Category Archives: TOPICS

117. Divine Comedy 2. God in the Dock regarding Marriage. Genesis 2:24

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

No, this has nothing to do with Dante’s famous classic! Rather it refers to a situation that God has allowed in His divine providence and over-ruling as the Lord of this universe. It is a ludicrous situation. But it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible verses. Comments, Sexuality, TOPICS | Tagged Bible, Christ, Dante, Divine Comedy, Ephesians 5:31, gay marriage, Genesis 2:24, holbeck, Holy Spirit, homophobia, Jesus, marriage, Matthew 19:5, relationships, repentance, US Supreme Court | 1 Comment

116. THE “ABCDE” OF BECOMING MORE OPEN TO GOD FOR HIS BLESSING. “E” for Enthroning.

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

In the previous article we looked at the need to dethrone any idols we may have in our lives so that we may give the Lord His rightful place as our ruler. The idols need to be dethroned so that … Continue reading →

Posted in TOPICS | Tagged Bible, Christ, enthrone, Ephesians 1;19-23, holbeck, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Philippians 2:7-13, Psalm 22:3, Theodore Monod | 1 Comment

115. THE “ABCDE” OF BECOMING MORE OPEN TO GOD FOR HIS BLESSING. “D” for Dethroning

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

In the previous articles we looked at three of the factors involved in becoming more open to God for His blessing and healing. We saw the need to Abide in the Living word, Jesus and in the written word, the … Continue reading →

Posted in TOPICS | Tagged Bible, Christ, Dethrone, healing, holbeck, Holy Spirit, idols, Motivation, O for a closer walk with God, priorities, William Cowper | 1 Comment

114. THE “ABCDE” OF BECOMING MORE OPEN TO GOD FOR HIS BLESSING. “C” for Consecrating

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

There is a twofold aspect to Christian living. One is that God is at work in us to make us what He wants us to be. The other aspect is our willing response to His work in us so that … Continue reading →

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113. THE “ABCDE” OF BECOMING MORE OPEN TO GOD FOR HIS BLESSING. “B” for Believing.

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

There is all the difference in the world between believing about and trusting in. James brings that out in his discussion about the true nature of faith in James 2. He states that true faith has an outward expression, Jas … Continue reading →

Posted in TOPICS | Tagged answers to prayer, believing, Bible, Christ, healing, holbeck, James 2, Jesus, Matthew 11:24, Matthew 6:24-33, prayer | 1 Comment

112. The “ABCDE” Of Becoming More Open to God for His Blessing. “A” for Abiding

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

Recently I was teaching at a seminar on Healing. I was thinking about concluding the seminar by looking at how we might become more open to receive God’s blessing and healing. I thought a simple A,B,C might be a good … Continue reading →

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107. We Need To See Ourselves As God Sees Us. Seated With Christ! Ephesians 2:4-7

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

As Alice sat in the doctor’s waiting room her mind began to imagine the highly invasive medical treatment her body was about to endure. This was last resort treatment! Radical! Unknown in most countries! She faced treatment that might or … Continue reading →

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105. The Challenge of the Christ of Christmas. Galatians 4:4-5

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Jim Holbeck

Over the last week millions of people all over the world went to Christian services to celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. What was so significant about His coming into the world at this time almost 2000 years ago? … Continue reading →

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104. Who is the Jesus Christ of Christmas? Part 4 of 4. Jesus the JUDGE

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Jim Holbeck

Jesus the judge! Surely an oxymoron! Surely those words cannot stand together in the same phrase! Jesus in His teaching encouraged the needy to look to Him for help. But He also warned those who were rejecting His teaching, of … Continue reading →

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103.Who is the Jesus Christ of Christmas? Part 3 of 4. Jesus is THE LORD

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Jim Holbeck

It is obvious that many people don’t understand what it means that “Jesus is Lord”. How can one know this? For the simple reason that if such people did understand the significance of Jesus Christ as Lord they would not … Continue reading →

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