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rd i praise you you that you have already included me in christ all that is his is mine and if you could have met that brother later on what a change you would have found all the above is of course taught by the apostle paul in romans 6 2 cor 5 14 15 gal 2 19 21 eph 2 and col 2 13 15 while we stand on our faith union with christ satan cannot prevail against us his attack is invariably on our assurance of personal salvation we recall the glorious hymn blessed assurance jesus is mine o what a foretaste of glory divine heir of salvation purchase of god born of his spirit washed in his blood now allow the holy spirit to deeply impress that on your mind and spirit never to be forgotten again gal 2 19ff jews and gentiles are saved by faith reads for through the law i died to the law so that i might live to god i have been crucified with christ and it is no longer i that live but it is christ who lives in me and the life i now live in the flesh i live by faith in the son of god alternate by the faith of the son of god who loved me and gave himself for me nrsv col 2 13 15 describes god s actions in christ on behalf of the colossian believers including all those in christ today here s how eugene peterson paraphrased it in his msg entering into this fullness is not something you figure out or achieve it s not a matter of being circumcised or keeping a long list of laws no you re already in insiders not through some secretive initiation rite but rather through what christ has already gone through destroying the power of sin when you were stuck in your sin dead life you were incapable of responding to god god brought you alive right along with christ think of it all sins forgiven the slate wiped clean that old arrest warrant canceled and nailed to christ s cross he stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the cross and marched them naked through the streets paul is writing to the colossian assembly made up of phrygians greeks and jews colosse lay on a trade route receiving many travelers and visitors from the capital of the roman empire the assembly was plagued by gnostic pagan religions and judaizers the apostle explains what happened at golgotha in terms of a legal document detailing an accumulated debt believers could never possibly repay this document is our accuser and we cannot argue against it for we were clearly in the wrong but when christ was nailed to the cross it was as if god was nailing that document to the cross with christ he was cancelling our obligation or debt so that we could go free v 14 paul then changes the metaphor from a courtroom to a victory parade at that time when a city surrendered to a victorious general the conquerors would stage a victory parade at which they would display their conquered enemies and all the good they had plundered in like manner the authorities and powers and especially the devil are the defeated enemies dragged along in christ s victory parade v 15 dearest friend do you truly get the message above it s implications are colossal for a victorious christian life on earth as well as that of a triumphant ecclesia of god a malagasy academic points out that many african christians have inherited the legalism of ancestral religions in africa such folk are deprived of the liberty that jesus alone gives to those who follow him my own country is riddled with ancestor worship many believers profess faith in jesus but secretly resort to their ancestors especially in health and monetary matters in our house church over some 20 years we have seen many set free from this demonic stronghold and as a result enter into a triumphant christian lifestyle the issue simply requires the confession and prayer referred to in jam 5 13 18 if possible please listen to the two songs below under god they will reinforce in our hearts the gospel of our eternal union with christ 8 comments a fasting life pt 2 posted on march 13 2026 by errollmulder under uncategorized before launching into part 2 of the fasting life a word about biblical fasting in general british theologian author dr ian paul blogging under psephizo cf 18 02 2026 asks what does fasting mean he gives some key pointers a in the gospels jesus fasting and testing were a preparation for his looming death on the cross b prayer and fasting fall under the disciplines of christian spirituality applying to jew and gentile cf jesus sermon on the mount mt 6 c there is a connection between fasting and repentance from sin d the prophet daniel fasts and prays at his grief for the sins of god s people e luke appears to have a particular interest in fasting due to his special interest in the work of the spirit and the transformation he brings f jesus explains that fasting is a sign of god s people longing for the coming of messiah at the same time while being with his disciples they can enjoy feasting communion services were originally called love feasts g fasting helps the ecclesia find god s will for them in a given situation with the amazing results of their obedience to his will e g the prophets and teachers in the church at antioch spreading the gospel throughout asia minor acts 13 1ff h we fast with hope in anticipation of christ s coming and his kingdom in its fullness on earth as it is in heaven now we resume our theme of fasting as believers lifestyle on earth the reformer martin luther long ago declared even if i knew the world would go to pieces i would still plant my apple tree it s that practical for you and me also the prophet jeremiah 526 bc pleaded with judah israel to repent of their wayward life as a thief is shamed when caught so the house of israel shall be shamed they their kings their officials their priests and their prophets who say to a tree you are my father and to a stone you gave me birth for they have turned their backs to me and not their faces but in the time of trouble they say come and save us a modern example of such repentance is found in the e african revival of the 1930 s ff under dr joe church and others this mighty awakening began in rwanda uganda and spread to kenya tanzania burundi and congo for these believers fasting and prayer meant restitution personal holiness confession of sin 1 jn 1 and liberation from nominal church norms it especially affected anglican churches promoting lay leadership and intense fellowship with god and one another it promoted true awakening in the face of fake awakening importantly we must ask what s the cure for the general malaise of churches today when it comes to transformation of life we submit that essentially it is grasping by revelation eph 1 17ff the absolute centrality of jesus person to his body in faith life leadership and practice take a bicycle wheel which is off center that bike will get you nowhere in contrast to the one below which will surely get you to your destination do read again col 1 15 23 highlighting the supremacy of christ in everything music to the church s ears hear the apostle paul s triumphant cry in v 28 it is he whom we proclaim warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom so that we may present everyone mature in christ you see the problem is not primarily a doctrinal one although teaching is important to the body the critical issue is rather the revelation of the son of god as central to all of life doctrine in itself can become non relational cold and hard i can personally attest to this when in the past associating with those who believed doctrine was everything by contrast the revelation of jesus as preeminent brings fellowship peace and joy in jesus take e g the story of the two disciples returning to their home town of emmaus lk 24 13ff jesus taught them that key to everything was not doctrinal precision but his living presence manifest in their hearts burning within a corollary is that when jesus himself is at the center of things in the church there is true unity automatically and spontaneously historically this true unity among believers ushered in the outpouring of god s spirit bk of acts the evangelist john quotes jesus words to his followers by this everyone will know that you are my disciples if you have love for one another jn 13 35 by sharp contrast we have in our present world 35 000 denominations each one claiming to be right and downing the other god s desired fast in is 58 false and true worship isn t just about abstaining from food but about acting justly and showing compassion breaking the chains of oppression sharing food with the hungry sheltering the poor clothing the naked and caring for our own family all the while turning away from wickedness and injustice it s a call to practical righteousness and mercy not just religious ritual cf the temptation of jesus in mt 4 1 11 and his teaching on fasting in 6 16 18 i m reminded of the prophet micah s classic statement in 6 8 to israel 735 700 bc he has told you o mortal what is good and what does the lord require of you but to do justice and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your god sadly many evangelical believers around the world still believe that the preaching of the good news is just a verbal thing and not a practical reality i think it was the great preacher c h spurgeon who said if you give a poor person a gospel tract wrap it around a sandwich furthermore we hear loud and clear the clarion call of the apostle james summonsing god s people to faith and works faith that is true faith will always manifest itself in good works toward others rightly the epistle of james heralds hearing and doing the word 1 19ff and the fact that faith without works is dead 2 14 26 james goes on to mention two kinds of wisdom 3 13 18 a warning to rich oppressors 5 1 6 and the prayer of faith 5 13 18 sadly the great reformer martin luther so eager to emphasize the believer s justification by faith alone in opposition to rome s emphasis on good works plus tradition rejected the bk of james labeling it a straw epistle thank god for those many christ centered small groups mushrooming all around the world meeting in the name of jesus and recognizing him as their pre eminent and functional head they offer a valid authentic alternate to the institutional church with all its rules and baggage having personally bid farewell to denominationalism 20 years ago and followed the path of smaller informal assemblies of believers ecclesia i could never return to the institutional over organized church did jesus not say in mt 18 20 for where two or three are gathered in my name i am there among them these gatherings are transforming whole nations china afghanistan pakistan iran hosting the fastest growing church in the world presently 70 of mosques have closed due to the rise in ex muslims turned christian cf youtube thearchive ps the current middle east war breaks my heart jesus warned 2000 years ago that those who take up the sword will die by the sword a final application i m reminded of a baptist union of sa annual assembly preparatory meeting many years ago now addressed by pr christo botes of cape town where he highlighted jam 1 27 religion that is pure and undefiled before god the father is to care for orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world back in cape town he and his congregation had been reaching out holistically to street people those sleeping under bridges the hungry and sick etc personally i m not one to willy nilly respond to public invitations to come forward for special prayer that day i unashamedly left my seat and knelt on the steps of the platform before my colleagues weeping and seeking repentance concerning my relative lack of concern for the disadvantaged to this day decades later i by grace alone strive to be faithful to the commitment i made that day i love keith green s heart 8 comments a fasting life pt 1 posted on february 27 2026 by errollmulder under uncategorized recently one of our first house church disciples living in a sprawling poverty stricken area of our city decided under god to have a 3 day daniel fast at a home made available by an elderly lady during the day they drank only water interspersed by scripture readings and heartfelt prayer in the evening they would just have a simple plate of vegetables they came away renewed and refreshed ready to tackle their weekly home gatherings and witness with fresh commitment i felt envious even guilty my wife and i suffer from type 2 diabetes demanding regular meals and therefore excluding serious fasting after considering our daily disciplined and healthy meals in order to keep our sugar levels low i thought to myself but my w hole life is actually a fast this encouraged me as i endeavor by sheer grace to love god and my neighbor as myself mt 22 36 40 i must confess i ve grown weary of the sheer number of calls to prayer for my city and our country by so called apostles and prophets only to realize their shallow motives and essentially self centered desires one is conscious at the same time of the exploding paedophilia pandemic involving church leaders across the world e g a worship pastor recently in boon county usa or bethel church s cover up of paedophile shawn bolz and others guilty of sexual abuse over years here in my own country we ve had the case of prophet timothy omotoso repeatedly found guilty of sexual abuse and deported to his home country of nigeria only to continue his shameful practices there millenia ago the prophet jeremiah cried out as a thief is shamed when caught so the house of israel shall be shamed they their kings their officials their priests and their prophets who say to a tree you are my father and to a stone you gave me birth for they have turned their backs on me and not their faces but in the time of their trouble they say come and save us 2 26 27 cf footnote 1 my own city has no shortage of self appointed prophets and teachers whose credentials are highly questionable just a few weeks ago one of these prophets made an almost hysterical plea for prayer for our nation declaring loudly this that and the other all in the name of the lord we have yet to see any true and deep spiritual change in our metro in fact the army has been called in to assist the police in our gang ravaged northern suburbs we look at a few bible prophets and check out what they have to say on the issue of true worship 1 the prophet amos from rural tekoa bible in one hand and jerusalem times in the other confronts especially the northern kingdom of israel approx 760 750 bc during the reign of king jeroboam 2 he comes to the nation with a burning warning footnote 2 cf photo of modern tekoa amos is passionate about the worship and spiritual condition of god s people in the face of the coming day of the lord scholars like j b taylor oak hill college london declared that we can t be exactly sure how the concept of the day of the lord came to god s people in israel however we do know that it represented the 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