There are many types or kinds of promises in God’s kingdom.  I want to focus on five vital types in this article. The Truths of the Cross To start with, Jesus’ death on His cross opened the door for the believer to receive several powerful, eternity changingbenefits.  When Jesus said, “It is finished (John 19:30),” He extended to His believers several benefits.  The believers must cooperate and believe for these truths to be effective in their lives. The five promises of the cross found in Colossians chapter 1 and chapter 2, are what we will focus on.  They are the following: Redemption, Reconciliation, Crucified with Christ, Dead to the law, and Authority over demons won at the cross. These truths of the cross are one type of promise found in the Bible and New Testament. I will focus on these five truths later in this article.Some truths of the cross are hard to receive, but when one sees them with…

In several sections of the Bible, “the living creatures” and their “four faces” or appearances are talked about.  One verse that speaks of them is Ezekiel chapter 1, verse 10.  In this passage of scripture, each of four living creatures had four faces. Their faces were described as follows: 6 Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings…. 10 As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face of an eagle. Ezekiel 1:6, 10 These four living creatures which had these four faces, were with God’s Presence as God’s Presence left the temple of the Hebrews (Ezekiel chapter 10, and Ezekiel chapter 1).  God was leaving because of the willful sins and rebellion of His people.…

         1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.       2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.       3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that          these stones become bread.”        4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every           word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”       5 Then the devil took Him up to the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple,  6 and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down.  For it is written, ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.’”       7 Jesus said to him,…

Regarding the cross, the meaning of the bread and the cup can be summarized as follows: BREAD CUP 1 Peter 2:24, Hebrews 10:10, 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 Colossians 1:14, Ephesians 1:7, Romans 5:9 Deliverance from sin Forgiveness for sin Deliverance from the power of sin Deliverance from the penalty of sin Sanctification Justification Crucified with Christ Forgiven in Christ Deliverance from sin Deliverance from death Deliverance from sin and self Deliverance from death Authority over sin and self Authority over death (curses) Authority over the devil and his ability  to keep us in bondage to some sin Authority over the devil’s ministry of death and curses in some area of our life He bore our grief and sorrow, our infirmities and sicknesses in His body. Our bodies are now free to function right. (Isaiah 53:4, Matt. 8:17) He broke the curse of sickness. (Isaiah 53:5, Mark 2:5-12, James 5:14-15) Sickness seen here as a penalty for sin.  The blood paid the price Bread…