Sunday, December 6, 2009

. . . we are eternal beings within An Eternal Being.

In John 8:58, Jesus calls Himself "I Am" (Eimi). I Am is the name of God in the Hebrew Scriptures (Exodus 3:14). He exists eternally, in the present tense forever. In grammar, "I am" is called the first person singular of the verb "to be".

In Acts 17:28 we read, "In Him we live and move and have our being;". What is translated as "have our being", in the Greek it is "Esmen" which means "we are". In grammar, "we are" is called the first person plural of the verb "to be". In Greek it is easy to conclude that, "In I AM. . . we are". We are eternal beings in existence within An Eternal Being.

In the Greek, Acts 17:28 is making the point that we are a plurality of eternal beings which have our existence within A Greater Singular Eternal Being. Made in the image of God, we too are eternal beings, like God, just smaller and a part of a plurality.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

. . . the Son of God appeared for this purpose,

1 John 3:8 says, "The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil."

The word translated as destroy here is lyo. In the Greek lyo means untie or undo.

Jesus is constantly undoing the works of the devil in our lives, untying us and setting us free.

"Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." 2 Corinthians 3:17

Friday, December 4, 2009

. . . anxiety means distraction.

1 Peter 5:7 says, "Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you." The Greek word translated as care or anxiety here is merimna, which means, distraction.

What we consider a worry, care, or anxiety, God considers a distraction! Let's view things from God's perspective and be free!

"If you hold to my teachings, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." John 8:31,32