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Beloved in Christ, the question above is an important question which must be answered biblically, lest we will fall into error. Who is the true head of the church biblically speaking? Is it the Man Jesus Christ or the Roman Catholic Pope? Some people are of the view, that Jesus Christ is the true head of the church, whereas, others holds a contrary view that the Pope is the head of the church here on earth? The only way we can distinguish between truth and error is to dig deep into what the bible has to say, concerning this important subject matter.  What is the Church? The church biblically speaking refers to the body of believers. The church refers to all those who have trusted in Jesus Christ for salvation. If you are in Christ, then you are a member of the church. The apostle wrote: Also greet the church that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first convert to Christ from Asia (Romans 15; 6). The apostle referred to believers as the church. The church h...

This is a question that many people have been asking. Some people ask this question, because they want to gain an in-depth understanding of the meaning of the vicarious sacrifice of Christ. Others also ask this question merely out of prejudice against him, just to argue against the infinite value of his sacrifice. But I must confess that either ways, the question above is really a good question, which has made me to think deep into the scriptures, and am very happy to give you a scriptural answer to this theological question. God hates child sacrifice  God hates human sacrifice and it is stated clearly in his word:  You shall not behave thus toward the Lord your God, for every abominable act which the Lord hates they have done for their gods; for they even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods (Deuteronomy 12: 31). In another place, it is written:  There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who...

Beloved in Christ, animal sacrifices played a significant role in the lives of the people in the old testament. God himself offered the first animal sacrifice and later established it as part of the law: The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them (Genesis 3; 21) . The garments of skin signifies that a lamb was slain and it's skin was used to cover their nakedness. Later, God instituted the sacrificial system, where sacrifices for sin were offered on a daily and yearly basis. Why did God require animal sacrifices in the old testament?  I believe there are two main reasons why God required animal sacrifices. One of the main reason why God required animal sacrifice was to provide temporal forgiveness of sins. As part of the law, when a person sins, he or she must offer a lamb without blemish. The person must then identify with the lamb by laying his hands on the head of the lamb and after that slays the Lamb. The priest uses the blood of the lamb to mak...

Beloved in Christ, the question above is an important question indeed, and by the grace of God I will employ all of my powers, in order to give you a scriptural and a satisfactory answer for your spiritual edification. Paul's usage of the metaphor, "the body of Christ" is a clear reference to the church. The phrase, "the body of Christ" appears in several places in the bible, especially in the Pauline epistles. Paul wrote:  For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ (1 Corinthians 12: 12) . Paul here draws an analogy of the human body with that of the body of Christ.  In the same chapter, he wrote: Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular (1 Corinthians 12: 27). We are the members of the body of Christ, just as our physical eyes are members of our human body. In another place, Paul wrote: For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is th...

It's quite unfortunate that many people have a wrong perspective of the biblical definition of Church. Some people are of the view that the Church refers to the physical building. But is this definition in unison with what the bible really teaches? Others also are of the opinion that the Church refers to the body of believers, who are in a personal relationship with the Man Jesus Christ. They hold a contrary view that the Church refers to the physical structure, considering it as unbiblical, to them the Church refers primarily to Christians. Is this teaching in contradiction to the bible's definition of Church?  Which of the two opposing views is much more consistent with what the bible teaches? Is the Church the physical building or the church primarily refers to all those who have exercised saving faith in Jesus Christ for salvation? The answer to this important question is clearly without any iota of ambiguity taught in the bible. I exhort thee by the mercies of God to caref...

Propitiation is a rich theological word which is at the heart of the gospel. Seldom do we use propitiation in our day to day conversation with others. A good understanding of the biblical term will help you to comprehend the meaning of the message of the gospel. Let us look at some of the places in the bible where propitiation appears. In the book of Romans, it is written: Whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed (Romans 3; 25). In the book of 1 John:  And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world (1 John 2; 2). ''In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins'' (1 John 4; 10). And in the book of Hebrews: Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become...