To be forgiven, our sins must be washed by the blood of Christ. But how? This is an abstract concept. Jesus’ blood was shed almost two thousand years ago. Since we can’t literally touch it to be cleansed, where do we see the figure for when it happens?
You Can’t Take It With You
When we die, we may be buried by men and carried by angels, but we will not even carry ourselves out.
Faith and/or Works?
Doing something to be saved is not the same as being saved by what you do.
Then What Happened?
Who was deceived? If Adam wasn’t, then what?
God’s Opus
God has a symphony. We define the word as an intricate composition of music. I imagine diverse parts that are coordinated into a whole and fit the composer’s design. We get our word symphony from the Greek word symphonia. It is made of two words that mean “together” and “sound.” That is much like how […]
Disciple
“Disciple” means “a learner,” but that definition leaves us with a weak picture compared to the reality of what it means to be a disciple. We see the root of this in our word “discipline.” Disciples were devoted pupils of a certain teacher. They followed him, practiced what he practiced, and identified themselves by his […]
When Belief is Unbelief
When we live by faith, by definition we are believing. The faith we practice is our belief. One is a thing and the other is an action.
Ready for a Change?
Learning from, and heeding, what the Bible teaches transforms us, renews our minds, and proves God’s will (Rom 12:2).
The Kingdom Has Come. Don’t Miss It!
Over 700 years before Jesus was born, Isaiah the prophet wrote about the latter days. He said that the LORD’s house would be established, all nations would flow to it, and the law would go forth from Zion (Isa 2:1-4). Six hundred years before Jesus’ birth, Daniel interpreted a dream of Nebuchadnezzar’s that gave a […]
Unwanted Grace
Do we see our difficulties as opportunities to show God’s greatness? Serving faithfully in these times is one way we demonstrate God’s grace to the world.