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by Roel VelemaThe Netherlands(Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the NASB.) “Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, ‘Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one...

by Roel Velema “Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of WATER AND SPIRIT and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God” (John 3:5). What is the meaning of “water” in this verse? Commentaries provide different answers. Some say it’s literal water, like the water in the womb...

by Roel Velema “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me” (Revelation 3:20). Revelation 3:20 is often used in evangelism, often along with John 1:12, to urge people to accept Christ as...

door Roel Velema “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep” (John 10:7). “And I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David. He shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open” (Isa. 22:22). Christ is the great ‘I AM’...

by Arlen Chitwood And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to...

by Roel Velema “But to me it is a very small thing that I may be examined by you, or by any human court; in fact, I DO NOT EVEN EXAMINE MYSELF. For I am conscious of nothing against myself, yet I am not by this acquitted; but the one who examines me is the...

Christmas Message 2019by Roel Velema “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into...

by Roel Velema “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me” (Revelation 3:20). Revelation 3:20 is often used in evangelism, often along with John 1:12, to urge people to accept Christ as...

by Roel Velema Christ is ALL in ALL in the believer through union in the spirit (1 Cor. 6:17). So in Him, in Christ, we move and have our being (Acts 17:28). This frees is forever from the necessity and possibility to move without Him. The Lord stresses this continually in order not to despair...

by Roel Velema Basic 1: A Christian lives in two-oneness with Christ The union of the believer with Christ through the Holy Spirit is described in 1 Corinthians 6:17: “And he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit” (Young’s Literal Translation). When we are born again, we become one spirit with God’s Spirit,...