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Lockdown

On 20 September 2020 By Teun de Jager In Topical, Biblestudy, End time

Did you know that there is a description of a lockdown in the Bible? I didn't, or at least I no doubt read it several times, but never realized what it actually means. That happens a lot: that you read the Bible, but can't really picture ...

Try yourself

On 16 December 2019 By Teun de Jager In Biblestudy, Spiritual Life

The other day we had the Bible discussion on the last chapter of the second letter to Corinth. This concluded an entire period in which we went through both letters in succession. We marveled at how current and precise the Word of God is, especially for our time as well. A ...

Who are the leaders in a time of chaos?

On 8 October 2019 By Teun de Jager In Biblestudy, Fellowhip and Church

When there are problems in a local congregation, you hear all kinds of often conflicting "stories. Often it is chaos about what is going on or what 'people' disagree about. So what are you to do as an 'ordinary' believer? Simply follow what the majority thinks and does? Or the ...

The Temple Singers

On 7 September 2019 By Teun de Jager In Biblestudy, Spiritual Life, Fellowhip and Church, Serving God

Singing in the house of God finds its origin with David and Solomon and continues today, to all eternity.

Simon the wizard

On 30 July 2019 By Teun de Jager In Biblestudy, Charismatic, Holy Spirit

I found the following text in a book titled "The Riddle of the Holy Spirit. It emphasizes how important it is for us as Christians to have conceptions of the Holy Spirit based on a sound interpretation of God's Word. When we seek experiences of the Spirit without that, then ...

being united

On 27 March 2019 By Teun de Jager In Biblestudy, Fellowhip and Church

Unanimity in the Christian congregation is only possible when the mind of Christ Jesus is in us.

Why the miracle gifts no longer exist

On 20 February 2019 By Teun de Jager In Biblestudy, Charismatic, Holy Spirit

Why I'm a cessasionist In the charismatic world, it is assumed that the special gifts of the Spirit that God gave in the beginning of Christendom still exist and that we should begin to exercise these gifts. But the question, of course, is whether this is really ...

Poor, blind and naked

On 22 January 2019 By Teun de Jager In Biblestudy, Spiritual Life

Onlangs zijn we in de zondagse samenkomst weer eens bepaald bij de brief aan de gemeente in Laodicea. Naar aanleiding daarvan hier een paar opmerkingen. De brief aan Laodicea is, om het zo maar eens te zeggen, de laatste brief die de Heer Jezus aan de Gemeente heeft gestuurd (Openbaring …

This is not a year in review (2)

On 31 December 2018 By Teun de Jager In Topical, General, Biblestudy, End time

Er gebeurt veel in de wereld om ons heen. Soms wil je eigenlijk wel eens weten waar we nu precies zitten op Gods kalender. Het afgelopen jaar zijn wat dingen bij me voorbij gekomen en op een of andere manier werd ik daardoor tot het opnieuw lezen van het boek …

There is more

On 26 October 2018 By Teun de Jager In Biblestudy, Spiritual Life

A short time ago there was another "There-is-More" conference. I hope you didn't attend. We have written about it before (see especially here). We won't discuss it further here. That same week, we spent a day with about 70 believers together and reflected on ...