From the Heart by B.Demaere

Exploring the Bible by B.Demaere: Who is the Church? (Ephesians 5:25-27) :   ...He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by baptism and God's word.  He did this to present her to himself wi...

  ...He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by baptism and God's word.  He did this to present her to himself without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish.  Instead she will be holy and without fault. (Ephesians 5:25-27) She is not a woman clothed with disheveled and burned attire who is weak and frail.  The Church is the Bride of Christ, glorious and white without blemish that Christ shall be welcoming back into heaven. She is not your ever decreasing nominal congregation, but she is the multitudes of saints from the nations represented before the Throne of the Glorious One worshipping in unison of ground-breaking chorus. She is as glorious as a bride at a kingly wedding ready to meet her royal groom. Do you see yourself as such in the face of what the world is throwing at you right now with the rise of Covid-19?  You must arise from this defeated state and grab as it were, the bull by the horn and chase the hope that is before you.  It won't come eas

Exploring the Bible by B.Demaere: Don't be controlled by Anger! (Psalm 4:4) (Ephesia... :  Don't sin by letting anger gain control over you.  Think about it overnight and remain silent. And "don't sin by letting anger...

 Don't sin by letting anger gain control over you.  Think about it overnight and remain silent. And "don't sin by letting anger gain control over you".  Don't let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a mighty foothold to the Devil. Hello to you all, today we are talking about anger.  When we look at our world around us it is obviously still an issue with many people.  One does not understand the other and get angry!  It just doesn't make sense. The passage in Ephesians is merely quoting Psalm 4:4 back over again, but then it adds something that almost contradicts it.  " Don't let the sun go down while you are still angry".  While in Psalm 4:4, we are allowed to still think about it! Would that look like a bit of a contradiction to you? Why do you or don't you think that way?  Of course, in my heart of hearts I believe the Word of God never contradict itself. Does that mean that the anger is only shown through the emotio

Exploring the Bible by B.Demaere: Give it all you have got! (1 Peter 4:1) :  So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too, for if yo... Loving God for how much?

 So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too, for if you are willing to suffer for Christ, you have decided to stop sinning.   (1 Peter 4:1) As  a pastor was preaching about loving God with all your heart and loving your neighbor as well.  My mind wondered again to that verse in 1Peter 4:1 saying that I must be ready and willing to suffer like Christ did.  The puzzle was now complete in its entirety as loving God with all of my heart is equal to loving my neighbor as myself.  It is all connected to that willingness to suffer and give it all you have got.  It is first of all, a willingness to suffer rather than, suffering itself, and it's  a willingness to suffer for a holy result and boldness in my own life.  It is a willingness to suffer in exchange for some fruit of holy favor and flavor. It is not even if you would ever suffer, a suffering that disappoint you, but gives you hope in greater propo

Exploring the Bible by B.Demaere: While You Were Watching! (1 John 4:4) :  (Satan is not the main actor in this play of life, he sometimes work in the background of our lives. Covid-19 is mostly a spiritual attack....