Clinton Bezan - Christian author and missionary with Connecting Streams/Power 2 Change - actively sharing the truth of the gospel of Christ.
There is an often-misunderstood distinction between the notions of obedience and compliance relative to the Christian experience. While obedience implies surrendering one’s sovereignty to the will of God, compliance connotes restrictions imposed by some external command or set of rules. … Continued
How do Christians know unequivocally that Jesus was the Christ? How does the timing of Jesus’ ministry confirm His identity as the Messiah? The prophecies of the Messiah were intricately woven into the scriptures, the history of Israel, Jewish theology, … Continued
Is the brand of Christianity being practiced today in much of the world an authentic portrait of the first century church? In the last few centuries many new teachings have infiltrated Christian theology and have resulted in a disjointed and … Continued
The Bible tells us that God is love (1 John 4:8), and that we are to love God and each other (Matthew 22:37-39). If we are to walk as Jesus walked, we must step out in love and live lives … Continued
On any given Easter, millions of Christians worldwide come together to pay homage to Jesus of Nazareth and remember His sacrifice on the cross of Calvary. In somber services that elicit emotional responses through heart-wrenching hymns such as “The Old … Continued
Jesus often spoke in parables. One day, “The disciples came to Him and asked, ‘Why do you speak to the people in parables?’ He replied, ‘The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, … Continued
The spiritual blindness of Israel resulted in the nation believing what they wanted to believe regarding prophesies about their Messiah, despite scriptures such as Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22. In the eyes of Judaism, Jesus was a failure as Messiah. … Continued
If someone offers you a gift and you toss it into the wastebasket, is it of any benefit to you? Unless you accept it, you cannot possess it. Similarly, when people reject Christ’s gift of grace, they cannot consider themselves forgiven of … Continued
In Acts 17:24-31, the apostle Paul vehemently encapsulates the heartbeat of the Christian faith before the men at Athens: “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live … Continued
History often repeats itself and humanity seems destined to make the same mistakes over and over again. Society seems caught in cycles of cynicism, never learning from the past, while blindly pursuing power and wealth at the expense of everything … Continued