The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus' challenge to His listeners to stop being pressured by the religious leaders' definition of spiritual maturity. "Don't be like them" Jesus says. So…
Paul gives one more attempt to rescue his readers from going back to the Law - a performance-based system of approaching God that no longer was necessary because of Jesus'…
This Psalm has often been used as God's promise to prevent harm from happening to us. Is that what it really says? Let's explore Scripture together and find out
In this next psalm from our A Journey Through Lent series, David guides the reader through dealing with difficulties. He shows how God is fully trustworthy and is our best…
A discouraged post-exilic community has stopped rebuilding the temple. Through the godly leadership of the high priest Joshua and the Davdic descendent, Zerubbabel, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah spur the…
Is. 9:6-7 cannot be understood outside its context. When we understand why 'Zebulan and Naphtali' is such a strange place for light to come from (see Ch.'s7-8) only then do…
Paul continues to defend the gospel and try to help these confused believers who have been persuaded to go back to the Law. Paul now uses an analogy from Roman…
As we observe the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, we look at 1 Tim. 6:11-16. Here Timothy was told by Paul to 'hold on to eternal life'…