Marbaniang, Domenic

Character is WHO you ARE Conduct is WHAT you DO TWO BIBLICAL FACTS: 1. LOVE is the Essence of True Character. Without Love, a person is nothing. "If I don't have love, I am nothing at all." (1 Corinthians 13:2, NIRV). Love defines who you ARE (Character). 2. CHRIST is the Source of Right Conduct. Without a right connection with Christ, a person can do nothing. "without Me you can do nothing." (John 15:5, NKJV). Abiding in Christ defines what you DO (conduct). When Christ's words abide in me, and I abide in Christ, I bear fruit. "He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit" (John 15:5) "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you." (John 15:7)

Evening Service, SNGR. Oct 14, 2012. The impotent man, suffering for 38 years, was healed in an instant. That's the miracle working power of God. How can I see a miracle in my life? Three things to consider: 1. Willingness to be healed [THIRST] Jesus asked him, "Do you want to be healed?" Of course he did, or else he wouldn't be there. Awareness of our need for healing and salvation is very important. Where there is no thirst, water has no value. Jesus said that only the sick need a physician. Those who think they are all fine can't appreciate, (Forget about desiring!) the power of God. Jesus said, Let him who is thirsty come unto me and I will give him water to drink. The deeper our thirst, the richer our experience of Him will be. 2. Absolute Reliance in God (Throwing Away All Crutches) [TRUST] The man replied that he had no one else to help him. He had no alternative but God. Many times we fail to fully experience God because we have so many other options still...

Ques: The laws of Moses look so hard and inhumane. He allowed social evils such as slavery and revenge. See for instance theses verses: "if a man sells his daughter to be a female slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do." (Ex.21:7) "eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot" (Ex.21:24) Ans: When Jesus came, He said that He came to bring the Law of Moses to perfection (Matt.5:17). He didn't come to annihilate it but to bring it to perfection. It certainly implies that the Old Testament Law was not in a perfect state. Jesus said that Moses gave that Law because of the hardness of human hearts (Matt.19:8). The Old Testament itself stressed the importance of Mercy as the spirit of the Law; Jesus quoted it when He taught the key to the right practice of the Law: "But if you had known what this means, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice,'you would not have condemned the guiltless." (Matt.12:7) He highlighted the spirit of ...