Joe Durso
Names of God
In our culture, personal names have little meaning, a point made by John Dunbar who found meaning in life as “Dances with Wolves.” We...
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Joe Durso
Dec 12, 20092 min read
By Death and Life
We were expecting our first child; I was seated in the waiting room at the doctor’s office, completely thrilled as I read the letter to...
Joe Durso
Dec 12, 20091 min read
Jars of Clay
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.” 2Corinthians 4:7 In a world...
Joe Durso
Dec 12, 20091 min read
Be Filled with the Spirit
It is one thing to know God’s will, it is still another to be able to get it done – it takes the right stuff. Not only must a Christian...
Joe Durso
Dec 12, 20091 min read
Imitators of God
“So be imitators of God, as beloved children” Ephesians 5:1 The apostle Paul was not intending to say the Christian should imitate God,...
Joe Durso
Dec 12, 20092 min read
From Divided to United
When our first parents Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden they did more than just separate themselves from God, they...
Joe Durso
Dec 12, 20091 min read
Pharisee to Persecuted Prophet
“Wherefore I ask that you may not faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory.” Ephesians 3:13. Paul the apostle in his...
Joe Durso
Dec 12, 20091 min read
Intimate with God
Paul begins the second chapter of Ephesians with the condition of his hearers before they came to Christ, which was independent of God....
Joe Durso
Dec 12, 20092 min read
From Sin to Sanctification
1 “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the...
Joe Durso
Dec 12, 20091 min read
Made Accepted
All world religions teach some form of making the worshipper acceptable in God’s sight by his own labor. However, in Christianity God...
Joe Durso
Dec 12, 20091 min read
The Blessing
Blessing the older son is distinctly Middle Eastern having two basic ideas behind it. One, the Father would speak well of the older son,...
Joe Durso
Dec 12, 20091 min read
I am Adopted
I AM ADOPTED A straight forward rendering of this verse is God predestined us, God is the subject, and predestined the verb in the active...
Joe Durso
Dec 12, 20091 min read
God Knows My Name
If you wonder if these lyrics are true, consider the following verse, “Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world,...
Joe Durso
Dec 12, 20091 min read
God’s Choices
It is a great irony that man who does not know, love, or fear God tries to appease Him by deceitful acts of worship, while enslaved to...
Joe Durso
Dec 12, 20091 min read
Spiritual Blessings
The primary blessings that come from God through our Lord Jesus Christ are said to be in the heavens, which means they are not earthly or...
Joe Durso
Dec 12, 20091 min read
Identity Crisis
“To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful “in” Christ Jesus”: Ephesians 1:1 After careful reflection of Ephesians chapter...
Joe Durso
Dec 11, 20091 min read
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