C H O F Ministry

Tag: Concept

  • Does the Holy Spirit reveal the truth to us as Christians?

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    The answer is Yes!!!
    Have you ever pondered which path you should or should not take?

    No matter how appealing one path choice might be over another path choice; there is always a still voice on the inside telling us which path is the correct one to choose.
    ****That still voice on the inside is the Holy Spirit disclosing the truth to us; so that we can continually choose the right path to take.

    In John 16:13 (AMP) 13 But when He, the Spirit of Truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth [full and complete truth]. For He will not speak on His own initiative, but He will speak whatever He hears [from the Father – the message regarding the Son], and He will disclose to you what is to come [in the future].

    In John 14:26 (AMP) 26 But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you.

    So in essence, the Holy Spirit dwells inside of us. Leading and guiding us to choose the correct paths in our Christian Walk to take. The Holy Spirit is that inner voice inside that we need to adhere to; in order to keep us from veering off the course and going down the wrong paths of life.

    God Bless you all,
    Enjoy the rest of your week! 

  • “Is there a reason why I am being hated on by the world?”

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    The answer is Yes!!!

    In our Christian walk we come up against obstacles, conflicts, hardships, hatred, and opposition on a daily basis.Through relationships, situations and daily life occurrences we are often made to feel like we are outcasts, outsiders, ostracized and excluded by the world.

    ***It is during these times that we as Christians feel like it is us against the world.

    The truth is: “the world is against us”. In fact, we are hated and despised by the world; because as Christians we are no longer a part of the world. The world loves its own, and the world is designed to love, nurture and protect its own.

    Not only does the world hate Christians, but the world hated Jesus first.

    Jesus has chosen us to be part of Him; ending all of our ties with the world.

    With all of our ties to the world being severed, there are no more connections. We no longer belong to the world. So now instead of the world loving us it now hates us.

    In John 15: 18 – 19 (AMP) 18 “If the world hates you [and it does], know that it has hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you belonged to the world, the world would love [you as] its own and would treat you with affection. But you are not of the world [you no longer belong to it], but I have chosen you out of the world. And because of this the world hates you.

    So in essence, since we are no longer a part of the world, we can’t expect to get the joys, accolades, love, affections, acceptance and rewards from the world.
    So don’t get discouraged and dejected when you are hurt, rejected, excluded, ostracized and hated on by the world.

    ***Remember the world loves and takes care of its own. We have been set aside. Jesus has handpicked and chosen us to be a part of Him.
    God Bless you all,

    Enjoy the rest of your week and have a blessed Christmas!

  • Does Getting Baptized Guarantee Salvation for you?

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    The answer is NO!!!
    ***Your decision of rather or not to get baptized will not be a deciding factor toward your Salvation.

    In fact Baptism is just a symbolism that is used as a way for us to publicly show our transformation to a new life in Christ.

    Symbolism in a submerged Baptism is shown as followed:
    When we are submerged into the water it symbolizes our death

    When we are under the water it symbolizes our burial. When we come out of the water it symbolizes our new life.

    In 1 Peter 3:21 (AMP) it confirms that baptism is just a demonstration or a symbolism of the new life in Christ that
    we as believers are choosing to follow.

    So in essence, the ritual of baptism does not guarantee us salvation or save us.

    ***Being baptized is not what saves us; what saves us is the confession of our sins and receiving Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.

    God Bless you all,
    Enjoy the rest of your week! 

  • First Lady Donece Houston’s “Christian Concept”

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    Should prayer be a part of our
    “ADLS’ (Activities of Daily Living)?

    The answer is a resounding YES!!!

    ***Prayer is an essential ADL (Activity of Daily Living) that should be used often throughout each and every day

    In 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (AMP) we are instructed to steadfastly continue to pray without ceasing.
    Prayer serves as our way to communicate and have a conversation with God.

    It is through our prayers that we are able to:

    (1) Give thanks to God for the many blessings that He has bestowed on us.
    (2) Confess our sins and ask for forgiveness for all of the things that we have done wrong.

    (3) Place our requests and petitions before Him.

    So in essence, our prayers serve as a way to communicate on a personal level with God. It will be through that continual ongoing daily conversation with God that we are able to gain encouragement, strength, forgiveness and healing.

    ***So in order for us to maintain an ongoing daily conversation with God; praying has to be added into our “ADLS’ (Activities of Daily Living) so that it can be exercised nonstop throughout each and every day.

    God Bless you all,
    Enjoy the rest of your week! 😀