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LOVE ONE ANOTHER
In John 13:34 Jesus taught, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Then He added, “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (verse 35). How do we do this? What does it mean to love one another?
The “one another” in these verses is a reference to fellow believers. A distinguishing mark of being a follower of Christ is a deep, sincere love for brothers and sisters in Christ. The apostle John reminds us of this fact elsewhere: “He has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister” (1 John 4:21).
In giving this command, Jesus did something the world had never seen before—He created a group identified by one thing: love. There are many groups in the world, and they identify themselves in any number of ways: by skin color, by uniform, by shared interest, by alma mater, etc. One group has tattoos and piercings; another group abstains from meat; yet another group wears fezzes—the ways people categorize themselves are endless. But the church is unique. For the first and only time in history, Jesus created a group whose identifying factor is love. Skin color doesn’t matter. Native language doesn’t matter. There are no rules about diet or uniforms or wearing funny hats. Followers of Christ are identified by their love for each other.
The early church demonstrated the type of love Jesus was talking about. There were people in Jerusalem from all over the known world (Acts 2:9–11). Those who were saved got together and immediately began meeting each other’s needs: “All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need” (Acts 2:44–45). This was love in action, and you can be sure it made an impression on the people of that city.
Jesus’ statements in John 13:34–35 raise a couple of other questions that may be good to answer. First, how does Jesus love? He loves unconditionally (Romans 5:8), sacrificially (2 Corinthians 5:21), with forgiveness (Ephesians 4:32), and eternally (Romans 8:38–39). At the same time, Jesus’ love is holy—characterized by transcendent moral purity—because He is holy (Hebrews 7:26). The culmination of Christ’s amazing love for us is His death on the cross, burial, and bodily resurrection (1 John 4:9–10). Believers are to love each other like that.
Second, how then can the believer in Christ love as Christ loved? The believer in Christ has the Holy Spirit living within him (1 Corinthians 6:19–20). By obeying the Spirit, through the Word of God, the believer can love like Christ does. He shows that unconditional, sacrificial, forgiving love to fellow believers, but it doesn’t stop there. He also shows the love of Christ to friends, to family members, to coworkers, etc. (Ephesians 5:18–6:4; Galatians 5:16, 22–23). Even enemies are the recipients of Christ’s love (see Matthew 5:43–48).
Christ’s love displayed through the believer is unlike the “love” generated by the flesh, which can be selfish, egotistical, unforgiving, and insincere. First Corinthians 13:4–8 gives a wonderful description of what Christ’s love will be like in and through the believer who walks in the Spirit.
People don’t naturally love with a 1 Corinthians 13-type love. To love like that, there must be a change of heart. A person must realize that he is a sinner before God and understand that Christ died on the cross and rose again to provide him forgiveness; then he must make the decision to accept Christ as his personal Savior. At that point he is forgiven by Christ and receives God’s gift of eternal life—in fact, he becomes a participant in the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4). In Christ he knows that he is genuinely loved by God. The new life the believer receives includes a new capacity to love like Christ loves, for the believer now has living within him the unconditional, sacrificial, forgiving, eternal, and holy love of God (Romans 5:5).
To love one another is to love fellow believers as Christ loves us. Those who love like Christ in the Holy Spirit’s power will give evidence that they are disciples, or learners, of Jesus Christ.
Julle moet mekaar liefhê
In Johannes 13:34 het Jesus geleer: “’n Nuwe gebod gee Ek julle: Julle moet mekaar liefhê. Soos Ek julle liefgehad het, moet julle mekaar ook liefhê.” Toe het Hy bygevoeg: “As julle mekaar liefhet, sal almal weet dat julle my dissipels is” (vers 35). Hoe doen ons dit? Wat beteken dit om mekaar lief te hê?
Die “mekaar” in hierdie verse verwys na medegelowiges. ’n Onderskeidende kenmerk van ’n volgeling van Christus is ’n diep, opregte liefde vir broers en susters in Christus. Die apostel Johannes herinner ons elders aan hierdie feit: “Hy het ons hierdie gebod gegee: Wie God liefhet, moet ook sy broer en suster liefhê” (1 Johannes 4:21).
Deur hierdie gebod te gee, het Jesus iets gedoen wat die wêreld nog nooit tevore gesien het nie – Hy het ’n groep geskep wat deur een ding geïdentifiseer word: liefde. Daar is baie groepe in die wêreld, en hulle identifiseer hulself op verskeie maniere: deur velkleur, deur uniform, deur gedeelde belangstelling, deur alma mater, ens. Een groep het tatoeëermerke en piercings; ’n ander groep onthou hulle van vleis; nog ‘n groep dra fezzes – die maniere waarop mense hulself kategoriseer, is eindeloos. Maar die kerk is uniek. Vir die eerste en enigste keer in die geskiedenis het Jesus ‘n groep geskep wie se identifiserende faktor liefde is. Velkleur maak nie saak nie. Moedertaal maak nie saak nie. Daar is geen reëls oor dieet of uniforms of die dra van snaakse hoede nie. Volgelinge van Christus word geïdentifiseer deur hul liefde vir mekaar.
Die vroeë kerk het die tipe liefde gedemonstreer waarvan Jesus gepraat het. Daar was mense in Jerusalem van oor die hele bekende wêreld (Handelinge 2:9–11). Diegene wat gered is, het bymekaargekom en onmiddellik begin om in mekaar se behoeftes te voorsien: “Al die gelowiges was bymekaar en het alles in gemeen gehad. Hulle het eiendom en besittings verkoop om aan elkeen wat gebrek gely het, te gee” (Handelinge 2:44–45). Dit was liefde in aksie, en jy kan seker wees dat dit ‘n indruk op die mense van daardie stad gemaak het.
Jesus se stellings in Johannes 13:34–35 laat ‘n paar ander vrae ontstaan wat goed kan wees om te beantwoord. Eerstens, hoe het Jesus lief? Hy het onvoorwaardelik lief (Romeine 5:8), opofferend (2 Korintiërs 5:21), met vergifnis (Efesiërs 4:32), en ewig (Romeine 8:38–39). Terselfdertyd is Jesus se liefde heilig – gekenmerk deur transendente morele reinheid – omdat Hy heilig is (Hebreërs 7:26). Die hoogtepunt van Christus se wonderlike liefde vir ons is Sy dood aan die kruis, begrafnis en liggaamlike opstanding (1 Johannes 4:9–10). Gelowiges moet mekaar so liefhê.
Tweedens, hoe kan die gelowige in Christus dan liefhê soos Christus liefgehad het? Die gelowige in Christus het die Heilige Gees wat in hom woon (1 Korintiërs 6:19–20). Deur die Gees te gehoorsaam, deur die Woord van God, kan die gelowige liefhê soos Christus. Hy toon daardie onvoorwaardelike, opofferende, vergewende liefde aan medegelowiges, maar dit stop nie daar nie. Hy toon ook die liefde van Christus aan vriende, familielede, kollegas, ens. (Efesiërs 5:18–6:4; Galasiërs 5:16, 22–23). Selfs vyande is die ontvangers van Christus se liefde (sien Matteus 5:43–48).
Christus se liefde wat deur die gelowige getoon word, is anders as die “liefde” wat deur die vlees gegenereer word, wat selfsugtig, egotisties, onvergewensgesind en onopreg kan wees. 1 Korintiërs 13:4–8 gee ‘n wonderlike beskrywing van hoe Christus se liefde in en deur die gelowige wat in die Gees wandel, sal wees.
Mense het nie natuurlik lief met ‘n 1 Korintiërs 13-tipe liefde nie. Om so lief te hê, moet daar ‘n verandering van hart wees. ‘n Persoon moet besef dat hy ‘n sondaar voor God is en verstaan dat Christus aan die kruis gesterf het en weer opgestaan het om hom vergifnis te gee; dan moet hy die besluit neem om Christus as sy persoonlike Verlosser te aanvaar. Op daardie stadium word hy deur Christus vergewe en ontvang God se gawe van die ewige lewe – trouens, hy word ‘n deelnemer aan die goddelike natuur (2 Petrus 1:4). In Christus weet hy dat hy werklik deur God liefgehê word. Die nuwe lewe wat die gelowige ontvang, sluit ‘n nuwe vermoë in om lief te hê soos Christus liefhet, want die gelowige het nou die onvoorwaardelike, opofferende, vergewende, ewige en heilige liefde van God in hom (Romeine 5:5).
Om mekaar lief te hê, is om medegelowiges lief te hê soos Christus ons liefhet. Diegene wat soos Christus in die krag van die Heilige Gees liefhet, sal bewys lewer dat hulle dissipels, of leerders, van Jesus Christus is.
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today;
Gal 5:9 A little leaven leavens the whole dough.
Prayer
Lord . teach us the art of You are the Bread of Life , if we want to be in You there must be NO SIN . Lord help us understand that 99 and a half is not good enough . A little leaven leavens the whole dough. Help us to become 100% clean . we pray this in Jesus name . Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Gal 5:9 ‘n Bietjie suurdeeg maak die hele deeg suur.
Gebed
Here . leer ons die kuns van U is die brood van die Lewe , as ons in U wil wees moet daar GEEN SONDE wees nie . Here help ons verstaan dat 99 en ‘n half nie goed genoeg is nie . ‘n Bietjie suurdeeg maak die hele deeg suur. Help ons om 100% skoon te word . dit bid ons in Jesus naam . Amen en Amen
Bible Teaching of the Day
Incompetent Shepherds
In Ezekiel 34:1–31, Israel’s leaders are compared to incompetent shepherds who failed to care for their flock. The people of Israel were the sheep of God’s flock, and they should have been cared for (Psalm 95:7; 100:3).
Ezekiel reveals that, through self-centered leadership, God’s sheep were abused, oppressed, and left to scatter. As such, they were vulnerable to attacks from “wild animals” (Ezekiel 34:8), who represent predatory foreign nations like Babylon. God announced that He will do away with the self-absorbed shepherds (verses 10) and rescue His people: “I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered” (Ezekiel 34:11–12, ESV).
The sheep/shepherd theme runs throughout the Scriptures. Shepherding was a common vocation in Israel’s culture. Many of Israel’s patriarchs engaged in the occupation (Genesis 46:32). Men, women, and children all worked as shepherds in the Bible (Genesis 29:6; 1 Samuel 16:11; 17:15). The job of shepherding involved leading sheep to pasture for food and fresh water, providing shelter and protection, and caring for the injured and ill among the flock.
In Ezekiel, Israel’s human leaders neglect, exploit, and mislead the flock. Instead of nurturing the sheep, they only look out for themselves. For this reason, God says, “I myself will search for my sheep.” This metaphor of God caring for His sheep appears in Isaiah 40:11: “He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young” (see also Micah 7:14). Perhaps the finest example of God leading us like a shepherd is Psalm 23.
One of the oldest titles of God in the Bible is “Shepherd” (Genesis 49:24). The psalmist Asaph describes how God brought Israel out of Egypt “like a flock; he led them like sheep through the wilderness. He guided them safely, so they were unafraid; but the sea engulfed their enemies” (Psalm 78:52–53).
The Gospels describe Jesus Christ as the ultimate compassionate shepherd. He cares for “sheep without a shepherd” (Matthew 9:36; see also Mark 6:34). He is the “good shepherd” (John 10:11, 14), the “great Shepherd of the sheep” (Hebrews 13:20), and the “Chief Shepherd” (1 Peter 5:4).
God is in the business of seeking and saving lost sheep (John 10:16). Perhaps His words, “I myself will search for my sheep,” resound most forcefully in Christ’s parable of the lost sheep:
If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders. When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, “Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.” In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away! (Luke 15:4–7, NLT).
Just as the people of Israel were the sheep of God’s flock, Christians today are the sheep of Christ’s flock (Luke 12:32; Matthew 10:16). Israel had God-appointed spiritual under-shepherds, just as New Testament believers do (John 21:15–17). In Acts, Paul told the Ephesian elders to “keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood” (Acts 20:28).
The apostle Peter urged church leaders to take their responsibilities seriously: “Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away” (1 Peter 5:2–4).
False, self-interested spiritual shepherds existed in ancient Israel, and equally troublesome shepherds are active in the church today (Acts 20:29; Matthew 7:15; John 10:1). The Lord held Israel’s elders accountable and brought judgment against the corrupt ones (Ezekiel 34:7–19; Isaiah 3:13–15; 5:8; Amos 5:12). And He continues to hold accountable and bring judgment on fraudulent spiritual leaders to this day (Matthew 23:4–15).
God is personally invested in caring for His sheep. If one of His appointed leaders takes advantage of the flock, the Lord Himself promises to step into the role of caring shepherd to rescue and restore His sheep (Zechariah 10:3; 11:7). He removes the incompetent shepherd from tending the flock and says, “I myself will search for my sheep. I will rescue them and care for them.”
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
Onbevoegde Herders
In Esegiël 34:1–31 word Israel se leiers vergelyk met onbevoegde herders wat nie vir hulle kudde gesorg het nie. Die volk van Israel was die skape van God se kudde, en hulle moes versorg gewees het (Psalm 95:7; 100:3).
Esegiël openbaar dat God se skape, deur selfgesentreerde leierskap, mishandel, onderdruk en aan die verstrooiing oorgelaat is. As sodanig was hulle kwesbaar vir aanvalle van “wilde diere” (Esegiël 34:8), wat roofagtige vreemde nasies soos Babilon verteenwoordig. God het aangekondig dat Hy die selfgesentreerde herders (verse 10) sal uitwis en Sy volk sal red: “Ek sal self na my skape soek en hulle soek. Soos ‘n herder sy kudde soek wanneer hy onder sy verstrooite skape is, so sal Ek na my skape soek en hulle red uit al die plekke waarheen hulle verstrooi is” (Esegiël 34:11–12).
Die skaap/herder-tema loop deur die Skrif. Herderskap was ‘n algemene beroep in Israel se kultuur. Baie van Israel se patriarge het die beroep beoefen (Genesis 46:32). Mans, vroue en kinders het almal as herders in die Bybel gewerk (Genesis 29:6; 1 Samuel 16:11; 17:15). Die werk van herderskap het behels om skape na weiding te lei vir kos en vars water, skuiling en beskerming te bied, en om te sorg vir die beseerdes en siekes onder die kudde.
In Esegiël verwaarloos, buit en mislei Israel se menslike leiers die kudde. In plaas daarvan om die skape te koester, sorg hulle net vir hulself. Om hierdie rede sê God: “Ek sal self na my skape soek.” Hierdie metafoor van God wat vir Sy skape sorg, verskyn in Jesaja 40:11: “Hy versorg sy kudde soos ‘n herder: Hy maak die lammers in sy arms bymekaar en dra hulle na aan sy hart; Hy lei die wat lammers het saggies” (sien ook Miga 7:14). Miskien is die beste voorbeeld van God wat ons soos ‘n herder lei, Psalm 23.
Een van die oudste titels van God in die Bybel is “Herder” (Genesis 49:24). Die psalmis Asaf beskryf hoe God Israel uit Egipte uitgelei het “soos ‘n kudde; Hy het hulle soos skape deur die woestyn gelei. Hy het hulle veilig gelei, sodat hulle nie bang was nie; maar die see het hulle vyande verswelg” (Psalm 78:52–53).
Die Evangelies beskryf Jesus Christus as die uiterste medelydende herder. Hy sorg vir “skape sonder ‘n herder” (Matteus 9:36; sien ook Markus 6:34). Hy is die “goeie herder” (Johannes 10:11, 14), die “groot Herder van die skape” (Hebreërs 13:20), en die “Opperherder” (1 Petrus 5:4).
God is in die besigheid om verlore skape te soek en te red (Johannes 10:16). Miskien weerklink Sy woorde, “Ek sal self my skape soek,” die kragtigste in Christus se gelykenis van die verlore skaap:
As ‘n man honderd skape het en een van hulle raak verlore, wat sal hy doen? Sal hy nie die nege-en-negentig ander in die woestyn los en die een wat verlore is, gaan soek totdat hy dit vind nie? En wanneer hy dit gevind het, sal hy dit met blydskap op sy skouers huis toe dra. Wanneer hy daar aankom, sal hy sy vriende en bure bymekaarroep en sê: “Wees saam met my bly, want ek het my verlore skaap gevind.” Net so is daar meer vreugde in die hemel oor een verlore sondaar wat berou het en na God terugkeer as oor nege-en-negentig ander wat regverdig is en nie weggedwaal het nie! (Lukas 15:4–7, NLT).
Net soos die volk Israel die skape van God se kudde was, is Christene vandag die skape van Christus se kudde (Lukas 12:32; Matteus 10:16). Israel het deur God aangestelde geestelike onderherders gehad, net soos Nuwe-Testamentiese gelowiges doen (Johannes 21:15–17). In Handelinge het Paulus die ouderlinge in Efese gesê: “Hou julleself in die oog en oor die hele kudde wat die Heilige Gees julle as opsieners aangestel het. Wees herders van die gemeente van God wat Hy met sy eie bloed gekoop het” (Handelinge 20:28).
Die apostel Petrus het kerkleiers aangespoor om hul verantwoordelikhede ernstig op te neem: “Wees herders van die kudde wat onder julle is en waak oor hulle, nie omdat julle moet nie, maar omdat julle gewillig is, soos God wil hê julle moet wees. Moenie oneerlike wins najaag nie, maar ywerig wees om te dien; moenie baasspeel oor die wat aan julle toevertrou is nie, maar wees voorbeelde vir die kudde. En wanneer die Opperherder verskyn, sal julle die onverwelklike kroon van heerlikheid ontvang” (1 Petrus 5:2–4).
Valse, selfsugtige geestelike herders het in antieke Israel bestaan, en ewe lastige herders is vandag nog in die kerk aktief (Handelinge 20:29; Matteus 7:15; Johannes 10:1). Die Here het Israel se ouderlinge aanspreeklik gehou en oordeel teen die korruptes gebring (Esegiël 34:7–19; Jesaja 3:13–15; 5:8; Amos 5:12). En Hy hou steeds aanspreeklik en bring oordeel oor bedrieglike geestelike leiers tot vandag toe (Matteus 23:4–15).
God is persoonlik belê in die versorging van Sy skape. As een van Sy aangestelde leiers voordeel trek uit die kudde, belowe die Here self om die rol van sorgsame herder in te neem om Sy skape te red en te herstel (Sagaria 10:3; 11:7). Hy verwyder die onbevoegde herder van die kudde en sê: “Ek sal self na my skape soek. Ek sal hulle red en vir hulle sorg.”
Today’s Devotional
ONE WHOLE BODY
Humanly speaking, Christians are a diverse lot. We come from every nation, tribe, and people group (Revelation 7:9). We speak different languages, possess a variety of skin tones, and reflect unique cultures and social classes. But for all who are members of Christ’s family, race, rank, and gender lose their significance: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28, ESV).
Every person comes to Jesus Christ the same way—by grace through faith and repentance from sin (Acts 16:30–31; Ephesians 2:8; 2 Peter 3:9; Mark 1:15). “Jew nor Greek” speaks of race, nationality, and ethnicity. “Slave nor free” refers to our rank, social class, or profession. And “male and female” indicates our gender. These distinctions lose their importance in the heavenly Father’s eyes. We are all one in Christ His Son.
The apostle Paul explained, “The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit” (1 Corinthians 12:12–13, NLT). Our spiritual connection unites us into one faith and one family: “For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all, in all, and living through all” (Ephesians 4:4–6, NLT).
We are all one in Christ has wide-ranging implications. First, it calls for unity and harmony among brothers and sisters in the body of Christ. We are to walk in a manner worthy of our calling, like Jesus, showing humility, gentleness, patience, “bearing with one another in love,” and making “every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:1–3).
We can embrace our differences, even celebrate them, as long as “above all” we clothe ourselves “with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony” (Colossians 3:14, NLT; see also Ephesians 5:2). The unity of believers is emphasized in Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer as the Lord prays that “all be one, just as you and I are one . . . so that the world will believe you sent me. . . . May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me” (John 17:21–23). Relational unity in the church is the best witness to the reality of Jesus Christ and God to the world.
The unity Christ prayed for is not an organizational unity or a denominational unity but a spiritual unity based on faith in Christ and the glory of God within. “Christian harmony is not based on the externals of the flesh but the internals and eternals of the Spirit in the inner person. We must look beyond the elements of our first birth—race, color, abilities, etc.—and build our fellowship on the essentials of our new birth” (Warren Wiersbe, Be Transformed, Victor Books, 1989, p. 80).
Discrimination, prejudice, and racism have existed in every generation, but there is no room for such bias in God’s family. As Paul so eloquently stated, “For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us” (Ephesians 2:14, NLT). God made human beings—the entire human race—in His image and likeness (Genesis 1:26–27). If we hate someone because of the color of his skin, are we not hating a part of God’s image?
Paul also said, “In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us” (Colossians 3:11, NLT). How can we hate or discriminate against someone if Christ our Savior lives in him? Every form of condescension, partiality, and intolerance based on race, rank, and gender must be repented of and nailed to the cross because we are all one in Jesus Christ.
Christians should be united in passion, plan, and purpose, just as the Father and Son are united in the same. Christians are all treasure-bearing earthen vessels (2 Corinthians 4:7). Christians are all redeemed by the same blood; we are all going to the same heaven; we have a shared aspiration, a shared enemy, and a shared hope and joy.
Vandag se Bemoediging
EEN HELE LIGGAAM
Menslik gesproke is Christene ‘n diverse klomp. Ons kom uit elke nasie, stam en volksgroep (Openbaring 7:9). Ons praat verskillende tale, besit ‘n verskeidenheid velkleure en weerspieël unieke kulture en sosiale klasse. Maar vir almal wat lede van Christus se familie is, verloor ras, rang en geslag hul betekenis: “Daar is nie meer Jood of Griek nie, daar is nie meer slaaf of vryman nie, daar is nie meer man of vrou nie, want julle is almal een in Christus Jesus” (Galasiërs 3:28).
Elke persoon kom op dieselfde manier na Jesus Christus toe – deur genade deur geloof en bekering van sonde (Handelinge 16:30–31; Efesiërs 2:8; 2 Petrus 3:9; Markus 1:15). “Jood of Griek” spreek van ras, nasionaliteit en etnisiteit. “Slaaf of vryman” verwys na ons rang, sosiale klas of beroep. En “man en vrou” dui op ons geslag. Hierdie onderskeidings verloor hul belangrikheid in die hemelse Vader se oë. Ons is almal een in Christus, sy Seun.
Die apostel Paulus het verduidelik: “Die menslike liggaam het baie dele, maar die baie dele vorm een hele liggaam. So is dit ook met die liggaam van Christus. Sommige van ons is Jode, sommige is heidene, sommige is slawe, sommige is vry. Maar ons is almal deur een Gees in een liggaam gedoop, en ons het almal dieselfde Gees” (1 Korintiërs 12:12–13). Ons geestelike verbintenis verenig ons in een geloof en een familie: “Want daar is een liggaam en een Gees, soos julle geroep is tot een heerlike hoop vir die toekoms. Daar is een Here, een geloof, een doop, een God en Vader van almal, wat oor almal en in almal is en deur almal lewe” (Efesiërs 4:4–6).
Ons is almal een in Christus het wydlopende implikasies. Eerstens roep dit op tot eenheid en harmonie tussen broers en susters in die liggaam van Christus. Ons moet wandel op ‘n manier wat ons roeping waardig is, soos Jesus, nederigheid, sagmoedigheid, geduld toon, “mekaar in liefde verdra”, en “alles in ons vermoë doen om die eenheid van die Gees te bewaar deur die band van vrede” (Efesiërs 4:1–3).
Ons kan ons verskille omhels, selfs vier, solank ons onsself “bo alles” beklee “met die liefde, wat ons almal in volmaakte harmonie bind” (Kolossense 3:14, NLT; sien ook Efesiërs 5:2). Die eenheid van gelowiges word beklemtoon in Jesus se Hoëpriesterlike Gebed terwyl die Here bid dat “almal een moet wees, net soos U en Ek een is… sodat die wêreld kan glo dat U My gestuur het… Mag hulle so ‘n volmaakte eenheid ervaar dat die wêreld kan weet dat U My gestuur het en dat U hulle net so liefhet soos U My liefhet” (Johannes 17:21–23). Relasionele eenheid in die kerk is die beste getuienis van die werklikheid van Jesus Christus en God aan die wêreld.
Die eenheid waarvoor Christus gebid het, is nie ‘n organisatoriese eenheid of ‘n denominasionele eenheid nie, maar ‘n geestelike eenheid gebaseer op geloof in Christus en die heerlikheid van God binne-in. “Christelike harmonie is nie gebaseer op die uiterlike van die vlees nie, maar die innerlike en ewige van die Gees in die innerlike persoon. Ons moet verder as die elemente van ons eerste geboorte kyk – ras, kleur, vermoëns, ens. – en ons gemeenskap bou op die essensiële aspekte van ons nuwe geboorte” (Warren Wiersbe, Be Transformed, Victor Books, 1989, bl. 80).
Diskriminasie, vooroordeel en rassisme het in elke geslag bestaan, maar daar is geen plek vir sulke vooroordeel in God se familie nie. Soos Paulus so welsprekend gestel het: “Want Christus self het vir ons vrede gebring. Hy het Jode en heidene tot een volk verenig toe Hy in sy eie liggaam aan die kruis die muur van vyandigheid wat ons van mekaar geskei het, afgebreek het” (Efesiërs 2:14). God het mense – die hele menslike ras – na Sy beeld en gelykenis gemaak (Genesis 1:26–27). As ons iemand haat as gevolg van die kleur van sy vel, haat ons dan nie ‘n deel van God se beeld nie?
Paulus het ook gesê: “In hierdie nuwe lewe maak dit nie saak of jy ‘n Jood of ‘n nie-Jood is, besnede of onbesnede, barbaars, onbeskaafd, slaaf of vry nie. Christus is al wat saak maak, en Hy leef in ons almal” (Kolossense 3:11, NLT). Hoe kan ons iemand haat of teen hom diskrimineer as Christus, ons Verlosser, in hom leef? Elke vorm van neerbuiging, partydigheid en onverdraagsaamheid gebaseer op ras, rang en geslag moet berou hê en aan die kruis vasgespyker word, want ons is almal een in Jesus Christus.
Christene moet verenig wees in passie, plan en doel, net soos die Vader en die Seun in dieselfde verenig is. Christene is almal skatdraende erdehouers (2 Korintiërs 4:7). Christene word almal deur dieselfde bloed verlos; ons gaan almal na dieselfde hemel; ons het ‘n gedeelde strewe, ‘n gedeelde vyand en ‘n gedeelde hoop en vreugde.
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Sleeper Agents, Open Borders, And The Next 9/11 – But Biological
On Tuesday, the alarm bell rang–but only a few were listening. Federal authorities in Detroit announced the arrest of two Chinese nationals for attempting to smuggle a “dangerous biological pathogen” into the United States. The fungus they carried–Fusarium graminearum–is no minor threat. It’s a known destroyer of crops like wheat, barley, and rice.
Federal authorities in Detroit announced the arrest of two Chinese nationals, Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu, for attempting to smuggle a “dangerous biological pathogen” into the United States. The fungus they carried–Fusarium graminearum–is no minor threat. It’s a known destroyer of crops like wheat, barley, and rice.
Not only does it cause billions in agricultural damage worldwide each year, but its toxins can also sicken humans and livestock. In short, this wasn’t just scientific curiosity or academic mischief–it was a potential act of agroterrorism.
U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. didn’t mince words. He called it a “potential agroterrorism weapon” and warned that one of the suspects is a “loyal member of the Chinese Communist Party.” Let that sink in. A foreign agent, connected to the Chinese regime, was smuggling a biological agent into the American heartland–possibly to deploy it on our farms, right under our noses.
This wasn’t a Hollywood thriller. This happened. And it may only be the tip of the iceberg.
A Hidden War, Fought in Laboratories and Airports
The Chinese Communist Party has embedded agents in American research institutions for decades. They don’t wear uniforms. They wear lab coats, student badges, or diplomatic suits. They come not with bullets, but with USB drives and biological samples. They speak the language of science, but their objectives are strategic.
Electronic communications revealed that Jian had previously smuggled biological materials into the U.S. Her boyfriend Liu lied to federal authorities before finally admitting to bringing in the fungus. The question isn’t whether they were acting alone or under government orders. The real danger lies in this: what if they are not alone at all?
We often think of biological weapons as vials in a terrorist’s suitcase or engineered viruses in a rogue lab. But in reality, it can be as simple–and as devastating–as a fungus on a farm. One infected shipment. One careless contamination. One malicious agent. The result? Our wheat fields wither. Livestock die. Prices skyrocket. Supermarket shelves go bare. And the panic begins.
Open Borders and Open Threats
In an age of porous borders and chaotic immigration policy, how many more agents like Jian and Liu have slipped through?
We’re not just talking about pathogens smuggled through airport customs. We’re talking about sleeper agents–men and women who’ve quietly settled into American life, awaiting orders. Orders that could be triggered by war over Taiwan, an Israeli strike on Iran, or a sudden global conflict. If that moment comes, who’s to say those already inside our nation won’t be the first to strike?
And how would they strike? The Department of Homeland Security lays it out in chilling detail:
Aerosol dispersal in subways or public buildings.
Contaminated food or water supplies.
Human carriers, deliberately infecting others.
Infected animals, silently spreading disease.
Insects, used as living vectors.
Even the U.S. mail system could become a delivery mechanism of death.
It sounds like science fiction–until it’s not. Consider Israel. Recently, its enemies resorted to arson as a form of attack. Entire fields were set ablaze. Meanwhile, Ukraine has carried out long-range drone strikes deep inside Russia, proving how even distant territories are no longer safe behind borders. War no longer starts at the front line–it starts at your doorstep.
America is not immune.
What If the Next 9/11 Isn’t a Bomb, But a Spore?
Biological attacks are especially terrifying because they are invisible at first. There’s no mushroom cloud, no siren. Just symptoms. Coughs. Cattle dying in the fields. Crops turning black. Panic rising in cities.
What happens when a weaponized flu variant hits New York? What if wheat blight devastates the Midwest in one harvest season? What happens to our food, our economy, our confidence as a nation?
We spend billions on fighter jets and missile systems, but a few grams of weaponized anthrax–or a carefully chosen fungus–could do more damage than an invading army.
And yet, how easy would it be for a determined adversary to walk across our border with such a pathogen? Our own officials admit they cannot track everyone. We have open sections of border protected by little more than fences and cameras. Even in our airports, the amount of cargo screened for biological threats is shockingly low.
It’s Not a Matter of If. It’s a Matter of When.
China, Iran, North Korea, and even Russia have spent decades developing asymmetrical warfare tactics. Not just nukes and tanks–but silent weapons. They know they can’t win a conventional war with the U.S. But they don’t have to. A well-timed biological release could cripple our economy, sow internal chaos, and divide our people against each other.
What we’re facing is not just a biological threat. It’s a national security crisis–a ticking time bomb wrapped in a petri dish.
A Call to Wake Up
This isn’t a partisan issue. It’s not about race or immigration status. It’s about national survival.
We need stronger biosecurity at our borders and ports. We need strict vetting for foreign nationals entering sensitive academic fields. We need surveillance not only of weapons but of biological materials. And we need to wake up to the fact that America is being infiltrated–not with tanks, but with toxins.
Tuesday’s arrests should have been front-page news everywhere. But they weren’t. The country yawned. Politicians shrugged. And the quiet war goes on.
But one day, a different story may break–one with headlines we never imagined: Blight Destroys Midwest Harvest. New Pathogen Sweeps Coastal Cities. Unknown Virus Claims Thousands.
If that day comes, the only question that will matter is this: Why didn’t we stop it when we had the chance?
Signs of the Times
Internet Buzzing Over Apocalyptic 2027 Speculations – What Does The Bible Say?
The internet is ablaze with speculation. From podcasts to prophecy blogs, from underground whistleblowers to top-ranked investigative journalists, the year 2027 is being whispered as a possible turning point for humanity. But as these conjectures swirl, many are asking a deeper question: is there any truth to this? And more importantly, what does the Bible say about the future?
18 Major News Announcements before the Return of Jesus and the Rapture.
The Next Major News Event =
1. a Nuclear War in the Middle East – The Gog and Magog war – Ezek 38 – 39 .
Eze 39:8-10 Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.
And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:
So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD.
After This. 2. The Jewish Messiah Arrives . Note this was and will not be Jesus
After This. 3. Israel Receives their approval to Build the 3rd Jewish Temple – Rev 11
Rev 11:1-3 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles (Muslims): and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
After This. 4. The Country of Palestine is Born , Matt 24
Mat 24:15-16 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
After This. 5. The Great Christian Revival, Acts 2 v 17-21
Act 2:16-21 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
After This. 6. The Antichrist claims the 3rd Jewish Temple. Daniel 12 . Matt 24.
After This, 7. The Great Tribulation Starts. Rev 12 , Matt 24
After This. 8. The 666 Mark of the Beast is Implemented . Rev 13
After This. 9. The Seal of God Rev 7 and 9
After This. 10. Jews and Christians go into Angel Protection. Rev 12 and Ps 91
After This. 11. The 5th Trumpet = Super Volcano Erupts announcing the Wrath of God. Rev 9
After This. 12. All Bearers of the 666 receive painful and incurable sours on their bodies. Rev 16
After this. 13. The Sea water changes to stale dead Blood, all sea foods dies.Rev 16
After this, 14. All fresh water turn to stale Blood. All animals and plants dies, Rev 16
After This. 15, 6th Trumpet War about left over canned foods and bottle water products and Oil . Rev 9
After This . 16 . The Sun Explodes , Burns Humans and Fires on Earth , High Heat . Rev 16
After This . 17 . Sun Burns Out , Total Darkness on Earth. Moon no Light , Stars look like they fell out of the Sky. Rev 16
After This . 18. Blood in Euphrates river dries up. for troops of World Army to battle God. Rev 16
After This . Jesus Christ Arrive at His 2nd Coming
Mat 24:29-31 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
After This . The Rapture of the Elect .
1Th 4:14-17 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
After This . The Battle of Armageddon . Rev 16 to 20
And This will Happen in the Last 10 Years on Earth!
DIE ROTASIE VAN DIE AARDE STOP BY DIE WEDERKOMS VAN JESUS CHRISTUS
THE EARTH STOPS SPINNING / ROTATING AT THE 2ND COMING OF JESUS
Trump/Musk Rocket Explodes
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s alliance took off like one of SpaceX’s rockets. It was supercharged and soared high. And then it blew up.
The spectacular flame out Thursday peaked as Trump threatened to cut Musk’s government contracts and Musk claimed that Trump’s administration hasn’t released all the records related to sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein because Trump is mentioned in them.
The tech entrepreneur even shared a post on social media calling for Trump’s impeachment and skewered the president’s signature tariffs, predicting a recession this year.
The messy blow-up between the president of the United States and the world’s richest man played out on their respective social media platforms after Trump was asked during a White House meeting with Germany’s new leader about Musk’s criticism of his spending bill.
Trump had largely remained silent as Musk stewed over the last few days on his social media platform X, condemning the president’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.” But Trump clapped back Thursday in the Oval Office, saying he was “very disappointed in Musk.”
Musk responded on social media in real time. Trump, who was supposed to be spending Thursday discussing an end to the Russia-Ukraine war with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, ratcheted up the stakes when he turned to his own social media network, Truth Social, and threatened to use the U.S. government to hurt Musk’s bottom line by going after contracts held by his internet company Starlink and rocket company SpaceX.
“The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts,” Trump wrote on his social media network.
Gog and Magog Update
Why A Nuclear Agreement With Iran Is Not Enough
If a deal is reached, Iran is not going to stop its financial and military support for its terror proxies in the Middle East, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Houthi militia in Yemen. Iran, in short, is not going to abandon its declared goal of obliterating the “Zionist entity” (“the Little Satan”) or the United States (“the Great Satan”).
As talks between Washington and Tehran are underway to reach an agreement on Iran’s efforts to acquire nuclear weapons, even if a deal is reached, unless it features “anywhere, anytime” inspections, to which Iran has never agreed, Iran will secretly continue to develop nuclear weapons and cheat, cheat, cheat.
If such a deal is reached, Iran also is not going to stop its financial and military support for its terror proxies in the Middle East, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Houthi militia in Yemen. Iran, in short, is not going to abandon its declared goal of obliterating the “Zionist entity” (“the Little Satan”) or the United States (“the Great Satan”).
US President Donald J. Trump said on May 28 that he believes his administration is “very close to a solution” with Iran on a nuclear agreement. “Right now, I think they want to make a deal,” Trump said. “And if we can make a deal, I’d save a lot of lives.
These are the main reasons that address why an agreement regarding Iran’s nuclear ambitions is not enough.
The Iranian regime’s ongoing effort to acquire nuclear weapons is a huge problem, as are its repeated demands to enrich uranium (whatever could go wrong?) and threats to destroy Israel – especially with Iran’s proxy terror groups that also seek to destroy Israel.
If Trump is serious about preventing war and bloodshed in the Middle East, he must insist that any agreement with Iran’s mullahs include no centrifuges or uranium enrichment of any kind, and no support for Tehran’s terror proxies.
If something could possibly go wrong, unfortunately it will — leaving Trump with the legacy of delivering yet another laughably fake peace deal and of his presidency being that of another failed Barack Obama.
Were it not for Iran’s financial and military support, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, and the Houthis would not have been able to fire thousands of rockets, ballistic missiles and explosive drones at Israel over the past 20 months.
Halting or limiting Iran’s uranium enrichment may be a positive development, but what about the hundreds of millions of dollars and the weapons it sends to its terror proxies? The Trump administration must demand an immediate halt to the funding and arming of the Iran-backed Islamist terror groups. Furthermore, it must demand that Iran’s leaders stop calling for the annihilation of Israel.
The same is true for the leaders of Qatar (such as here and here), as well Qatar’s personal insults against Trump himself.
As Trump was voicing optimism regarding the prospects of reaching a nuclear deal with the Iranian regime, Ali Akbar Velayati, senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, received a delegation of Hamas and PIJ officials in Tehran and discussed with them “the latest developments in the region, especially the situation in Palestine and the Gaza Strip.”
Iranian and Palestinian media outlets quoted Velayati as “assuring” the Hamas and PIJ officials that “the Zionist entity is doomed to disappear.” Hamas and PIJ, the second largest Iran-backed terror group in the Gaza Strip, participated in the October 7, 2023 invasion of Israel. At least 1,200 Israelis were murdered and thousands wounded on that day. Another 251 Israelis and foreign nationals were kidnapped to the Gaza Strip, where 58 remain in captivity (only 20 are believed to be alive).
Velayati also “affirmed Iran’s solidarity with the [Palestinian] resistance groups and praised the victories of the Palestinian resistance [against Israel] as a rare achievement in the history of Islam,” according to media reports.
The meeting between Velayati and the Hamas and PIJ representatives shows that the Iranian regime has no intention to turn its back on its terror proxies, notwithstanding any possible future nuclear agreement with the US. The opposite is true. Velayati reassured the Palestinian terror leaders that the Iranian regime is determined to continue supporting them, to help them achieve their goal of murdering Jews and eliminating Israel. When the Iranian official talks about the “resistance,” he is referring to terrorism against Israel, including the October 7 massacre.
Velayati’s talk about the destruction of the “Zionist entity” shows that the Iranian regime does not intend to abandon its dream of wiping Israel off the map, and the US as well.
In the past few years, Khamenei has repeatedly called for the destruction of Israel and America. He was also quick to praise the October 7 massacre as a “logical and legal” action.
It is wrong and unrealistic to assume that Khamenei and his regime, if and when they sign a nuclear agreement with the Trump administration, would abandon their dream of destroying Israel and America. The previous nuclear agreement the Iranian regime signed with the Obama administration in 2015 did not stop the mullahs in Tehran from providing financial and military aid to the Islamist terror groups in the Middle East. That agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also did not see Iran’s leaders change their minds about destroying Israel.
Iran’s support for the Palestinian terror groups, Hezbollah and the Houthi militia has brought death and destruction on Palestinians, Lebanese and Yemenis. Iran’s regime is a threat not only to Israel, but also to the US.
“Iran’s openly stated goal is to destroy Israel, but the broader game is its perception of the United States as the ‘Great Satan,'” wrote Shishir Gupta, executive editor of the Hindustan Times, in April 2023.
“Iran’s strategy involves orchestrating various terrorist groups in the Middle East, with multifaceted objectives. Firstly, it seeks to dominate the Islamic world in the region, asserting its influence over other nations. Simultaneously, it aims to strike at the credibility of the United States, a long-standing adversary in Iranian foreign policy.”
The Trump administration would do well to take these issues into consideration before signing any agreement with Iran. Such an agreement, if reached, unfortunately will not mean that the Iranian regime has become America’s friend. As long as the mullahs continue to wish for the destruction of Israel and America, and to back Islamist terror groups, they should be treated as dangerous enemies of both Israel and the US.
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87% of diseases can be cured by sorting out our thought life. “””
Non-bacterial inflammation is where there is swelling and redness in the body in the absence ofinfection.Common diseases that involve non-bacterial inflammation include interstitialcystitis (inflammation of the bladder), prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate), ankylosing spondylitis (pain and stiffness in the spine) and myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle). Myocarditis is discussed on page 347 in the chapter on cardiovascular diseases and ankylosing spodylitis is explained on page 400.
I explained in the chapter on stress that when a person’s though life is dominated by fear and anxiety, a whole sequence of hormonal and chemical reactions are set into motion through the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is the area in the brain that is the connection between the mind and the body – it translates everything that is going on in a person’s thought life into a physical reaction. One of the effects of stage 2 and 3 of stress is activation of mast cells. Mast cells are part of the immune system that was designed to help you kill and fight off infections. When the mast cells are activated, they release chemicals that cause inflammation, for example histamine, prostaglandins and leukotrienes. Histamine increases the diameter of the blood vessels (vasodilation) as well as increasing their permeability. This allows the water (plasma) in blood to leak into the surrounding body tissues, which results in swelling and redness.
When you have an over production of histamine in your body, you have swelling. When youhave swelling you have pressure on your nerves and surrounding body structures and you have discomfort, irritation and/or pain. The spiritual root behind this is fear, anxiety and stress.
In non-bacterial inflammation, there is a second spiritual root that comes in which is a low self esteem, self-hatred, self-condemnation and guilt. This is where the chapter on autoimmune diseases is relevant as the immune system begins to attack the body in a specific area, such as the bladder, prostate, heart or bones in the spine. This results in damage to the body tissue and inflammation.
Interstitial Cystitis (Inflammation of the Bladder)
Before reading about your bladder problem, please make sure you have read the introduction above. Most bladder problems involve either infection or inflammation or both.
In interstitial cystitis there is inflammation and swelling of the tissue in the wall of the bladder due to excessive histamine production. Symptoms include a painful burning feeling when you pass urine, having to go to the toilet more than normal, urgency (i.e. when you feel you need to go to the toilet you have to get there quick!), blood in urine (haematuria) and/or pain above your pubic area. In two thirds of cases this is caused by bacterial infection. Bladder infections are related to fear, anxiety and stress. Fear and anxiety in your thought life puts your body into stage 2 and 3 of stress. In this toxic state, the hypothalamus in your brain stimulates the production of large quantities of stress hormones. One of these stress hormones is cortisol, which in excessive quantities, directly kills and prevents the production of the different cells of the immune system. When the immune system is compromised, bacteria are able to infect the bladder wall. Both the infection and direct stress related damage to the immune system cause an excessive production of histamine with resultant inflammation.
In one third of cases the inflammation of the bladder is not related to an infection – this condition is called abacterial cystitis in women and urethral syndrome in men. In this case, there is an overproduction of histamine, plus an autoimmune disorder where cells of the immune system are damaging the tissue in the bladder wall causing inflammation as well. Here there are two spiritual roots that need to be dealt with:
You have got to be prepared to change the way you think about yourself. You need to choose to see yourself as God sees you. Building a healthy self-esteem starts with learning who you are in Christ and establishing your identity and sense of self worth in Him. The chapter on page 498 will help you with this.
You also have to get the fear, anxiety and stress out of your thought life. Deal with those issues that are robbing you of your peace. Turn to the chapter on page 523.
Prostatitis
Before reading about prostatitis, please make sure you have read the introduction at the beginning of this chapter.
Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate in men. This can be serious because it can eventually lead to prostate cancer. Similar to cystitis described above, prostatitis can result from infection or inflammation or both.
If the prostatitis involves infection you will have fevers and feel generally ill. In this case the spiritual root is fear, anxiety and stress. Fear and anxiety in your thought life puts your body into stage 2 and 3 of stress. In this toxic state, the hypothalamus in your brain stimulates the production of large quantities of stress hormones. One of these stress hormones is cortisol, which in excessive quantities, directly kills and prevents the production of the different cells of the immune system. When the immune system is compromised, bacteria are able to infect the prostate. Both the infection and direct stress related damage to the immune system cause an excessive production of histamine with resultant inflammation.
Prostatitis can also be due to an allergic reaction, usually in men with asthma. Allergies are discussed in the chapter on page 206.
If the prostatitis is due to inflammation alone, there are two spiritual roots that need to be dealt with:
Fear, anxiety and stress – on page 523 is a chapter that will help you deal with this.
Low self-esteem, self-hatred, self-rejection, self-condemnation and guilt. Building a healthy self-esteem starts with knowing who you are in Christ and learning to see yourself as God sees you – turn to page 498.
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There are countless religions in the world, with most religions having sub-sects within them. Generally speaking, all religions attempt to help people make sense of their purpose and existence in this world, explain what occurs in the afterlife, and declare whether or not there is a deity, and if so, how we relate to this deity. The seven world religions in the list below comprise over 95 percent of the world’s religious adherents. With each world religion is a link to a more detailed discussion of that religion’s beliefs and practices.
TruLight School of Theology have started with Its daily Bible Study – Pastor Counselling Certificate – we are Starting with 36 Studies with 10 Studies per Topic from 1st of April 2025 – Over the Next 2 Years we will Include One Daily Study per Topic on this Platform. The Daily Manna Bible Study will be Available in English and Afrikaans!
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Application: How can you apply this to your life?.
Prayer: Pray about what you’ve learned.
REAP
Read: Read the passage carefully.
Engage: Ask questions about the passage.
Apply: Think about how the passage applies to your life.
Pray: Pray about what you’ve learned.
Introduction to the Bible – Bible Summary
Summary of the Book of 2
Timothy
Author: 2 Timothy 1:1 identifies the author of the Book of 2 Timothy as the apostle
Paul.
Date of Writing: The Book of 2 Timothy was written in approximately A.D. 67, shortly
before the apostle Paul was put to death.
Purpose of Writing: Imprisoned in Rome yet again, the apostle Paul felt lonely and
abandoned. Paul recognized that his earthly life was likely coming to an end soon. The
Book of 2 Timothy is essentially Paul’s “last words.” Paul looked past his own
circumstances to express concern for the churches and specifically for Timothy. Paul
wanted to use his last words to encourage Timothy, and all other believers, to persevere
in faith (2 Timothy 3:14) and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ (2 Timothy 4:2).
Key Verses:
2 Timothy 1:7, “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love
and of self-discipline.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly
equipped for every good work.”
2 Timothy 4:2, “Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct,
rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.”
2 Timothy 4:7-8, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the
faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the
righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who
have longed for his appearing.”
Brief Summary: Paul encourages Timothy to remain passionate for Christ and to remain
firm in sound doctrine (2 Timothy 1:1-2, 13-14). Paul reminds Timothy to avoid ungodly
beliefs and practices and to flee from anything immoral (2 Timothy 2:14-26). In the end
times there will be both intense persecution and apostasy from the Christian faith (2
Timothy 3:1-17). Paul closes with an intense plea for believers to stand firm in the faith
and to finish the race strong (2 Timothy 4:1-8).
Connections: So concerned was Paul to warn Timothy and those he pastored of the
dangers of false teachers that he invoked the story of the Egyptian magicians who
opposed Moses (Exodus 7:11, 22; 8:7, 18, 19; 9:11). Although their names are not
mentioned in the Old Testament, tradition has it that these men instigated the building
of the golden calf and were killed with the rest of the idolaters (Exodus 32). Paul predicts
the same fate for those who resist the truth of Christ, their folly eventually being made
“clear to everyone” (2 Timothy 3:9).
Practical Application: It is easy to get side-tracked in the Christian life. We have to
keep our eyes on the prize—being rewarded in heaven by Jesus Christ (2 Timothy 4:8).
We must strive to avoid both false doctrine and ungodly practices. This can only be
accomplished by being grounded in our knowledge of God’s Word and firm in our
refusal to accept anything that is unbiblical.
Inleiding tot die Bybel – Bybel Samevatting
Opsomming van die Boek van 2
Timoteus
Skrywer: 2 Timoteus 1:1 identifiseer die skrywer van die Boek van 2 Timoteus as die
apostel Paulus.
Datum van Skrywe: Die Boek van 2 Timoteus is geskryf in ongeveer 67 nC, kort voordat
die apostel Paulus doodgemaak is.
Doel van skryf: Die apostel Paulus, wat weer in Rome gevange gehou is, het eensaam
en verlate gevoel. Paulus het besef dat sy aardse lewe waarskynlik binnekort tot ‘n einde
sou kom. Die Boek 2 Timoteus is in wese Paulus se “laaste woorde”. Paulus het verby sy
eie omstandighede gekyk om besorgdheid oor die kerke en spesifiek vir Timoteus uit te
spreek. Paulus wou sy laaste woorde gebruik om Timoteus, en alle ander gelowiges, aan
te moedig om in geloof te volhard ( 2 Timoteus 3:14 ) en die evangelie van Jesus
Christus te verkondig ( 2 Timoteus 4:2 ).
Sleutelverse:
2 Timoteus 1:7 , “Want God het ons nie ‘n gees van lafhartigheid gegee nie, maar ‘n
gees van krag, liefde en selfbeheersing.”
2 Timoteus 3:16-17 “Die hele Skrif is deur God ingegee en is nuttig tot lering,
teregwysing, teregwysing en onderwysing in die geregtigheid, sodat die mens van God
volkome toegerus kan word vir elke goeie werk.”
2 Timoteus 4:2 , “Verkondig die Woord; wees voorbereid in seisoen en buite seisoen;
korrigeer, bestraf en bemoedig—met groot geduld en noukeurige onderrig.”
2 Timoteus 4:7-8 “Ek het die goeie stryd gestry, ek het die wedloop voleindig, ek het die
geloof behou. Nou lê daar vir my die kroon van geregtigheid voor, wat die Here, die
regverdige Regter, aan my op daardie dag sal toeken — en nie net aan my nie, maar
ook aan almal wat na sy verskyning verlang het.”
Kort opsomming: Paulus moedig Timoteus aan om passievol vir Christus te bly en vas
te bly in die gesonde leer ( 2 Timoteus 1:1-2 , 13-14 ). Paulus herinner Timoteus om
goddelose oortuigings en gebruike te vermy en van enigiets onsedelik te vlug ( 2
Timoteus 2:14-26 ). In die eindtyd sal daar beide intense vervolging en afvalligheid van
die Christelike geloof wees ( 2 Timoteus 3:1-17 ). Paulus sluit af met ‘n intense pleidooi
vir gelowiges om vas te staan in die geloof en om die wedloop sterk te voltooi ( 2
Timoteus 4:1-8 ).
Verbindings: Paulus was so besorgd om Timoteus en diegene wat hy herder het te
waarsku teen die gevare van valse leraars dat hy die verhaal van die Egiptiese towenaars
wat Moses teëgestaan het aangeroep ( Eksodus 7:11 , 22 ; 8:7 , 18 , 19 ; 9:11 ) ). Alhoewel
hulle name nie in die Ou Testament genoem word nie, het die tradisie dit dat hierdie
manne die bou van die goue kalf aangehits het en saam met die res van die
afgodedienaars doodgemaak is ( Eksodus 32 ). Paulus voorspel dieselfde lot vir diegene
wat die waarheid van Christus weerstaan, en hulle dwaasheid word uiteindelik “aan
almal duidelik” gemaak ( 2 Timoteus 3:9 ).
Praktiese toepassing: Dit is maklik om ‘n kantlyn in die Christelike lewe te kry. Ons
moet ons oë op die prys hou—om in die hemel beloon te word deur Jesus Christus ( 2
Timoteus 4:8 ). Ons moet daarna streef om beide valse leerstellings en goddelose
gebruike te vermy. Dit kan slegs bereik word deur gegrond te wees in ons kennis van
God se Woord en vas in ons weiering om enigiets wat onbybels is te aanvaar.
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