CHURCH READINGS

  TORMENTS  -  LUKE  16:23--25 - And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abrhaman afar off, and lazarus in his bosom.                                                                                                      _________________________________________________________:24 - and he cried and said, father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame.                      _________________________________________________________:25 - But Abraham said, son, remember that thou in thy lifetime received thy good things, and likewise Lazarus ev...

  { PT.  4 } - Paul actually revealed that [ all things ] were created [ in Christ ]. The eternal Spirit of Christ is larger than the universe itself, which was created [ through Christ ] as God spoke the words of creation. And he is before all things... COLOSSIANS  1:17. [ Christ is ] before the universe was and by [ in ] him all things consist. Not only were all things created [ in Him ], but in verse  17, [ in Him all things consist ], If Christ were to cease to exist, the universe must immediately pass away, for there would be no place found for its existence. The present universe will pass away one day, to make way for the [ new heavens and the new earth which in dwelleth righteousness ] 2  PETER  3:12--13, which also be [ created in Christ ] EPHESIANS  2:10,  2  CORINTHIANS  5:17. And he is the head of the body, the church. COLOSSIANS  1:18. Consider in the light of the revelation of who He is, that he is our head, and we are ...

  { PT.  3 } - [ And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us... JOHN  1:14 ].                                                                                          _________________________________________________________ Between the 1st and the 14th verses of this text is a period which cannot be measured in years. The measure of time began with the disobedience of Adam and the entrance of sin. Before time began, was eternity, which has no beginning and no end, and for all eternity past there was Christ, the Word, who was [ with God and was God ] Christ the Word, who is from eternity past, after about four thousand years of time, was [ made flesh, and dwelt among us, [ and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, ]...

[ PT.  2 ]  - THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST:  - [ In the beginning was the Word... ]  [ JOHN  1:1  - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the word was God ].                      ________________________________________________________  In contrast to the other gospel writers, John did not begin with either the birth or baptism of Jesus, but rather with [ in the beginning ]. Before there was a universe, there was [ The Word ] as used by John was translated from the Greek word [ logos ], which is defined as [ divine expression ] [ Christ ]. Whatever God speaks  is His [ divine expression ], Whatever God speaks, there is [ Christ ], sent to do those things which please God.                                                          ...