I expect everyone is preparing their favorite Thanksgiving meals, maybe trying a few or one new dish this year. I am not sure how Thanksgiving’s are for everyone, but they are commonly a time to reflect upon what we are thankful for. As I have taken some time to think about what I am thankful…
Author: Josh Strelecki
Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher of Twin Cities Grace Fellowship
A Glimpse of Glory in A Letter | A Primer for the Epistle to the Ephesians
“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:”~ Ephesians 1:1 ~ The letter to the Ephesians is the long-awaited “perfect is come” (1 Cor. 13:10). The doctrine in Ephesians contains the “deep things” “prepared” and “ordained before the…
The Simplicity That Is In Christ
This issue of “simplicity” has been a matter that has been employed countless of times. If you had a nickel for every time one used this issue in a conversation we all would be rich. I am not saying there isn’t a context for this, for Paul uses it in 2 Corinthians 11:4; however, often…
Justification By Faith: Looking At The Evidence
Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. [28] Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. [29] Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the…
Who Are You?
“Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?” {1 Corinthians 3:5} The Corinthian divisions were from the strife and envying going on among them, that were rooted and embedded in the fleshly wisdom of the world. By nature, each man seeks…
When It Becomes What You Do
Former post from previous blog…Brief Thoughts………. I have been mulling over the scriptures: mostly Romans 8:26-27 and the intercessory ministry of the Spirit to provide the things we “ought” to know. In so doing and learning the Spirit provides us knowledge through the word of God, I have compared much 1 Corinthians 2 with Romans…
The Fruits of The Mind of Christ
“For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.” {1 Corinthians 2:16} The mind of the Lord reaches back to its counsel and forward to its fulness with justifiable provision made by Himself. The mind of the Lord is the cause, reason, and…
The Mind of Christ
“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that…
The Foolishness of God Pt. 2
“But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:”{1 Corinthians 2:6} It pleased our Father to have all fulness dwell in Christ. Therefore, in Christ dwells the fulness of the Godhead bodily. Christ would bear and does bear in His body…
A Call For God’s Fast
The historic echo chamber of fleshly wisdom of the world has and continues to unveil man’s utter foolishness to address the substantive conflicts of each subsequent day to provide everlasting results. Man’s search for worldly salvation and peace always quickly turns into individual, partisan, or national self discovery. Moreover, religious groupthink is so malleable. Religion…
The Foolishness of God Pt. 1
“To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.”{Romans 16:27} God’s wisdom is expressed, manifest, revealed throughout the testimony of history. “The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath He established the heavens. By His knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew (Pro….
A Case & Thoughts for The Gathering of The Local Church
In 2020 the church at large was faced with an extremely difficult dilemma. COVID and the recommendation of the experts pressed us into our homes. For many Christians this wasn’t so awful seeing they could attend church via livestream. In a survey completed just prior to the concerns of COVID one question asked, “Worshiping alone…
A Father in the Faith
Grace and Peace, “Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.” {Philippians 4:9} It is a sheer post Cross provision to be sons and daughters of God. Having received the Spirit of adoption we are granted to…
Grace Upon Grace
“Provide Things Honest in the Sight of All Men.” ~ Romans 12:17 ~ Our Father instructs us not to recompense evil for evil in the preceding proposition. Yet, now He instructs us what to “provide…in the sight of all men.” The simple thought that we are to “provide” something other than “evil” for the “evil”…
Recompense to No Man Evil for Evil
“Recompense to no man evil for evil.” ~ Romans 12:17 ~ We are God’s children, His sons and daughters, taught by His very Spirit and taught His spirit. Thus, understanding the glory of our Father increases our esteem of Him, as well as, glorify His instruction to us. As our Father is holy, peculiar,…
Foolishness to Life Everlasting
“Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.” {1 Corinthians 3:18} Arrogance and most ignorance is rooted in pride. Pride is natural to man and has power over us to hinder us when in comes…
Behold, All Things Are Become New
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 So often we pronounce something as “new”, yet it really isn’t. A new year is just another year with one digit difference. In fact, a new year makes us…
Christ the Power and Wisdom of God
“Now to Him that is of power…to God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.”{Rom 16:25-27} To conclude this extraordinary treatise the apostle Paul hearkens, one last time, to where the power and wisdom of the son and daughter of God comes from. The power and wisdom of the son and daughter…
The God of Peace
“Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.”{Romans 15:33} Arrangement of words declare the glory of God. Words cannot be thrown in a blender for any sense to come of them. Although God’s Word is likened to food, we are not to make word shakes and smoothies with holy writ. Childs play with…
Can You ‘Stomach It’?
Being ‘sick to your stomach’ expresses one’s ailment, where it may be coming from, or where it may be effecting. Bowel issues produce a sickness that isn’t some other ailment. A headache, the cold, or the flu are just some sicknesses that can, but do not always involve the stomach. It isn’t until one of…
SUPPLY OF GRACE 