Quotes from Brian Simmons

We feast on a sacrifice at our spiritual altar, but those who serve as priests in the old system of worship have no right to eat of it. 11 For the high priest carries the blood of animals into the holiest chamber as a sacrifice for sin, and then burns the bodies of the animals outside the city. h 12 And Jesus, our sin-sacrifice,

6Now I'm reaching out to you, thirsting for you like the dry, cracked ground thirsts for rain.

Moving On to Deeper Truth 1Now is the time for us to progress beyond the basic message of Christa and advance into perfection. The foundation has already been laid for us to build upon: turning away from our dead worksb to embrace faith in God, teaching about different baptisms,c impartation by the laying on of hands,d resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3So with God's enablemente we will move on to deeper truths.

The caretakers of the Lord's vineyard will have the privilege and reward of bringing to Him the abundance of fruit from the maturing lives of those they shepherd. Precious fruit will come forth and be gathered to the Lord from the multitudes. As God gives the increase, the faithful labors of many will bear fruit.

In 8:6 we find revelation-truth about Christ that hadn't been understood before: "For us there is only one God—the Father. He is the source of all things, and our lives are lived for him. And there is one Lord, Jesus, the Anointed One, through whom we and all things exist." Here Paul equates the one true God of Israel, Yahweh, with Jesus. Jesus is Yahweh, the only true God.

For God has not destined us to experience wrath but to possess salvation through our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One. He gave his life for us so that we may share in resurrection life in union with him" (5:9–10). There you have it: God's good news explained!

All the authority of the universe has been given to me.h 19Now go in my authorityi and make disciples of all nations,

every prayer of his godly lovers is pleasing to his heart.

With His friend, Moses, God spoke "face to face" (Num. 12:8). But in the Hebrew language it says, 'mouth to mouth.' God spoke to Moses 'mouth to mouth!' This is the Kiss of His Word to our spirits. It is the longing of the soul to be united to the Word of God.

ABOUT PHILIPPIANS What joy and glory came out of Paul's prison cell! Most of us would be thinking of ourselves and how we could get out; but Paul wanted to send to the Philippian church the revelation of joy!

This lover of God is just, peaceful, upright, blameless, good, trustworthy, and kind.

But the Lord is in the midst of us,b testing and probing our every motive.

Love is not easily irritatedh or quick to take offense.i 6Love joyfully celebrates honestyj and finds no delight in what is wrong.k 7Love is a safe place of shelter,l for it never stops believing the best for others.m Love never takes failure as defeat, for it never gives up.

14For in the Son all our sins are canceled and we have the release of redemption through his very blood.

4Then God added his witness to theirs. He validated their ministry with signs, astonishing wonders, all kinds of powerful miracles,f and by the gifts of the Holy Spirit,g which he distributed as he desired.