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Bible Verse and Prayer for Today

For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
1 Corinthians 2:11

Prayer

Lord , Help me Understand that I am made up by 3 Parts , Body , Mind and spirit , and that without a spirit i can not exist . and Help me understand that Heavens are Made up by 3 Parts , God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit , and Help me Understand that I need to receive the Baptism of Body in the Name of God the Father , and Baptism of the Mind in the Name of Jesus the Son of God and Baptism of my spirit in the name of the Holy Spirit . I Pray this in Jesus name , Amen and Amen

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The Secret of Power

Never before has there been a greater need for sanctified men and women than in this time in which we live today. The world is advancing at a rapid pace. Satan has

a hold and is exercising his dominion over the world and is determined to do everything in his power to achieve his goals. If we look at Paul, he lived on his knees so that the church of Ephesus could reach the height, breadth and depth of unfathomable spirituality and also be filled with the fullness of God.

Eph. 3:18 ‘That ye may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height,

Eph. 3:19 and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.’

The secret of power is a holiness that strengthens the soul, it sets the whole man on fire with love, with a desire for greater faith, greater zeal, greater devotion. This must become our necessity, and we must, fired by the Holy Spirit, be the embodiment of this devotion. God’s cause is greatly harmed and His name dishonored by lack of devotion in prayer.

Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag

Want watter mens weet die dinge van ‘n mens, behalwe die gees van die mens wat in hom is? net so ken die dinge van God niemand nie, behalwe die Gees van God.
1 Korinthiërs 2:11

Gebed

Here, help my om te verstaan dat ek bestaan uit 3 dele, liggaam, verstand en gees, en dat sonder ‘n gees ek nie kan bestaan nie. en Help my om te verstaan dat die hemele bestaan uit 3 Dele, God die Vader, Jesus die Seun en die Heilige Gees, en help my om te verstaan dat ek die Doop van Liggaam in die Naam van God die Vader moet ontvang, en die Doop van die Verstand in die Naam van Jesus die Seun van God en die Doop van my gees in die naam van die Heilige Gees. Ek Bid dit in Jesus Naam, Amen en Amen

Gebed Wenke

Die geheim van Krag

Nog nooit tevore was daar ‘n groter behoefte aan geheiligde manne en vroue soos juis nou in hierdie tyd waarin ons vandag leef nie. Die wêreld gaan met rasse skrede vooruit. Satan het

‘n houvas en oefen sy heerskappy oor die wêreld uit en stel hom ten doel om alles in sy vermoë te doen om sy doelwitte te bereik As ons na Paulus kyk, hy het op sy knieë geleef sodat die gemeente van Efese die hoogte, breedte en diepte van onmeetbare geestelikheid kon bereik en ook vervul kon word met die volheid van God.

Efes. 3 : 18 ‘En julle in staat kan wees om saam met al die heiliges ten volle te begryp wat die breedte en lengte en diepte en hoogte is,

Efes. 3 : 19 en die liefde van Christus te ken wat die kennis oortref, sodat julle vervul kan word tot al die volheid van God’.

Die geheim van krag is ‘n heiligheid wat die siel bekragtig, dit steek die hele mens aan die brand met liefde, met ‘n begeerte vir ‘n groter geloof, groter ywer, groter toewyding. Dit moet vir ons noodsaaklik word en ons moet aangevuur deur die Heilige Gees die vergestaltiging wees van hierdie toewyding. God se saak word groot skade berokken en sy Naam onteer deur gebrek aan toewyding in gebed.

Bible Teaching of the Day

Concentrate on the Cross – Part 8

The Stations of the Cross, also known as the Via Dolorosa, is a narration of the final hours in the life of Jesus Christ on earth that continues to provide spiritual conviction for every Christian and application to our lives. The Stations of the Cross serve as a stark reminder of the humble manner in which Jesus was willing to set aside any privilege of deity in order to provide a path to salvation through His sacrifice.

There are several widely accepted versions describing those final hours, one being biblical and the others being more traditional accounts of events in Jesus’ final hours. The traditional form of the Stations of the Cross is as follows:

Jesus is condemned to death.
Jesus is given His cross.
Jesus falls down for the first time.
Jesus meets His mother Mary.
Simon of Cyrene is forced to carry the cross.
Veronica wipes blood off of Jesus’ face.
Jesus falls down for the second time.
Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem.
Jesus falls down for the third time.
Jesus is stripped of His clothing.
Jesus is nailed to the cross – the Crucifixion.
Jesus dies on the cross.
Jesus’ body is removed from the cross – the Deposition or Lamentation.
Jesus’ body is placed in the tomb.

In the traditional form of the Stations of the Cross, however, stations 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9 are not explicitly biblical. As a result, a “Scriptural Way of the Cross” has been developed. Below are the biblical descriptions of the 14 Stations of the Cross and the life application of each.

1st Station of the Cross: Jesus on the Mount of Olives (Luke 22:39-46).
Jesus prayed on the Mount of Olives for His Father to take the cup from His hand that meant His death on the cross; it demonstrated the humanity of Jesus (Luke 22:39-46). It is not difficult to imagine how great His anticipation was concerning the events He was about to face. There comes a time in the life of all Christians when they must also choose between God’s will and their own, and that choice, like Jesus’ choice, displays the level of commitment and obedience to God, as well as the true condition of the heart. Even though Jesus was aware of the fate He was about to face when He prayed on the Mount of Olives for God to alter the events, His prayer was that the Father’s will be done regardless of what the future held for Him. Even nailed to the cross with His life’s breath slipping away, Jesus was still teaching us the importance of obedience to God’s Word and the importance of trusting Him in every situation.

2nd Station of the Cross: Jesus is betrayed by Judas and arrested (Luke 22:47-48).
Judas not only became one of the most despised characters in history when he betrayed Jesus; he also became a haunting reminder to every Christian that there have been times they have fallen to temptation to sin. For the Christian, stumbling in sin is like betraying the One who gave His life for us. How much greater is that betrayal when the sin is a chosen behavior, deliberately turning away from spiritual conviction (Luke 22:47-48)? Judas lived with Jesus and sat at His feet learning from Him for years. But because his heart was not truly transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit, he fell away when tempted by Satan. As believers, we are told to “examine ourselves” to see if we are truly in the faith (2 Corinthians 13:5).

3rd Station of the Cross: Jesus is condemned by the Sanhedrin (Luke 22:66-71).
The Sanhedrin council, made up of seventy priests and scribes and one high priest, demanded that Pilate execute Jesus. This incident serves as a warning for all Christians to be careful not to exalt ourselves by self-righteously judging others. Biblical knowledge and exalted positions in this world still fall pitifully short of holy perfection, and prideful thinking can easily be the downfall of even the most pious among men. The Bible teaches us to respect positions of authority, but ultimately it is God’s will and God’s Word that should reign supreme in our lives. Christians are gifted with a baptism of God’s Holy Spirit to comfort, teach, and guide them in every situation, allowing them to make every decision according to the perfect will of God, essentially negating an individual’s need for religious rulers like the Sanhedrin. The Jewish people’s entrusting supreme religious authority to the Sanhedrin led to corruption among many of the priests and scribes of the Sanhedrin, and when Jesus began to teach a doctrine that undermined their authority, they plotted against Him, ultimately demanding His crucifixion by the Roman government (Luke 22:66-71).

4th Station of the Cross: Peter denies Jesus (Luke 22:54-62).
When Jesus was arrested, a number of those present at the time accused Peter of being one of Jesus’ followers (Luke 22:54-62). As previously predicted by Jesus, Peter denied knowing Jesus three times. Peter was Jesus’ beloved and trusted disciple who witnessed many miracles firsthand, even walking on water with Jesus (Matthew 14:29-31). Even so, Peter demonstrated the weakness of humanity by denying Jesus for fear of also being arrested. Christians all over the world still face persecution and humiliation by the non-believing in society, from verbal abuse to beatings and death. People might self-righteously judge Peter for his denial of Jesus and his fear of what the Romans would do to him if they discovered his relationship with Jesus, but how many Bible-believing Christians can say they have never remained silent about their faith in the face of discrimination, public or private? Such a silence demonstrates the imperfect frailty of humanity. Peter’s faith was an imperfect faith, primarily because he was not indwelt by the Holy Spirit at that time. After the coming of the Spirit at Pentecost to live in the hearts of believers (Acts 2), Peter was a valiant lion of faith, never again fearing to proclaim His Lord.

5th Station of the Cross: Jesus is judged by Pontius Pilate (Luke 23:13-25).
By today’s legal standards, it is unlikely that Jesus would have been convicted in any court, especially since no real evidence against Him could be produced. Pontius Pilate could find no fault in anything Jesus had done and wanted to release Him (Luke 23:13-24), but the Sanhedrin demanded that Pilate order His execution. The Sanhedrin, who ruled according to strict Mosaic Law and tradition, considered Jesus a major threat to their ruling authority over the Jews. Jesus taught the people that salvation was by the grace of God and not by adherence to the many precepts set forth by the Sanhedrin, and such teaching not only undermined the authority of the religious leaders, but it also posed a serious threat to the livelihood that they enjoyed as a result of their control over the Jewish people. Even today, the message of salvation by the power and choice of God, not by our own efforts, is unpopular. Human beings in their fallen nature always want to achieve their own salvation, or at least have a part in it, so we can claim at least a part of the glory. But salvation is of the Lord, who shares His glory with no one (Isaiah 42:8).

6th Station of the Cross: Jesus is scourged and crowned with thorns (Luke 22:63-65).
The healing referred to in this passage is spiritual healing, or healing from sin. Pardon of sin, and restoration to the favor of God, are frequently represented as an act of healing. Over five hundred years before Mary gave birth to Jesus, Isaiah prophesied that Jesus would be wounded for our transgressions (Isaiah 53:3-6) and bruised for our inequities and that by His stripes we would be healed.

7th Station of the Cross: Jesus takes up His cross (John 19:17).
When Jesus took up His cross, He was carrying more than wood. Unknown to the many spectators that day, Jesus was carrying the sins of mankind, facing the punishment those sins deserved, which He was about to suffer on man’s behalf. Jesus exhorts us in Matthew 16:24, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” He also reveals that this is not an option: “…and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me (Matthew 10:38). Taking up our cross, an instrument of death, means dying to self in order to live as completely new creations (2 Corinthians 5:17) in service and obedience to Christ. This means surrendering to God our will, our affections, our ambitions, and our desires. We are not to seek our own happiness as the supreme object, but be willing to renounce all and lay down our lives also, if required.

8th Station of the Cross: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry His cross (Luke 23:26).
Simon of Cyrene might be considered a victim of circumstance. He had most likely come to Jerusalem for the Passover festivities and probably knew little about the proceedings at hand. We know very little about Simon of Cyrene since he is not mentioned in the Bible after he helped to carry the cross upon which Jesus would be nailed (Luke 23:26). Ordered to help by the Roman soldiers, Simon did not resist, most likely fearing for his own life in light of the situation at hand. Unlike Jesus, who carried His cross willingly, Simon of Cyrene was “compelled” or forced to carry it. As Christians, we are to join Jesus in His suffering willingly, as Paul exhorts us, “So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God” (2 Timothy 1:8).

9th Station of the Cross: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem (Luke 23:27-31).
When Jesus encountered the weeping women and some of His disciples on His way to crucifixion, He cautioned them that they should not weep for Him, but that their concerns should be for themselves and the lives of their children considering the rising evil throughout Jerusalem (Luke 23:27-31). Even while suffering great pain and personal humiliation, Jesus’ concern was not for Himself, but for the lives and souls of those who faced the danger of eternal damnation because of the sin in their lives. The same caution is relevant for Christians today that we should be careful not to allow our concerns for this world to come before our devotion and obedience to God. Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world” (John 18:36), and as citizens of heaven, our focus and attention should be there.

10th Station of the Cross: Jesus is crucified (Luke 23:33-47).
It is difficult, over two thousand years after the fact, to imagine the horror of the moment as those closest to Jesus were forced to helplessly stand by as the spikes were driven through His hands and feet into the timber on which He would take His last breath in human form (Luke 23:44-46). His loved ones and disciples did not yet fully understand the meaning of what was taking place at the time. They were not yet able to understand that this evil deed of men was the result of divine purpose and planning for the salvation of all who would believe in the Christ. For us today, “how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation?” (Hebrews 2:3). “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).

11th Station of the Cross: Jesus promises His kingdom to the believing thief (Luke 23:43).
It is possible that the thief being crucified next to Jesus was able to grasp the concept that life was not ending for Jesus, but that He was transcending the physical world into eternal promise from which He came to provide for humanity. The thief would become one of the first to enter paradise by grace through faith in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:8-9). Jesus told the thief that he would be in paradise that day with Him because he accepted and believed in the Son of God. Clearly, this is an example that a person is saved by grace through faith rather than by works, as those who persecuted and condemned Jesus would have the people believe.

12th Station of the Cross: Jesus on the cross speaks with His mother and disciples (John 19:26-27).
Jesus, in His dying moment, was still putting the needs of others before His own as He selflessly committed the care of His mother to His beloved disciple John (John 19:27). His entire life, including His death, taught by example that we are to put the needs of others before our own, subjecting everything to the perfect will of God. The willingness to abide by His Word and demonstrate with actions by faithfully sacrificing for others in the face of adversity, are defining characteristics of the true Christian life.

13th Station of the Cross: Jesus dies on the cross (Luke 23:44-46).
At the moment of Jesus’ death, the curtain in the Temple, which separated men from the holy of holies, tore from top to bottom. This was terrifying for all the Jews who witnessed the event, who did not realize it signified the end to the Old Covenant and the beginning of the New Covenant. No longer would man have to suffer separation from God because of sin, but we would now be able to approach the throne of grace boldly in prayer for forgiveness of sins. The life and sacrificial death of Jesus had removed the barrier of sin, making it possible for man to obtain salvation by grace.

14th Station of the Cross: Jesus is laid in the tomb (Luke 23:50-54).
After Jesus died and was taken down from the cross, He was laid to rest in a tomb provided by a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea (Luke 23:50-54). Joseph happened to also be a member of the Sanhedrin, but was opposed to the trial and crucifixion of Jesus. Joseph secretly believed that Jesus was the Messiah according to Scripture, but feared the consequence of acknowledging his belief publicly (John 19:38). After Jesus died, Joseph went to Pilate secretly and requested the body of Jesus so that he might provide a proper burial.

Jesus’ great sacrifice not only became the atonement for man’s sins, but it also became the victory that would defeat and overcome death, which would have otherwise been the inescapable fate of all men who are born under the curse of sin. Sin carries its own inescapable penalty, and that penalty is death. Our Creator is just and fair and so demanded that the penalty for sin be paid. Because God is loving and merciful as well as just, He sent His only begotten Son to pay the penalty for our sins, knowing we were otherwise doomed for all eternity (John 3:16). God’s love and mercy are greatly demonstrated by the words of Jesus as He hung dying on the cross when He asked God to forgive those who were killing Him in their ignorance (Luke 23:34). It is easy to surmise that man’s unwillingness to fully surrender in obedience to God’s Word and law is because of his lack of knowledge and wisdom. The irony of that summation is the fatality it produced for Jesus on the cross becomes spiritual fatality for those unable to overcome the same ignorance that still plagues much of humanity today. The sinful man who refuses to accept the gift of salvation that Jesus made possible by His sacrifice is surely the product of rebellious ignorance and sin that separates a man from the wisdom of God.

Bybel Lering vir die Dag

Bedink die Kruis – Deel 8

Die Stasies van die Kruis, ook bekend as die Via Dolorosa, is ‘n vertelling van die laaste ure in die lewe van Jesus Christus op aarde wat voortgaan om geestelike oortuiging vir elke Christen en toepassing op ons lewens te verskaf. Die Stasies van die Kruis dien as ‘n skerp herinnering aan die nederige wyse waarop Jesus bereid was om enige voorreg van godheid tersyde te stel ten einde ‘n pad na redding deur Sy offer te voorsien.

Daar is verskeie wyd aanvaarde weergawes wat daardie laaste ure beskryf, een is Bybels en die ander is meer tradisionele weergawes van gebeure in Jesus se laaste ure. Die tradisionele vorm van die Stasies van die Kruis is soos volg:

Jesus is ter dood veroordeel.
Jesus word Sy kruis gegee.
Jesus val vir die eerste keer neer.
Jesus ontmoet Sy moeder Maria.
Simon van Cirene word gedwing om die kruis te dra.
Veronica vee bloed van Jesus se gesig af.
Jesus val vir die tweede keer neer.
Jesus ontmoet die vroue van Jerusalem.
Jesus val vir die derde keer neer.
Jesus word van Sy klere gestroop.
Jesus word aan die kruis vasgespyker – die Kruisiging.
Jesus sterf aan die kruis.
Jesus se liggaam word van die kruis verwyder – die Afsetting of Klaaglied.
Jesus se liggaam word in die graf geplaas.

In die tradisionele vorm van die Kruisstasies is stasies 3, 4, 6, 7 en 9 egter nie eksplisiet Bybels nie. As gevolg hiervan is ‘n “Skriftuurlike Kruisweg” ontwikkel. Hieronder is die Bybelse beskrywings van die 14 Stasies van die Kruis en die lewenstoepassing van elkeen.

1ste Kruisstasie: Jesus op die Olyfberg (Luk 22:39-46).
Jesus het op die Olyfberg gebid dat Sy Vader die beker uit Sy hand neem wat Sy dood aan die kruis beteken het; dit het die menslikheid van Jesus gedemonstreer (Luk. 22:39-46). Dit is nie moeilik om te dink hoe groot Sy afwagting was met betrekking tot die gebeure wat Hy op die punt gestaan het nie. Daar kom ‘n tyd in die lewe van alle Christene wanneer hulle ook moet kies tussen God se wil en hul eie, en daardie keuse, soos Jesus se keuse, vertoon die vlak van toewyding en gehoorsaamheid aan God, sowel as die ware toestand van die hart. Selfs al was Jesus bewus van die lot wat Hy in die gesig gestaar het toe Hy op die Olyfberg vir God gebid het om die gebeure te verander, was Sy gebed dat die Vader se wil geskied ongeag wat die toekoms vir Hom inhou. Selfs vasgenael aan die kruis met Sy lewensasem wat wegglip, het Jesus ons steeds geleer hoe belangrik dit is om gehoorsaam te wees aan God se Woord en hoe belangrik dit is om Hom in elke situasie te vertrou.

2de Kruisstasie: Jesus word deur Judas verraai en gearresteer (Luk. 22:47-48).
Judas het nie net een van die mees veragte karakters in die geskiedenis geword toe hy Jesus verraai het nie; hy het ook ‘n spookagtige herinnering vir elke Christen geword dat daar tye was dat hulle in die versoeking gekom het om te sondig. Vir die Christen is om in sonde te struikel soos om die Een te verraai wat Sy lewe vir ons gegee het. Hoeveel groter is daardie verraad wanneer die sonde ‘n uitverkore gedrag is, wat doelbewus wegdraai van geestelike oortuiging (Luk. 22:47-48)? Judas het saam met Jesus gewoon en vir jare by Sy voete gesit en by Hom leer. Maar omdat sy hart nie werklik deur die krag van die Heilige Gees verander is nie, het hy weggeval toe hy deur Satan versoek is. As gelowiges word ons aangesê om “onsself te ondersoek” om te sien of ons werklik in die geloof is (2 Korintiërs 13:5).

3de Kruisstasie: Jesus word deur die Sanhedrin veroordeel (Luk. 22:66-71).
Die Sanhedrin-raad, wat uit sewentig priesters en skrifgeleerdes en een hoëpriester bestaan het, het geëis dat Pilatus Jesus teregstel. Hierdie insident dien as ‘n waarskuwing vir alle Christene om versigtig te wees om nie onsself te verhef deur ander selfregverdig te oordeel nie. Bybelse kennis en verhewe posisies in hierdie wêreld skiet steeds jammerlik tekort aan heilige volmaaktheid, en trotse denke kan maklik die ondergang wees van selfs die vroomste onder mense. Die Bybel leer ons om gesagsposisies te respekteer, maar uiteindelik is dit God se wil en God se Woord wat die hoogste in ons lewens behoort te regeer. Christene is begaafd met ‘n doop van God se Heilige Gees om hulle in elke situasie te vertroos, te leer en te lei, sodat hulle elke besluit volgens die volmaakte wil van God kan neem, wat in wese ‘n individu se behoefte aan godsdienstige heersers soos die Sanhedrin ontken. Die Joodse volk se toevertrouing van hoogste godsdienstige gesag aan die Sanhedrin het gelei tot korrupsie onder baie van die priesters en skrifgeleerdes van die Sanhedrin, en toe Jesus ’n leerstelling begin leer het wat hulle gesag ondermyn het, het hulle teen Hom saamgespan en uiteindelik Sy kruisiging deur die Romeinse regering geëis (Luk. 22:66-71).

4de Kruisstasie: Petrus verloën Jesus (Luk. 22:54-62).
Toe Jesus gearresteer is, het ’n aantal van die destydse teenwoordiges Petrus daarvan beskuldig dat hy een van Jesus se volgelinge was (Luk. 22:54-62). Soos voorheen deur Jesus voorspel, het Petrus drie keer ontken dat hy Jesus geken het. Petrus was Jesus se geliefde en vertroude dissipel wat baie wonderwerke eerstehands aanskou het, selfs saam met Jesus op water geloop het (Matteus 14:29-31). Tog het Petrus die swakheid van die mensdom gedemonstreer deur Jesus te verloën uit vrees dat hy ook gearresteer sal word. Christene regoor die wêreld staar steeds vervolging en vernedering deur die nie-gelowiges in die samelewing in die gesig, van verbale mishandeling tot slae en dood. Mense kan Petrus dalk eiegeregtig oordeel vir sy ontkenning van Jesus en sy vrees vir wat die Romeine aan hom sou doen as hulle sy verhouding met Jesus ontdek, maar hoeveel Bybelgelowige Christene kan sê hulle het nog nooit stilgebly oor hulle geloof in die aangesig van diskriminasie, publiek of privaat nie? So ‘n stilte demonstreer die onvolmaakte broosheid van die mensdom. Petrus se geloof was ‘n onvolmaakte geloof, hoofsaaklik omdat hy nie in daardie tyd in die Heilige Gees was nie. Na die koms van die Gees op Pinksterdag om in die harte van gelowiges te woon (Handelinge 2), was Petrus ‘n dapper leeu van geloof, wat nooit weer gevrees het om Sy Here te verkondig nie.

5de Kruisstasie: Jesus word deur Pontius Pilatus geoordeel (Luk. 23:13-25).
Volgens vandag se wetlike standaarde is dit onwaarskynlik dat Jesus in enige hof skuldig bevind sou gewees het, veral aangesien geen werklike bewyse teen Hom gelewer kon word nie. Pontius Pilatus kon geen fout vind in enigiets wat Jesus gedoen het nie en wou Hom vrylaat (Luk. 23:13-24), maar die Sanhedrin het geëis dat Pilatus sy teregstelling beveel. Die Sanhedrin, wat volgens streng Mosaïese Wet en tradisie geregeer het, het Jesus as ‘n groot bedreiging vir hulle heersende gesag oor die Jode beskou. Jesus het die mense geleer dat redding deur die genade van God was en nie deur die nakoming van die baie voorskrifte wat deur die Sanhedrin uiteengesit is nie, en sulke lering het nie net die gesag van die godsdienstige leiers ondermyn nie, maar dit het ook ‘n ernstige bedreiging ingehou vir die lewensonderhoud wat hulle geniet het as gevolg van hul beheer oor die Joodse volk. Selfs vandag nog is die boodskap van verlossing deur die krag en keuse van God, nie deur ons eie pogings nie, ongewild. Mense in hul gevalle natuur wil altyd hul eie verlossing bereik, of ten minste ‘n deel daaraan hê, sodat ons ten minste ‘n deel van die heerlikheid kan opeis. Maar die redding is van die Here, wat sy heerlikheid met niemand deel nie (Jesaja 42:8).

6de Kruisstasie: Jesus word gegesel en met dorings gekroon (Luk. 22:63-65).
Die genesing waarna in hierdie gedeelte verwys word, is geestelike genesing, of genesing van sonde. Vergifnis van sonde, en herstel tot die guns van God, word dikwels voorgestel as ‘n daad van genesing. Meer as vyfhonderd jaar voordat Maria geboorte gegee het aan Jesus, het Jesaja geprofeteer dat Jesus vir ons oortredings gewond sou word (Jesaja 53:3-6) en gekneus sou word vir ons ongeregtighede en dat ons deur Sy wonde genees sou word.

7de Kruisstasie: Jesus neem Sy kruis op (Johannes 19:17).
Toe Jesus sy kruis opgeneem het, het Hy meer as hout gedra. Onbekend aan die baie toeskouers daardie dag, het Jesus die sondes van die mensdom gedra, die straf wat daardie sondes verdien het, wat Hy op die punt was om namens die mens te ly, in die gesig gestaar. Jesus vermaan ons in Matteus 16:24: “As iemand agter My aan wil kom, moet hy homself verloën, sy kruis opneem en My volg.” Hy openbaar ook dat dit nie ‘n opsie is nie: “…en elkeen wat nie sy kruis opneem en My volg nie, is My nie werd nie (Matteus 10:38). Om ons kruis op te neem, ‘n instrument van die dood, beteken om aan onsself af te sterf om as heeltemal nuwe skeppings te lewe (2 Korintiërs 5:17) in diens en gehoorsaamheid aan Christus. Dit beteken om ons oor te gee aan God, ons begeertes, ons begeertes, ons wil en begeerte is ons. ons eie geluk as die hoogste voorwerp, maar wees bereid om alles te verloën en ook ons lewens af te lê, indien nodig.

8ste Kruisstasie: Simon van Cirene help Jesus om Sy kruis te dra (Luk. 23:26).
Simon van Cirene kan as ‘n slagoffer van omstandighede beskou word. Hy het heel waarskynlik na Jerusalem gekom vir die Pasgafeeste en het waarskynlik min geweet van die verrigtinge op hande. Ons weet baie min van Simon van Cirene aangesien hy nie in die Bybel genoem word nie nadat hy gehelp het om die kruis te dra waarop Jesus vasgespyker sou word (Luk. 23:26). Simon het opdrag gegee om deur die Romeinse soldate te help, en het nie weerstand gebied nie, en het waarskynlik vir sy eie lewe gevrees in die lig van die situasie wat voorhande was. Anders as Jesus, wat Sy kruis gewillig gedra het, was Simon van Cirene “gedwing” of gedwing om dit te dra. As Christene moet ons gewillig saam met Jesus in Sy lyding aansluit, soos Paulus ons vermaan: “Moet julle dus nie skaam om oor ons Here te getuig nie, of skaam julle nie vir my, sy gevangene nie. Maar ly saam met my vir die evangelie deur die krag van God” (2 Timoteus 1:8).

9de Kruisstasie: Jesus ontmoet die vroue van Jerusalem (Luk. 23:27-31).
Toe Jesus die huilende vroue en sommige van sy dissipels teëgekom het op pad na kruisiging, het Hy hulle gewaarsku dat hulle nie oor Hom moes huil nie, maar dat hulle bekommernisse oor hulleself en die lewens van hulle kinders moet wees met inagneming van die opkomende euwel in Jerusalem (Luk. 23:27-31). Selfs terwyl hy groot pyn en persoonlike vernedering gely het, was Jesus se besorgdheid nie vir Homself nie, maar vir die lewens en siele van diegene wat die gevaar van ewige verdoemenis in die gesig gestaar het as gevolg van die sonde in hul lewens. Dieselfde waarskuwing is relevant vir Christene vandag dat ons versigtig moet wees om nie toe te laat dat ons bekommernisse oor hierdie wêreld voor ons toewyding en gehoorsaamheid aan God kom nie. Jesus het gesê: “My koninkryk is nie van hierdie wêreld nie” (Johannes 18:36), en as burgers van die hemel moet ons fokus en aandag daar wees.

10de Kruisstasie: Jesus word gekruisig (Luk. 23:33-47).
Dit is moeilik om, meer as tweeduisend jaar ná die feit, die verskrikking van die oomblik voor te stel toe diegene naaste aan Jesus gedwing is om hulpeloos te staan terwyl die spykers deur Sy hande en voete in die hout gedryf is in die hout waarop Hy Sy laaste asem in menslike vorm sou neem (Luk. 23:44-46). Sy geliefdes en dissipels het nog nie ten volle die betekenis van wat op daardie tydstip plaasgevind het, verstaan nie. Hulle was nog nie in staat om te verstaan dat hierdie bose daad van mense die gevolg was van goddelike doel en beplanning vir die redding van almal wat in die Christus sou glo nie. Vir ons vandag, “hoe sal ons ontsnap as ons so ‘n groot verlossing ignoreer?” (Hebreërs 2:3). “Verlossing word in niemand anders gevind nie, want daar is geen ander naam onder die hemel wat aan die mense gegee is waardeur ons gered moet word nie” (Handelinge 4:12).

11de Kruisstasie: Jesus beloof sy koninkryk aan die gelowige dief (Luk. 23:43).
Dit is moontlik dat die dief wat langs Jesus gekruisig is die konsep kon begryp dat die lewe nie vir Jesus eindig nie, maar dat Hy besig was om die fisiese wêreld te transendeer na die ewige belofte waaruit Hy gekom het om vir die mensdom te voorsien. Die dief sou een van die eerstes word wat uit genade die paradys binnegaan deur geloof in Jesus Christus (Efesiërs 2:8-9). Jesus het vir die dief gesê dat hy daardie dag saam met Hom in die paradys sou wees omdat hy die Seun van God aangeneem en geglo het. Dit is duidelik dat dit ‘n voorbeeld is dat ‘n mens uit genade gered word deur geloof eerder as deur werke, soos diegene wat Jesus vervolg en veroordeel het, die mense wil laat glo.

12de Kruisstasie: Jesus aan die kruis praat met Sy moeder en dissipels (Johannes 19:26-27).
Jesus het in Sy sterwensoomblik steeds die behoeftes van ander voor Sy eie gestel, terwyl Hy onbaatsugtig die sorg van Sy moeder aan Sy geliefde dissipel Johannes toevertrou het (Joh. 19:27). Sy hele lewe, insluitende Sy dood, het deur voorbeeld geleer dat ons die behoeftes van ander voor ons eie moet stel, en alles aan die volmaakte wil van God moet onderwerp. Die gewilligheid om by Sy Woord te bly en met dade te demonstreer deur getrou vir ander op te offer in die aangesig van teëspoed, is bepalende kenmerke van die ware Christelike lewe.

13de Kruisstasie: Jesus sterf aan die kruis (Luk. 23:44-46).
Op die oomblik van Jesus se dood het die gordyn in die Tempel, wat die mense van die Allerheiligste geskei het, van bo na onder geskeur. Dit was skrikwekkend vir al die Jode wat die gebeurtenis aanskou het, wat nie besef het dat dit die einde van die Ou Verbond en die begin van die Nuwe Verbond beteken nie. Die mens sou nie meer as gevolg van sonde skeiding van God hoef te ly nie, maar ons sou nou die troon van genade met vrymoedigheid kon nader in gebed om vergifnis van sondes. Die lewe en offerdood van Jesus het die versperring van sonde verwyder, wat dit vir die mens moontlik gemaak het om verlossing uit genade te verkry.

14de Kruisstasie: Jesus word in die graf neergelê (Luk. 23:50-54).
Nadat Jesus gesterf het en van die kruis afgeneem is, is Hy ter ruste gelê in ‘n graf wat voorsien is deur ‘n man genaamd Josef, van die Joodse dorp Arimatea (Luk. 23:50-54). Josef was toevallig ook ‘n lid van die Sanhedrin, maar was gekant teen die verhoor en kruisiging van Jesus. Josef het in die geheim geglo dat Jesus die Messias was volgens die Skrif, maar het die gevolg daarvan gevrees om sy geloof in die openbaar te erken (Joh. 19:38). Nadat Jesus gesterf het, het Josef in die geheim na Pilatus gegaan en die liggaam van Jesus aangevra sodat hy ‘n behoorlike begrafnis kon voorsien.

Jesus se groot offer het nie net die versoening vir die mens se sondes geword nie, maar dit het ook die oorwinning geword wat die dood sou oorwin en oorwin, wat andersins die onvermydelike lot sou wees van alle mense wat onder die vloek van sonde gebore is. Sonde dra sy eie onontkombare straf, en daardie straf is die dood. Ons Skepper is regverdig en regverdig en het so geëis dat die straf vir sonde betaal word. Omdat God liefdevol en genadig sowel as regverdig is, het Hy sy eniggebore Seun gestuur om die straf vir ons sondes te betaal, wetende dat ons andersins tot in alle ewigheid gedoem is (Joh. 3:16). God se liefde en genade word grootliks gedemonstreer deur die woorde van Jesus terwyl Hy sterwend aan die kruis gehang het toe Hy God gevra het om diegene te vergewe wat Hom in hul onkunde doodgemaak het (Luk. 23:34). Dit is maklik om te vermoed dat die mens se onwilligheid om ten volle oor te gee in gehoorsaamheid aan God se Woord en wet is as gevolg van sy gebrek aan kennis en wysheid. Die ironie van daardie opsomming is dat die fataliteit wat dit vir Jesus aan die kruis veroorsaak het, geestelike fataliteit word vir diegene wat nie dieselfde onkunde kan oorkom wat vandag nog baie van die mensdom teister nie. Die sondige mens wat weier om die gawe van verlossing te aanvaar wat Jesus deur Sy offer moontlik gemaak het, is sekerlik die produk van rebelse onkunde en sonde wat ‘n mens skei van die wysheid van God.

Today’s Devotional

“CURRY AND RICE ”

Last week we visited a church event where they also sold food. Amongst others they were selling beef “curry and rice”. Since I like having hot curry every now and then, we bought curry and rice, thinking that it would be nice. Unfortunately, it wasn’t hot at all. In fact, they should have called it “mince and rice” for there was close to no curry in it at all. The excuse used was that there are those who do not like hot food, so they did not add too much curry.

Unfortunately, when it comes to the Gospel or the preaching there-off, there are those who also prefer a mild or slightly spicy message. In his letter to Timothy, Paul wrote, “For a time will be when they will not endure sound doctrine, but they will heap up teachers to themselves according to their own lusts, tickling the ear. And they will turn away their ears from the truth and will be turned to myths. (2 Timothy 4:3-4)

This begs me to ask the question, “Do we want to be merely entertained, motivated, encouraged or do we want to hear a Holy Spirit driven, fiery hot sermon that cuts through meat and bone to touch our innermost being?” Do we want to leave church feeling good or do we want to leave church feeling convicted of sin and driven by the Holy Spirit to living lives dedicated, consecrated, holy and Godly?

The Bible tells us that in the last days, grievous times will be at hand. For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, unyielding, false accusers, without self-control, savage, despisers of good, traitors, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it; even turn away from these. : For of these are those who creep into houses and lead captive silly women loaded with sins, led away with different kinds of lusts, ever learning and never able to come to the full knowledge of the truth. (2 Timothy 3:1-7)

Oh, but the Lord also says that “it shall be in the last days, says 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 in those days I will pour out My Spirit upon My slaves and My slave women, and they shall prophesy. And I will give wonders in the heaven above, and miracles on the earth below, blood and fire and vapor of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious Day of the Lord. And it shall be that everyone who shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Acts 2:17-21)

Today I urge you not to be like one of those who does not like it hot but let us be concerned about the condition of our soul while listening to the Word. Let it not be said that of us, that we wanted it to be softly said or silently spoken because we did not want to be offended.

Vandag se Bemoediging

“KERRIE EN RYS”

Ons het verlede week ‘n kerkgeleentheid besoek waar hulle ook kos verkoop het. Hulle het onder meer beesvleis “kerrie en rys” verkoop. Aangesien ek daarvan hou om so nou en dan warm kerrie te eet, het ons kerrie en rys gekoop, met die gedagte dat dit lekker sou wees. Ongelukkig was dit glad nie warm nie. Trouens, hulle moes dit “maalvleis en rys” genoem het, want daar was byna geen kerrie in nie. Die verskoning wat gebruik is, was dat daar diegene is wat nie van warm kos hou nie, so hulle het nie te veel kerrie bygevoeg nie.

Ongelukkig, wanneer dit by die Evangelie of die prediking daarvan kom, is daar diegene wat ook ‘n sagte of effens pittige boodskap verkies. In sy brief aan Timoteus het Paulus geskryf: “Want daar sal ‘n tyd wees wanneer hulle die gesonde leer nie sal verdra nie, maar leraars vir hulle sal ophoop volgens hul eie begeerlikhede, terwyl hulle die oor kietel. En hulle sal hul ore afkeer van die waarheid en hulle sal wend tot verhale. (2 Timoteus 4:3-4).

Dit roep my om die vraag te vra: “Wil ons bloot vermaak, gemotiveer, bemoedig word of wil ons ‘n Heilige Gees-gedrewe, vurige warm preek hoor wat deur vleis en been sny om ons binneste aan te raak?” Wil ons die kerk verlaat met ‘n goeie gevoel of wil ons die kerk verlaat met gevoel van sonde en gedryf deur die Heilige Gees om toegewyd, toegewyd, heilig en Godvresend te leef?

Die Bybel sê vir ons dat daar in die laaste dae swaar tye op hande sal wees. Want die mense sal selfliefhebbers wees, geldliefhebbers, grootpraters, trotsaards, lasteraars, ongehoorsaam aan ouers, ondankbaar, onheilig, sonder natuurlike geneentheid, onversetlik, valse beskuldigers, sonder selfbeheersing, wreedaardig, veragters van die goeie, verraaiers, roekeloos, opgeblase, liefhebbers van welbehae, eerder as liefhebbers van die goddelike, maar liefhebbers van die mag van God, dit; draai selfs van hierdie af weg. : Want van hulle is hulle wat in huise insluip en dwase vroue gevange lei, gelaai met sondes, weggelei met verskillende soorte begeerlikhede, altyd leer en nooit tot die volle kennis van die waarheid kan kom nie. (2 Timoteus 3:1-7)

O, maar die Here sê ook: “Dit sal in die laaste dae wees, spreek God, Ek sal van my Gees uitstort op alle vlees. En julle seuns en julle dogters sal profeteer, en julle jongmanne sal gesigte sien, en julle ou mense sal drome droom. En in daardie dae sal Ek my Gees uitstort op my slawe en my slawe, en hulle sal profeteer op die aarde, en Hy sal wonders gee op die aarde, en Hy sal wonders gee op die aarde, en Hy sal wonders gee op die aarde. vuur en rookdamp Die son sal verander word in duisternis en die maan in bloed, voor daardie groot en heerlike Dag van die Here, en elkeen wat die Naam van die Here aanroep, sal gered word. (Handelinge 2:17-21)

Vandag moedig ek jou aan om nie soos een van diegene te wees wat nie daarvan hou dat dit warm is nie, maar laat ons bekommerd wees oor die toestand van ons siel terwyl ons na die Woord luister. Laat dit nie van ons gesê word dat ons wou hê dat dit saggies gesê of stilswyend gesê word omdat ons nie aanstoot wou neem nie.

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04.00 Gospel Concert of the Day
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5:55 It is Today devotional
6:00 Gaither Homecoming Morning Show
7:15 Discover the Word
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9:00 Holy Spirit Hour – Normally Sermons
10:15 Hope of the Heart
11:15 Unshackled
11.45 Words to Live By
12:15 Truth for Life
13:15 Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram
14:15 Focus on the Family
15:00 Kids Hour
16:00 In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley
16:30 Groundwork
17:15 Live in the Light
18:15 Renewing your Mind
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Bible Prophecy in the News

Trump (Eagle Wings) Considers Indirect Nuclear Talks with Iran (King of the North and Member of Magog) , Prepares for War

US President Donald Trump may accept Iran’s proposal for indirect nuclear talks — but will also shore up military forces in the region ready to strike if the need arises, according to US officials.

Trump and Iran have been embroiled in a battle of words, with the US President threatening to bomb the Islamic Republic if a nuclear deal is not reached.

Trump’s time frame for a potential deal is two months, although it is not clear when the period began.

Trump’s willingness to accept indirect talks is a departure from his previous insistence on direct negotiations.

According to the plan, Oman will mediate in the talks between Iran and the US.

A US official said, “After the exchange of letters, we are now exploring the next steps to begin conversations and building trust with the Iranians.”

The rhetoric between Trump and Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has intensified recently.

Responding to Trump’s threat, Khamenei said he didn’t think the US would strike, but that they would certainly receive “a heavy blow in return” if they did.

Iran filed a diplomatic protest through the Swiss embassy that the Islamic Republic would “respond decisively and immediately to any threat.”

“The US has 10 bases and 50,000 soldiers in the region … If you live in a glass house, you shouldn’t throw stones,” the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps declared on Iranian television.

Last week, in an interview with the American NBC News network, Trump threatened Tehran that, “If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing.”

Signs of the Times in the News

Trump Accuses Israel (The Women with the 12 Stars around her head) of Stealing USA (Eagle Wings) Intellectual Property, Slaps on 17% Tariff

Despite Israel dropping all remaining tariffs on US goods, Trump administration imposes across the board 17% tariffs on all Israeli goods, accusing Israel of “stealing a lot of intellectual property.”

President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on all foreign countries Wednesday, including American allies and major trade partners.

In a ceremony at the Rose Garden, the president signed executive orders closing tariff loopholes and imposing across-the-board import taxes on all foreign countries.

“Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that foreign trade and economic practices have created a national emergency, and his order imposes responsive tariffs to strengthen the international economic position of the United States and protect American workers,” the White House said.

Trump castigated the trade imbalance of the past half century, claiming that the U.S. had been “looted pillaged, raped, and plundered by nations near and far, both friend and foe alike.”

The president called his new tariffs a “declaration of economic independence,” while foreign leaders threatened to impose reciprocal import taxes on American goods.

The orders were issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) and include a baseline 10% tariff on all countries.

However, 60 countries were penalized with higher tariffs, the White House said, targeting the “worst offenders.”

A 34% across-the-board tariff will be levied on Chinese goods. American allies, including the European Union and Japan, are also facing elevated tariff rates, with a 20% tariff imposed on goods from the EU and a 24% tariff on Japanese imports.

Gog and Magog Update

Israel ‘Wipes Out’ Two Syrian Airports, Attacks Bases Used by Turkey

TURKEY’S PRESIDENT: ‘Israel Must be Destroyed and Devastated’

Netanyahu Announcres Bold New Strategy in War Against Hamas

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The TruLight eBook of the week – Eschatology back to the Future

Why Eschatology?
Back to the Future
The Battle of Armageddon
The 7 Thunders
The Rapture of the Spirit filled Church / Bride of Christ
The 2^nd Coming of Jesus Christ
The 6^th Plaque
The 4th and 5^th Plaque
The 6^th Trumpet War aka 3^rd World War
The 2^nd and 3^rd Plaque
The 1^st Plaque and the 5^th Trumpet
The Seal of God
The Great Tribulation
The Abomination of Desolation
The Great Revival / Last outpouring of the Holy Spirit
The Building of the 3^rd Temple
The Jewish Messiah and the Country of Palestine
The Gog and Magog war
The Start of the Sorrow Time Period

Part 2 Chapters

The New Universe and New Earth
The Great White Throne Judgement

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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!

We will Start with a 68 week Study on “Know Your Bible” Daily Bible Summaries of every Chapter in the Bible! From the Old Testament to the New Testament , from Genesis to Revelation 66 Books of the Bible.

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Scripture: Read a short passage out loud.
Observation: What do you notice about the verses?.
Application: How can you apply this to your life?.
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Introduction to the Bible

The New Testament

Matthew — The ministry of Jesus Christ is presented from the point of view that Jesus is the
Son of David and thus the rightful king to rule from Israel’s throne. Jesus offers the kingdom to
His people, but Israel rejects Him as their king and crucifies Him. Jesus rises again and sends His
disciples into all the world to proclaim His teaching.
Mark — The ministry of Jesus Christ is presented from the point of view that Jesus is the
Righteous Servant of God. Jesus obeys the Father’s will and accomplishes all He had been sent
to do, including dying for sinners and rising again from the dead.
Luke — The ministry of Jesus Christ is presented from the point of view that Jesus is the Son of
Man who came to save the whole world. Jesus shows the love of God to all classes of people,
regardless of race or gender. He is unjustly betrayed, arrested, and murdered, but He rises again.
John — The ministry of Jesus Christ is presented from the point of view that Jesus is the Son of
God. Jesus speaks at length of His nature and work and the necessity of faith, and He proves
that He is the Son of God through a series of public miracles. He is crucified and rises again.
Acts — This sequel to the life of Christ follows the ministry of the apostles following Jesus’
ascension. The Holy Spirit arrives to fill and empower Jesus’ followers, who begin to preach the
gospel in the midst of mounting persecution. Paul, a former enemy of the Christians, is
converted and called by Christ as an apostle. The church begins in Jerusalem, expands to
Samaria, and spreads to the Roman world.
Romans — This theological treatise, written by Paul on one of his missionary journeys, examines
the righteousness of God and how God can declare guilty sinners to be righteous based on the
sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Having been justified by faith, believers live in holiness before the world.
1 Corinthians — The church in Corinth is riddled with problems, and the apostle Paul writes to
give them God’s instructions on how to deal with various issues, including sin and division in the
church, marriage, idolatry, spiritual gifts, the future resurrection, and the conduct of public
worship.
2 Corinthians — The problems in the church in Corinth have for the most part been worked
through, and Paul writes this letter to encourage them, to explain the love gift he is collecting
for Judean Christians, and to defend his apostleship against critics who are speaking out against
him.
Galatians — False teachers have infiltrated the churches in Galatia, falsely suggesting that works
of the law (specifically circumcision) must be added to faith in Christ in order for salvation to be
real. In no uncertain terms, Paul condemns the mixture of law and grace, showing that salvation
and sanctification are all of grace. Christ’s salvation has set us free. We rely on the Spirit’s work,
not our own.
Ephesians — Salvation comes by grace through faith in Christ, and not by our own works. The
life Jesus gives, to Jew and Gentile alike, results in a new heart and a new walk in this world. The
church is the Body of Christ, and marriage is a picture of Christ and the church. God has
provided spiritual armor to wage spiritual battle.
Philippians — Writing this letter from a Roman prison, Paul thanks the church in Philippi for the
love gift they had sent him. The gospel of Christ is advancing in the world, despite hardship, and
Christians can rejoice in that. We are urged to humble ourselves as Christ did, be unified, and
press toward the goal of pleasing the Lord in all things.
Colossians — Despite what false teachers might claim, Jesus Christ is the Savior, Lord, and
Creator of all things. In Him, all believers are made alive and complete; they need not submit
themselves to manmade regulations or the mandates of the Old Testament law. The new life we
have in Christ will affect our relationships with spouses, parents, children, masters, and servants.
1 Thessalonians — Paul reviews the start of the church in Thessalonica, and he commends them
for their steadfast faith. Believers are encouraged to live pure lives and to maintain the hope that
Jesus will return. When Christ comes again, He will resurrect believers who have died and will
rapture those still living to be with Him forever. The Day of the Lord is coming, which will result
in the judgment of this world.
2 Thessalonians — The church of Thessalonica is enduring persecution, and some believers
wonder if the Day of the Lord had already arrived. Paul assures them that what they are
experiencing is not God’s judgment. Before that terrible day comes, there must be a worldwide
rebellion, a removal of the Restrainer, and the rise to power of the man of lawlessness. But God
will protect His children. Until the time that Christ returns, keep doing what is right.
1 Timothy — Timothy, the pastor of the church in Ephesus, is the recipient of this letter from
Paul. A pastor must be qualified spiritually, be on guard against false doctrine, pray, care for
those in the church, train other leaders, and above all faithfully preach the truth.
2 Timothy — In this very personal letter at the end of his life, Paul encourages Timothy to hold
fast to the faith, focus on what is truly important, persevere in dangerous times, and preach the
Word of God.
Titus — Titus, an overseer of churches on the island of Crete, has the job of appointing elders in
the churches there, making sure the men are qualified spiritually. He must beware of false
teachers, avoid distractions, model the Christian life, and enjoin all believers to practice good
works.
Philemon — In this short letter to Philemon, a believer in Colossae, the apostle Paul urges him
to show the love of Christ and be reconciled to a runaway, thieving slave. Under Roman law, the
slave could face severe punishment, but Paul urges grace for the sake of Christ. Philemon should
welcome his slave back into the household, not as a slave now but as a beloved brother in
Christ.
Hebrews — There are Jewish members of the church who are tempted to return to the Jewish
law. The author of this epistle urges them not to look back but to move on to full spiritual
maturity, by faith. Jesus Christ is better than angels and better than Moses, and He has provided
a better sacrifice, a better priesthood, and a better covenant than anything in the Old Testament.
Having left Egypt, we must enter the Promised Land, not continue to wander aimlessly in the
wilderness.
James — In this very practical book, James shows what faith lived out looks like. True, saving
faith will affect our prayer life, our words, our response to trials, and our treatment of others.
1 Peter — The apostle Peter writes to believers under persecution in Asia Minor, addressing
them as “God’s elect, exiles scattered” (1 Peter 1:1). He reminds them of the grace of God,
assures them of their heavenly home, teaches them to exhibit holiness, instructs them on marital
relations, and encourages them as they face suffering.
2 Peter — With his death impending, Peter writes the churches, exhorting them to follow the
Word of God, identify and avoid false teachers, and live in holiness as they await the second
coming of Christ.
1 John — God is light, love, and truth. Those who truly belong to Christ will seek fellowship with
His redeemed; walk in the light, not in darkness; confess sin; obey God’s Word; love God;
experience a decreasing pattern of sin in their lives; demonstrate love for other Christians; and
experience victory in their Christian walk.
2 John — The Christian life is a balance of truth and love. We cannot forsake truth in the name
of love; neither can we cease loving because of a misdirected notion of upholding the truth.
3 John — Two men are contrasted: Gaius, who shows his commitment to truth and love through
hospitality; and Diotrephes, who shows his malice and pride through a lack of hospitality.
Jude — The message of the gospel will not change. But there are men who attempt to pervert
the message and teach false doctrines to benefit themselves and lead people astray. These men
must be resisted in the truth.
Revelation — Jesus is the Lord of the church, and He knows the condition of each local body of
believers. The end times will be marked by an increase in wickedness, the rise of the Antichrist’s
one-world government, and the fury of Satan against God’s people on earth. God pours out His
wrath on a rebellious and unrepentant world in a series of judgments that steadily increase in
severity. Finally, the Lamb of God returns to earth with the armies of heaven, defeating the
forces of evil arrayed against Him and setting up His kingdom of peace. Satan, the Antichrist,
and the wicked of every age are thrown into the lake of fire, while the followers of Christ inherit
a new heaven and new earth.
Old Testament

Inleiding tot die Bybel – Bybel Samevattings

Die Nuwe Testament

Matteus — Die bediening van Jesus Christus word aangebied vanuit die oogpunt dat Jesus die
Seun van Dawid is en dus die regmatige koning om vanaf Israel se troon te regeer. Jesus bied
die koninkryk aan sy volk aan, maar Israel verwerp Hom as hulle koning en kruisig Hom. Jesus
staan weer op en stuur Sy dissipels die hele wêreld in om Sy leer te verkondig.
Markus — Die bediening van Jesus Christus word aangebied vanuit die oogpunt dat Jesus die
Regverdige Dienaar van God is. Jesus gehoorsaam die Vader se wil en volbring alles wat Hy
gestuur is om te doen, insluitend om vir sondaars te sterf en uit die dood op te staan.
Lukas — Die bediening van Jesus Christus word aangebied vanuit die oogpunt dat Jesus die
Seun van die mens is wat gekom het om die hele wêreld te red. Jesus wys die liefde van God aan
alle klasse mense, ongeag ras of geslag. Hy word onregverdig verraai, gearresteer en vermoor,
maar Hy staan weer op.
Johannes — Die bediening van Jesus Christus word aangebied vanuit die oogpunt dat Jesus die
Seun van God is. Jesus praat breedvoerig van Sy aard en werk en die noodsaaklikheid van
geloof, en Hy bewys dat Hy die Seun van God is deur ‘n reeks openbare wonderwerke. Hy word
gekruisig en staan weer op.
Handelinge — Hierdie opvolg van die lewe van Christus volg op die bediening van die apostels
na Jesus se hemelvaart. Die Heilige Gees kom om Jesus se volgelinge te vul en te bemagtig, wat
die evangelie begin verkondig te midde van toenemende vervolging. Paulus, ‘n voormalige
vyand van die Christene, word bekeer en deur Christus as ‘n apostel geroep. Die kerk begin in
Jerusalem, brei uit na Samaria en versprei na die Romeinse wêreld.
Romeine — Hierdie teologiese verhandeling, geskryf deur Paulus op een van sy sendingreise,
ondersoek die geregtigheid van God en hoe God skuldige sondaars op grond van die offer van
Jesus Christus as regverdig kan verklaar. Nadat hulle deur geloof geregverdig is, leef gelowiges
in heiligheid voor die wêreld.
1 Korinthiërs — Die kerk in Korinte is deurspek met probleme, en die apostel Paulus skryf om
aan hulle God se instruksies te gee oor hoe om verskeie kwessies te hanteer, insluitend sonde en
verdeeldheid in die kerk, huwelik, afgodery, geestelike gawes, die toekomstige opstanding, en
die uitvoering van openbare aanbidding.
2 Korinthiërs — Die probleme in die gemeente in Korinte is grotendeels deurgewerk, en Paulus
skryf hierdie brief om hulle aan te moedig, om die liefdesgeskenk wat hy vir Judese Christene
insamel te verduidelik en om sy apostelskap te verdedig teen kritici wat praat uit teen hom.
Galasiërs – Valse leraars het die kerke in Galasië geïnfiltreer, en valslik voorgestel dat werke van
die wet (spesifiek die besnydenis) by geloof in Christus gevoeg moet word sodat verlossing
werklik kan wees. In geen onsekere terme nie, veroordeel Paulus die mengsel van wet en
genade, en wys dat redding en heiligmaking alles uit genade is. Christus se redding het ons
vrygemaak. Ons maak staat op die Gees se werk, nie ons eie nie.
Efesiërs – Verlossing kom uit genade deur geloof in Christus, en nie deur ons eie werke nie. Die
lewe wat Jesus aan Jood en nie-Jood gee, lei tot ‘n nuwe hart en ‘n nuwe wandel in hierdie
wêreld. Die kerk is die Liggaam van Christus, en die huwelik is ‘n beeld van Christus en die kerk.
God het geestelike wapenrusting voorsien om geestelike stryd te voer.
Filippense — Paulus skryf hierdie brief uit ‘n Romeinse gevangenis en bedank die gemeente in
Filippi vir die liefdesgeskenk wat hulle vir hom gestuur het. Die evangelie van Christus vorder in
die wêreld, ten spyte van swaarkry, en Christene kan hulle daarin verheug. Ons word aangespoor
om onsself te verootmoedig soos Christus gedoen het, verenig te wees en te streef na die doel
om die Here in alles te behaag.
Kolossense – Ten spyte van wat valse leraars mag beweer, is Jesus Christus die Verlosser, Here
en Skepper van alle dinge. In Hom word alle gelowiges lewend en volkome gemaak; hulle hoef
hulle nie te onderwerp aan mensgemaakte regulasies of die opdragte van die Ou Testamentiese
wet nie. Die nuwe lewe wat ons in Christus het, sal ons verhoudings met huweliksmaats, ouers,
kinders, meesters en diensknegte beïnvloed.
1 Tessalonisense — Paulus hersien die begin van die gemeente in Tessalonika, en hy prys hulle
vir hulle standvastige geloof. Gelowiges word aangemoedig om rein lewens te lei en om die
hoop te behou dat Jesus sal terugkeer. Wanneer Christus weer kom, sal Hy gelowiges wat
gesterf het, opwek en diegene wat nog lewe wegrap om vir ewig by Hom te wees. Die Dag van
die Here kom, wat sal lei tot die oordeel van hierdie wêreld.
2 Tessalonisense — Die kerk van Tessalonika verduur vervolging, en sommige gelowiges
wonder of die Dag van die Here reeds aangebreek het. Paulus verseker hulle dat dit wat hulle
ervaar nie God se oordeel is nie. Voordat daardie verskriklike dag aanbreek, moet daar ‘n
wêreldwye rebellie wees, ‘n verwydering van die Teëhouer en die opkoms tot mag van die man
van wetteloosheid. Maar God sal Sy kinders beskerm. Hou aan om te doen wat reg is tot die tyd
dat Christus terugkeer.
1 Timoteus — Timoteus, die leraar van die gemeente in Efese, is die ontvanger van hierdie brief
van Paulus. ‘n Pastoor moet geestelik bekwaam wees, waak teen valse leerstellings, bid, sorg vir
diegene in die kerk, lei ander leiers op, en bowenal getrou die waarheid verkondig.
2 Timoteus — In hierdie baie persoonlike brief aan die einde van sy lewe moedig Paulus
Timoteus aan om vas te hou aan die geloof, te fokus op dit wat werklik belangrik is, in gevaarlike
tye te volhard en die Woord van God te verkondig.
Titus – Titus, ‘n opsiener van kerke op die eiland Kreta, het die taak om ouderlinge in die kerke
daar aan te stel, om seker te maak dat die manne geestelik bekwaam is. Hy moet oppas vir valse
leraars, afleidings vermy, die Christelike lewe modelleer en alle gelowiges opdrag gee om goeie
werke te beoefen.
Filemon – In hierdie kort brief aan Filemon, ‘n gelowige in Kolosse, spoor die apostel Paulus
hom aan om die liefde van Christus te toon en met ‘n weghol, dief slaaf versoen te word. Onder
die Romeinse wet kan die slaaf swaar gestraf word, maar Paulus dring aan op genade ter wille
van Christus. Filemon behoort sy slaaf terug te verwelkom in die huishouding, nie nou as ‘n slaaf
nie maar as ‘n geliefde broer in Christus.
Hebreërs — Daar is Joodse lede van die kerk wat in die versoeking kom om na die Joodse wet
terug te keer. Die skrywer van hierdie brief spoor hulle aan om nie terug te kyk nie, maar om aan
te beweeg na volle geestelike volwassenheid, deur geloof. Jesus Christus is beter as engele en
beter as Moses, en Hy het ‘n beter offer, ‘n beter priesterskap en ‘n beter verbond voorsien as
enigiets in die Ou Testament. Nadat ons Egipte verlaat het, moet ons die Beloofde Land
binnegaan, nie aanhou om doelloos in die woestyn te dwaal nie.
Jakobus — In hierdie baie praktiese boek wys Jakobus hoe uitgeleefde geloof lyk. Waarlik,
reddende geloof sal ons gebedslewe, ons woorde, ons reaksie op beproewinge en ons
behandeling van ander beïnvloed.
1 Petrus — Die apostel Petrus skryf aan gelowiges wat in Klein-Asië onder vervolging verkeer,
en spreek hulle aan as “God se uitverkorenes, verstrooide ballinge” ( 1 Petrus 1:1 ). Hy herinner
hulle aan die genade van God, verseker hulle van hulle hemelse tuiste, leer hulle om heiligheid
aan die dag te lê, onderrig hulle oor huweliksverhoudings en bemoedig hulle terwyl hulle
swaarkry.
2 Petrus – Met sy dood op hande, skryf Petrus aan die kerke en vermaan hulle om die Woord
van God te volg, valse leraars te identifiseer en te vermy, en in heiligheid te lewe terwyl hulle op
die wederkoms van Christus wag.
1 Johannes – God is lig, liefde en waarheid. Diegene wat werklik aan Christus behoort, sal
gemeenskap met Sy verlostes soek; wandel in die lig, nie in duisternis nie; sonde bely;
gehoorsaam God se Woord; lief vir God; ervaar ‘n afnemende patroon van sonde in hul lewens;
toon liefde vir ander Christene; en ervaar oorwinning in hul Christelike wandel.
2 Johannes — Die Christelike lewe is ‘n balans van waarheid en liefde. Ons kan die waarheid nie
in die naam van liefde verlaat nie; ons kan ook nie ophou liefhê as gevolg van ‘n verkeerde idee
van die handhawing van die waarheid nie.
3 Johannes — Twee mans word gekontrasteer: Gaius, wat sy toewyding aan waarheid en liefde
deur gasvryheid toon; en Diotrefes, wat sy boosheid en trots toon deur ‘n gebrek aan
gasvryheid.
Judas — Die boodskap van die evangelie sal nie verander nie. Maar daar is manne wat probeer
om die boodskap te verdraai en valse leerstellings te leer om hulleself te bevoordeel en mense
op ‘n dwaalspoor te lei. Hierdie manne moet in die waarheid weerstaan word.
Openbaring — Jesus is die Here van die kerk, en Hy ken die toestand van elke plaaslike liggaam
van gelowiges. Die eindtyd sal gekenmerk word deur ‘n toename in goddeloosheid, die opkoms
van die Antichris se eenwêreldregering, en die woede van Satan teen God se mense op aarde.
God stort sy toorn uit oor ‘n rebelse en onberouvolle wêreld in ‘n reeks oordele wat geleidelik in
erns toeneem. Uiteindelik keer die Lam van God terug aarde toe met die leërs van die hemel, en
verslaan die magte van die bose wat teen Hom opgestel is en sy vrederyk oprig. Satan, die
Antichris en die goddeloses van elke eeu word in die poel van vuur gegooi, terwyl die volgelinge
van Christus ‘n nuwe hemel en nuwe aarde beërwe.

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Daily Manna for 4 April 2025