“And the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man saying, of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it for in the day thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die.” “And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to......
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For many centuries the cross has been the symbol of the christian church. It represents Christ’s vicarious atonement for sin. Its message embodies the complete redemptive work of Christ which began with His conception by the power of the Holy Spirit, and it includes His sinless life, His sacrificial death, His glorious resurrection, His ascension into heaven, His intercession for us, and the promise of His visible return. When St. Paul made the statement that “the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness, but to us which be saved......
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“A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.”Proverbs 16:9 This is a comforting verse to read on the final day of 2022. We can be reassured of the Lord’s providence in our lives as we begin another year. He alone knows what will happen in the coming year. This is because he has walked those steps before us. He doesn’t act like a chess master moving us like pawns around the board. Instead, he looks back at us as we journey along life’s path and encourages us......
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For centuries the people waited for the coming of the Lord. The initial promise was somewhat clothed in obscurity when God said that the seed of the woman would bruise the head of the serpent. (Genesis 3: 15) Nevertheless, God gave understanding and revelation to His people and continued to confirm His promises to the Patriarchs in the Old Testament times. When the time of fulfilment drew near, the Angel Gabriel acted as God’s messenger and visited both Joseph and Mary. He told Mary what was to take place in......
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