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When you are born again from God our heavenly Father, you are not born again physically into another mortal-natural body.  No, a new body in which your soul learns to dwell is born within you:  what is brought into being within you is your new, immortal-spiritual body that lasts forever.  It is "the inner man of the heart" and…

"if a person is trying to behave like the first-century Holy Spirit guided apostles; we need to call out such people." I was surprised when I read this statement expressed a couple of years ago.  The truth is, however, we are all, each & every Christian of all centuries, called out by the Word of God to…

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From Young’s Literal Translation it is easy to see that “the heavens” = “the skies,” where birds fly and on upward    Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning of God’s preparing the heavens and the earth —       Genesis 1:8 8 And God calleth to the expanse ‘Heavens;’ and there is an evening, and there…

(from the Young’s Literal Translation)     Matthew 3:2 2 and saying, ‘Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,’       Matthew 4:17 17 From that time began Jesus to proclaim and to say, ‘Reform ye, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens.’       Matthew 5:3 3 ‘Happy the poor in spirit —…

Matthew 13:45-46 (www.apostolicbible.com) Jesus goes on to liken the Kingdom of the Heavens to a man who is obsessed with finding the ultimate treasure: for him, it is the ultimate pearl.

Let us consider some the verses specifically mentioning "the Kingdom of Heaven," or more accurate to the original Bible languages: "The Kingdom of the Heavens." (More on the original wording may be found at: The Empire of the Skies).

Matthew 13:44  (www.apostolicbible.com)   Jesus likens the Kingdom of the Heavens to treasure that has been hidden within an otherwise ordinary field of grass, a vacant lot.  I have a couple of acres that I bought next to my rental house a few years ago thinking it was a good investment.  During this time of year, every…

Love never fails to extend a hand,                               endure a wrong,                               feel another’s pain,

Because Christ's Apostle Paul commanded it: 1 Timothy 2:8   I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands , without wrath and doubting.   Because King David, a man after God's own heart, set the example in the Psalms: Psalms 28:2    Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You,…