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Die Once, Face Judgment

“People are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.” Hebrews 9:27. When most people read this text, they just take it to mean that the present life of every human is some kind of test that each of us undergoes, at the end of which we die and then face God to be sentenced with reward or punishment based on our performance. Is this understanding scriptural? What is judgment according to the Scriptures?

Your Higher Calling – Things to Do

Do you understand the original good news of the ransom price Jesus paid on the cross for Adam? Are you excited about the glorious Kingdom of God that is to come upon the Earth when all of mankind shall come back alive and be taught righteouness under the reign of Christ? Do you want to reign with him then? Are you aware of the biblical foundations of original Christianity? Do you want to follow God and Jesus Christ? So what do you need to do now?

The Spirit vs The Flesh

Jesus in Gethsemane

“Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.” Rom 8:5-6. Many think that a mind governed by the flesh refers to sin. But are acts of the flesh just sin alone? No, everything we do is an act of the flesh.

Anointment of the Holy Spirit

‘For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink’ - 1Corinthians 12:13. What is the meaning of this? Why is the Holy Spirit given to us during our baptism? What did Jesus mention about the purpose of this anointment of the Holy Spirit of God? Is there a difference between baptism with the Holy Spirit and baptism with fire?

Baptism

Since the 2nd century, water baptism (Greek: immersion) has been used as a ritual to cleanse past sins and establish a relationship with God. Is that the intention of the original baptisms given by Christ's Apostles? What was the difference between the baptism given by John the Baptist and the one given in the name of Christ? Why does it imply a 'born again' notion? Is this symbolic action even necessary? Can infants be baptized in Christ? What happens when a person takes baptism?

The Church

Jesus Christ was the first to use the word 'Church' in the New Testament. Today, many think of churches as buildings. What is the Church actually, according to the Bible? The biblical root word for 'church' is the Greek ekklesia. What does that mean? How does the Bible describe the original churches? How does one become part of Jesus Christ’s Church? Are there any specific things that need to be done?

The Calling of the Chosen

The New Testament warns that distortion can arise from within the community itself, and history shows how easily faith can be reshaped into a tool of human power, offering surface-level comfort while quietly training fear, rivalry, and distrust. Across the centuries, these patterns have appeared in different forms: in long institutional eras, in reform movements that corrected some abuses while repeating other control patterns, and in modern spiritual “technologies” that can still divide people while sounding deeply reassuring. That is why many churches today carry a mixture of teachings, some faithful, some distorted, that can pull people away from the relational heart of original Christianity. So what is a true biblical believer to do in such a time, not to become another faction, but to rebuild trust, heal relationships, and practice a love that is strong enough to make community possible again?

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