ONE MESSAGE. ONE FAITH.

Alpha.  The word itself brings to mind the number, one. It denotes one who is in the lead, in charge, first in line. Alpha is the first letter of the Greek  alpha bet.  In Hebrew it is, instead of Alpha, pronounced Aleph. The Hebrew language is unique in that each letter carries more weight than we'd customarily ascribe to any single letter in the English language.  The closest analogy, if you may,  could be the letter "A". It is both a letter in relation to other letters, but is a stand alone word- an article implying quantity of one. In a much deeper way however,  a single letter in the Hebrew aleph-bet  carries great meaning.  Consider ALEPH : "The letter Aleph is the 'father' of the Aleph-Bet, whose original pictograph represents an ox, strength, and leader. Its numerical value is one ( and also 1,000) and is a silent letter. Aleph therefore is preeminent in its order and alludes to the ineffable mysteries of the oneness of God." ...

"Calling on the Name of the Lord" by  Eric Lyons, M.Min. Considering how many people within “Christendom” teach that an individual can be saved merely by professing a belief in Christ, it is not surprising that skeptics claim that the Bible contradicts itself in this regard. Although Peter and Paul declared, “Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Acts 2:21; Romans 10:13; cf. Joel 2:32), skeptics quickly remind their readers that Jesus once stated: “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven” (Matthew 7:21; cf. Luke 6:46). Allegedly, Matthew 7:21 clashes with such passages as Acts 2:21 and Romans 10:13 (see Morgan, 2003; Wells, 2001). Since many professed Christians seem to equate “calling on the name of the Lord” with the idea of saying to Jesus, “Lord, save me,” Bible critics feel even more justified in their pronouncement of “conflicting testimonies.” How can certain p...

How do you think you'd feel to have a personal invitation from a King to come closer to him? John receives such an invitation in Revelation 4, and he is captivated by all he sees. His record is so vivid as he depicts the throne, the one on the throne, and the sights around it. "Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. The voice said,  “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.” (NLT)    And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 3  And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald ."(KJV) - Revelation 4:1-3  First I take note of the open door. Isn't that a beautiful reminder of the veil between God and man that was torn? Jesus invites us personally to the throne of God. Second John lets us kn...