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for it is written it is mine to avenge i will repay says the lord deut 32 35 justice will be done i e by the sovereign just god in his own way and time our duty is to get out of god s way ps ff bruce in his commentary on romans mentions that heaping burning coals on our enemy s head may have referred to an egyptian ritual in which a man gave public evidence of his repentance by carrying a pan of burning charcoal on his head ouch i o w treat your enemy kindly for this may make him ashamed and lead to his repentance my dear brother sister drop every thought of revenge do it now once for all and you will be free at last thank god almighty free at last mlk the song below is a suitable prayer for us all idealistic not if sung in the power of the resident jesus 9 comments i m only human posted on april 10 2026 by errollmulder under uncategorized over a lifetime i ve heard that cop out time and time again in the church in general and even in house churches christians fail and this is their excuse this reaction is i believe mainly due to shallow teaching and a failure to fully grasp the power of gospel and its implications for the ecclesia people try to live the christian life often in their own strength then fail and resort to well i m only human or perhaps they have struggled with some or other addiction physical or mental only to succumb repeatedly i recall a lovely christian leader from a previous congregation who despite every effort was secretly addicted to porn he would wait for his beloved wife to fall asleep and look for a porn site on television causing him terrible guilt and despair afterwards after confessing this to me as his pastor at the time i held him accountable and he was wonderfully set free others come to shrug their shoulders over different issues and so the vicious cycle continues and paralyses the false gospel of trying harder unconsciously preached from so many pulpits is also to be blamed for such christian defeatism ultimately there is only one solution to this problem and that is to be found in the bible particularly in those passages dealing with the basics of the gospel of christ let me share some insights gained from watchman nee s the normal christian life publ clc 1 million copies in print nee 1903 1972 was a noted chinese bible teacher and christian leader he began his preaching ministry while still a university student from 1923 1950 nee founded 200 churches in china starting with small group gatherings meeting in rented rooms these self supporting house churches became strong spiritually and grew rapidly continuing to develop after china s cultural revolution launched by the chairman mao zedong in 1966 nee was arrested in 1952 and found guilty of false charges he was imprisoned until his death in 1972 he focused on deepening the spiritual life through training with the word of god his rich spoken ministry influenced many lives his literature ministry has preserved a large number of his sermons resulting in the publication of over 50 books in english alone and through these printed pages nee s impact continues to be felt worldwide to this day thus the normal christian life unfolds the dynamic secret of spiritual strength and vitality that should be the normal experience of every christian starting from certain key passages in paul s letter to the romans nee defines clearly and vividly the essential steps in the personal faith and walk of the believer his emphasis on the cross and resurrection of jesus christ contains fresh spiritual insights that have proved a blessing to millions around the world my wife is devouring this book at the moment and it s transforming her life we recommend it to every believer we come across and have given out many copies as gifts ideally every believer young or old should read this classic second to the scriptures of course currently i meet with an inter continental zoom group of experienced christian leaders and nee s writings have been transformative of each of their lives including my own let s be specific as to the basics of nee s victorious christian life a friend of his was sharing with another friend a defeated but praying believer he pointed to a thermos flask on the table what is this a thermos flask well you just imagine for the moment that this thermos can pray and that it starts praying something like this lord i want very much to be a thermos flask will you make me to be a thermos flask lord give me grace to become a thermos flask do please make me one what will you say i do not think even a thermos flask would be so silly our friend replied it would be nonsense to pray like that it is a thermos flask the wise brother said you are doing the same thing god in times past has already included you in christ when he died you died when he lived you lived now today you cannot say i want to die i want to be crucified i want to have resurrection life the lord simply looks at you and says you are dead you have new life all your praying is just as absurd as that of the thermos flask you do not need to pray to the lord for anything you merely need your eyes opened to see that he has done it all light dawned for that man with tears in his eyes he said lord 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 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