05 December 2021
Two-Minute Features | 12 December 2021

God Had Predicted that Jesus was Coming (TMF:SE03)

Friday, December 10, 2021
Peace to Live By: God Had Predicted that Jesus was Coming (TMF:SE03) - Daniel Litton
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       Now in the Old Testament. God predicted that Jesus would indeed come into the world as a human. One famous example of this is found in Isaiah chapter 9, verses 6 and 7. This text states, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this” (Isaiah 9:6-7, ESV). Now, only the first part of that verse has been fulfilled up into this time. It is true that Christ came into the world already as a human. But Christ will not establish his earthly kingdom, which is for the Jews, until his 1,000 year reign, which occurs after the Rapture of the Church and the Tribulation period.

What was Before Christ Came to the Earth (TMF:SE02)

Thursday, December 09, 2021
Peace to Live By: What was Before Christ Came to the Earth (TMF:SE02) - Daniel Litton
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       When coming to the Bible, one needs to understand that the Old Testament, that is, the times before Jesus Christ, were God's relations with the Nation of Israel, who is his chosen people. You see, not long after the beginning of time, God chose a group of people to be his beloved. We know this people today as the Jewish people. God gave Moses, the leader of the Israelites, the Law by which God's people were supposed to live by. In order for a person to be pleasing to God, the Israelite, or accepted foreigner, had to follow this Law. But when Christ died of the cross, around 30 A.D., this Law was fulfilled in the new way of the Spirit of God. That is, in order to be pleasing to God, people no longer had to follow the strict guidelines laid out in the Old Testament law and offer sacrifices for their sins. Christ became the one time payment for all sin when he died on the cross and rose from the dead on the third day.

The Meaning of Christmas Goes Deep (TMF:SE01)

Wednesday, December 08, 2021
Peace to Live By: The Meaning of Christmas Goes Deep (TMF:SE01) - Daniel Litton
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       Christmas without a doubt is the most celebrated time of the year, at least here in the United States. I would venture to say that because we go through the motions so often, year after year, that a lot of us have probably lost the true meaning behind Christmas. I think it's hard to get past that surface level of appreciation for this holiday. So, why do we celebrate Christmas? Sure, it's because of the birth of Jesus Christ, but the meaning goes far deeper than that. Well, today, I want to ponder deeper into the real meaning behind Christmas. First I want to discuss why Christ came into the world. Before I answer this question, we need to look at the setting of the time. Was Jesus' coming a random event in human history? Well, when coming to the Bible, one needs to understand that the Old Testament, that is, the times before Jesus Christ, were God's relations with the Nation of Israel, who is his chosen people. You see, not long after the beginning of time, God chose a group of people to be his beloved. We know this people today as the Jewish people.

We Cannot Perform Perfectly No Matter What (TMF:1757)

Tuesday, December 07, 2021
Peace to Live By: We Cannot Perform Perfectly No Matter What (TMF:1757) - Daniel Litton
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       We cannot and should not expect ourselves to perform perfectly in our lives without any weakness manifesting itself at all. Not only is that not realistic, but it also set us up for disappointment and being too hard on ourselves. We can expect too much of ourselves and we can expect too much of other people as well. We can put burdens on others that God doesn’t want us to put on them, those of which are unrealistic and even unfair. We’ve been examining here in Romans how we are imperfect. We ourselves cannot perform perfectly in all situations, and neither can others. We need to be merciful toward ourselves and merciful toward others. We need to stop getting angry and upset with others when they don’t perform how we believe they should. When we stop demanding perfection from ourselves and accept the fact that we have weaknesses and are going to show our weakness in certain areas, it then makes it easier for us to give grace to others at the moment they show their weakness.

Weakness: Collective & Singular (TMF:1756)

Monday, December 06, 2021
Peace to Live By: Weakness: Collective & Singular (TMF:1756) - Daniel Litton
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       Paul talks here of the weakness of the collective group of believers, for the word weakness is in the singular. We are in weaknesses as Christians and all of these together are the collective weakness. We all have individual weaknesses in our lives. That’s just the way it works, as Paul said. As long as we are in this world, we are going to have weaknesses. And it’s significant for us to realize that is okay for us to accept the fact that we have these weaknesses, whatever they are. Paul had weaknesses. Remember? He told the Corinthian church: ““For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses… For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10, ESV). Yes, God works best in our weaknesses. And why is that? Because then God gets the glory. We cannot and should not expect ourselves to perform perfectly in our lives without any weakness manifesting itself at all. Not only is that not realistic, but it also set us up for disappointment and being too hard on ourselves.