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Meditations in Psalm 45: Part 2
In Psalm 45, a wedding scene between a King (Jesus) and a Queen (the Church) is composed in a song. The Psalm, like a dream that floats like Pontormo’s colorful “Deposition”, describes the inner beauty of the entire wedding scene: the bridegroom, the Bride, the participants, and even the music floating from the “ivory palaces”. …
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One New Race: Ephesians
Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” (Revelation 11:15) Ephesians 4:1-23 describes the character the members of the church are to walk in towards one another, in light of the previously…
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Meditations in Psalm 45: Part 1
In Psalm 49:9, the Church is described as standing at the right hand of Jesus in the most beautiful and costly garments. This shows the readiness of The Bride of Christ at Jesus’ Second Coming and her refinement in all of it’s fulness (Revelation 3:18, 1 Peter 1:7). The image is of a bride who…
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By Grace Through Faith: A Summary of the Book of Romans, Chapters 1-6
The book of Romans was written by Apostle Paul to the early Church of Rome, which church had become famous, having a depth of maturity and an abundance of members by the time Paul writes to them (Rm. 1:8; 15:14, 23). Tacitus writes about the persecuted Christians in Rome during the outbreak of a fire…
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The Peaceful Muslim and the Sword of Islam
What about Muslims who are truly peaceful? This seems to be the question the whole world is asking these days, and it comes up daily, here where I work, at The Hatune Foundation. I bring to my mind my own American Muslim friends as I ask this. Many Muslims I know, who have been born…
...and in his temple all cry, “Glory!” 