The Cross and Crowns Ministry Nairobi

When Noah was divinely warned regarding the impendingflood, he moved with godly fear thus prepared an ark for the saving of his household- Heb. 11:7 . Noah's reverential attitude led to his obedience in the action of building the ark. Jesus Christ was heard because of His godly fear- Heb. 5:7-8 . We are to serve God acceptably, with reverence and godly fear- Heb. 12:25-29 . Godly fear is the d...

Heb. 11:7 By faith [to the saving of the soul] Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith . i. Noah was divinely warned of things not seen i.e., the flood. ii. Noah moved with godly fear to prepare an ark for the saving of...

Enoch is the seventh man from Adam− Jude 1:14 . After Enoch begot Methuselah, he walked with God threehundred years and this is a matter that is repeated in the text− Gen. 5:22, 24 . a. He walked in habitual fellowship with God! He walked inreverent fear and obedience with God. b. He lived/walked in close fellowship with God. c. He walked faithfully with God. By so doing, Enoch pleased God! God ta...

Gal. 3:26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus . Christians are sons because of creation – 2 Cor. 5:17; Eph. 2:15 . Being heirs to the promise [ Gal. 3:29 ] resulting from spiritual maturity [ Heb. 5:14 ] is with a view to Christians being adopted as sons i.e., God the Father sent His Son with REGALITY in sharp focus. Christians adopted as sons at the JSOC will be placed as fi...

The account/record of Cain and Abel typifies the nation of Israel and Christ respectively.

The writer of Hebrews was led/moved by the Holy Spirit to provide a record of Old Testament saints who acted by faith- Heb. 11:2 . Heb. 11:4 By faith [to the saving of the soul] Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks . How did Cain and Abel arrive at th...

Heb. 11:3 By faith [to the saving of the soul] we understand that the worlds [lit. ages] were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible . The ages were equipped and fitted by the Word of Godto accomplish His Own divine purpose. The first part of Heb. 11:3b , describes ‘ that which we see ,’‘ what is seen ,’ ‘ what we now see ’ and/or ‘ t...

a. Angels are sons of God− Job 38: 7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy? b. Adam was the son of God− Lk. 3:38 …Adam, the son of God . c. The nation of Israel is the son of God, His firstborn− Ex. 4:22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord: “ Israel is My son, My firstborn . 23 So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve me. But if you re...

The Scriptures are replete with the phrase ‘ the heavensand the earth .’ The heavens refer to the realm from where rulership emanates while the earth is one of the provinces in God’s universe− Dan. 4:26 . If God created Man to rule, which He did, and a saved individual has his/her spirit saved, which it has, THEN what should such a saved individual be instructed in for the entire of his/her life h...

God created Man a perfect tripartite being and therefore, this DEATH affected all the three parts. Man’s spirit died! The spirit lost communion with God. Man’s soul died! The soul became corrupted thus knew evil experientially. Man’s body died! The body lost the covering of glory hence became totally naked and became susceptible to physical decay. In this ruined state, Man was separated from the p...

God had PURPOSE when He formed the earth and therefore, Satan’s rebellion and the resulting ruin of the earth DID NOT thwart His plans and purposes− Isa. 14:24, 27 . God initiated the work of restoring the earth which had since become ruined but before that, the Lamb, Jesus Christ, had FIRST to be slain− Rev. 13:8 . On Days 1-4, God did a RESTORATIVE work with respect to the earth− Gen. 1:2b-19 ....

God performed a creative work in Jacob- Isa. 43:1 But now, thus says t he Lord, who created you, O Jacob , And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine . Therefore, the nation of Israel is a son of God- Ex. 4:22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘ Thus says the Lord : “ Israel is My son , My firstborn. 23 So I say to you, let My son...

Job 38:7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? God rules over the universe through angelic beings in a delegated capacity! When He created the earth, God created and anointed a ruler over it i.e, Lucifer. Since NO human being was present at the time the heavens and the earth were created, then sons of God are angels. God created Man to replace Satan as rule...

It is NOT automatic for faith to come merely because one is hearing the Word of God. For faith to come, a Christian MUST hear CORRECTLY hence the admonition to take heed HOW we hear− Lk. 8:18 . A Christian can ONLY hear CORRECTLY when the Word of God is rightly divided− 2 Tim. 2:15 . To rightly divide the Word of God is to studying God’s Word the way God gave it by beginning at Moses and comparing...

FAITH is believing that which God has SAID about amatter in His Word! Rom. 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Does faith AUTOMATICALLY come merely because one is hearing the Word of God? ” When an individual adds to or removes from God’s Word,it NO LONGER becomes feasible for him/her to exercise biblical faith! When an individual develops a negative attitude towa...

Heb. 11:1 Now faith (to the saving of the soul) is the substance ofthings hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony . The Holy Spirit picked certain individuals who, by having faith to the saving of the soul, pleased God and as a result, they obtained a good testimony. Contextually, God Himself testified, bore record and/or had a good (honest) rep...

Heb. 11:6 But without faith (to the saving of the soul) it is impossible to please Him... According to this verse, it is IMPOSSIBLE to please God without faith, to the saving of the soul. On the flipside, it is very much possible to please Him ONLY by faith, to the saving of the soul. A Christian who chooses to live according to the fleshhabitually by setting his/her mind on the things of the fles...

Heb. 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.” It is inferred that if the just live by faith, to the saving of the soul, the Lord’s soul has pleasure in such a one. Isa. 46:9 Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient t...

Heb. 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen . What is Faith? For many a Christian today, Heb. 11:1 defines faith, but does it? The definition of ‘faith’ is found in the word itself i.e., simply put, faith means belief. However, within the confines of the Scriptures, BIBLICAL FAITH is believing that which God has SAID about a matter. What God has said a...

Paul preached the gospel/good news of the Christ to the Churches of Galatia much in every same way as he did with the Churches of the Thessalonians and the one at Corinth– Gal. 1:11 . Nevertheless, a false doctrine soon found its way among them– Gal. 1:6-9 . This doctrine emphasized the persuasion that justification is by works of the law– Gal. 2:14-16 . However, Paul instructs the Churches of Gal...

Rom. 1:17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed fromfaith to faith ; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.” The phrase ‘from faith to faith’ stresses the necessity for therecipients of this epistle (us today) to continue believing the gospel of the Christ AND highlights the maturing process of a saved individual with respect to the salvation of his/her soul. Paul stresses the i...

Paul wrote the letter called ‘Romans’ while residing in Corinth at the end of his third missionary journey. He addressed it to the church in Rome- Rom. 1:1, 7 . Paul expressed his readiness/willingness to preach the gospel− Rom. 1:15 So, as much as is in me, I am ready topreach the gospel to you who are in Rome also . Paul was ready and willing to preach the gospel of the Christ which he was not a...

The writer of Hebrews contrasts TWO CHOICES availableto his recipients, partakers of the heavenly calling [ Heb. 3:1 ] i.e., the CHOISE to either live by faith or to draw back− Heb. 10:38 . Biblical faith, which is in view in God’s Word, meansbelieving what God has said in His Word. A CHOICE to draw back is a CHOICE to live apart from believing what God has said in His Word and this brings NO plea...

b. Immediately after the fourth warning, the writer of Hebrews invites the recipients of his letter to ‘recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated’ pointing to a time immediately following their coming into a mature understanding of the gospel of the glory of Christ− Heb. 10:32-34 . Prior to his death, Moses spoke to the second generation of the Israelites who would soon enter the...

The letter of Hebrews is written to believers whounderstood their heavenly calling i.e., the purpose for their redemption, matters to do with the coming kingdom, the 7th Day, the Word of the Kingdom− Heb. 3:1, 12: 10:19; 13:22 . This epistle is about a salvation to be inherited in the age to come for which Christ is bringing many sons to glory− Heb. 1:14; 2;5, 10 . Sonship and glory portend RULERS...