternal
life”.
“For he that soweth
to his flesh shall of
the flesh reap
corruption; but he that
soweth to the Spirit
shall of the Spirit reap
life everlasting.”
Galations 6:8
“Teach us to number our days
that we may get a heart of wisdom”
Psalm 90:12
D
ost thou love life? Then do not
squander time, for that is the
stuff life is made of.