Manoj Iype

‘Galilee of the Gentiles’ – Place of Light & Miracles! When you think of Christmas, what comes to mind? One word? Red & white? A Star? A manger? A baby? Hopefully not Santa! If you have been in church and to church a few times or many times or even if this is your first time you have heard the Christmas story. World over the nativity scene is unavoidable. One question – Where was Jesus born? Bethlehem. Do you know where Jesus grew up? What do you associate more with the place of your birth or...

Romans 8:28-30 We are assured  and  know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together  and  are [fitting into a plan] for good to  and  for those who love God and are called according to [His] design  and  purpose. 29  For those whom He foreknew [of whom He was aware and loved beforehand], He also destined from the beginning [foreordaining them] to be moulded into the image of His Son [and share inwardly His likeness], that He might become the firstborn among many...

Ephesians 1:22 “(God) put all things under (Jesus’) feet and gave (Jesus) to be head over all things to the church.” The Greek word translated “church” in Ephesians 1:22 is ecclesia. The noun ecclesia is derived from a verb that means “to call out.” The concept of a group of people that is formed by being called out from a larger group of people. It is also a group called out for a special purpose, which applies to the church. In contemporary secular Greek of New Testament times, the word...