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Celestial and Earthly Citizenships: Part Eight

The Past and the Future “I am the Alfa and Omega,” says the Lord God,” who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8) In the book of Revelation, Alpha (Α or α) and Omega (Ω or ω), the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, is a title […]

Christian Message from the Henrys

This is a current photo of Clay’s and Rose Marie’s home in Rockwall Texas showing the national flag of the United States. The flag is a powerful symbol of Americanism and is so revered and loved because it represents the land of the free. Without appearing to be super patriotic, the Henrys try to honor […]

Celestial and Earthly Citizenships: Part Seven

The Past and the Future The Future “I am the Alfa and Omega,” says the Lord God,” who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8) The Bible presents facts of eternity in the past and realities of eternity to come—the future. In previous posts we have considered the past […]

Celestial and Earthy Citizenships: Part Six

The Past and the Future The Past “I am the Alfa and Omega,” says the Lord God,” who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8) As you recall our discussion in Part Five of the Celestial and Earthly Citizenships, we were describing the use of Christian meditation as a […]

Celestial and Earthly Citizenships: Part Five

The Past and the Future   There are a great number of themes of the Bible, which include God, Man, Satan, Sin, Salvation, Redemption and Love. Merely as literature, the Bible is supreme in its quantity and quality of themes. It satisfies the simple-minded and meets the expectations and desires of those exhibiting wisdom and […]

God Wrote a Book

A few months ago I received a letter, seen below, from one of my daughters. I want to share it  with my readers and blog members. Clay God Wrote a Book God wrote a book. He chose a book to communicate the feelings of his heart and the truth to be an everlasting testament for […]

Celestial and Earthly Citizenships: Part Four

Heavenly Citizenship The Celestial Citizens of Heaven. (Philippians 3:20-21)    The Apostle Paul declares to the Christians at Philippi that our “citizenship is in heaven,” (Verse 20) Many students and teachers have placed this four-word phrase as one of the greatest thoughts expressed in the Holy Bible, especially for Christians. Indeed, this idea of Pauls’ […]

Celestial and Earthly Citizenships: Part Three

Earthly Citizenship In the Apostle’ Letter to the Philippians, (the paragraph of Chapter 3:17-21) Paul presents the idea of the future has been that he is a citizen of heaven and is conducting himself daily as one who belongs to that better country. But, while advancing to the statement of this celestial citizenship, he pauses […]

Celestial and Earthly Citizenships: Part Two

    Become a citizen of the Spurs Nation What Does it Mean ? Question: What does it mean to “Become a citizen of the Spurs Nation”? (See earlier posts on this subject) Answer: There are many ways to answer this question concerning earthly citizenships. May I suggest that it means that an individual is […]

Celestial and Earthly Citizenships: Part One

As you may recall from the last two posts, the story “Becoming a Citizen of the Spurs Nation” had a so-called theme which we can similarly use as the subject matter for our blogosphere’s platform. As we will see in upcoming entries, the idea that recurs in this story has features about citizenship in the […]