The Christian Light in This Present Darkness
Our hope is never in the person on the throne or in the oval office, but the One who sits enthroned above them.
Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor. Four simple sentences. Hard to do, but if we were governed by these principles, our world would be a better place and our witness would shine all the brighter. Headed into 2020, we knew this would be a trying year for America. A presidential... Continue Reading
Jesus in the Gospel of John—the Bread of Life
When Jesus describes Himself as the bread of life, He is pointing to Himself as a staple for sustaining life. But He is saying much more.
We feed on Christ who literally became flesh and blood and literally poured out His life unto death. We feed through faith and that as a gift of God (John 6:36-39, 65; cf. John 1:12-13; 20:31). In other words, it is through participation in Christ’s saving work that we have eternal life and will never... Continue Reading
Who Are the “Sons of God” in Genesis 6?
The flood narrative itself is often regarded as mythological but the intermarriage of “the sons of God” and “the daughters of man,” is seen as blatant myth.
The assumption in this interpretation of Genesis 6 is that “the sons of God” refers to angelic beings. Why do some biblical interpreters make this assumption? The simple answer is that the Scriptures sometimes refer to angels as sons of God, and it is assumed that the reference in Genesis 6 means the same. This... Continue Reading
Resurrection in the Old Testament
The Old Testament has a powerful message about resurrection that speaks to our lives today.
Job is the book of the Bible that was written first, and as such it asks important questions that the rest of the Bible will answer. One of those questions comes from Job himself in Job 14:14, “If a man dies, will he live again?” Job knows that death is permanent (14:10–11) and that once... Continue Reading
Groaning for Justice: The Theology of What is Happening
The people in the streets protesting don’t even know it, but their groans and cries for justice are part of the desire for the great revealing.
When Paul writes “the glory that is to be revealed”, he is writing about the apocalypse. The apocalypse does not mean an end, as so many people presume. It means a revelation. We are headed toward a great revealing. The things unseen will become seen. Every day moves us closer to that revealing. We do... Continue Reading
Salvation in Christ Alone: What Is “The Great Exchange”?
Christians know Christ paid their debt on the cross, but he did even more for every believer.
In his humanity, Jesus is the “last Adam.” He was born under the law, kept it perfectly, and was qualified as the perfect Adam (man) to save God’s people (Rom. 5:15-19). The apostle Paul makes it abundantly clear in Romans, chapter 5, that Jesus succeeded where Adam failed, and as death came to all through... Continue Reading
Righteousness which Exceeds that of the Scribes and Pharisees
The number one desire our Lord has for His people is that their Righteousness surpasses that of the Scribes and Pharisee so that their lives will bring Him glory.
Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount was His manifesto which paralleled Moses giving the Law on Mount Sinai. In it we are given God’s requirements for us in living this Christian life. We are called to be Holy as God is Holy. We are called to be Right in our actions as God is, which... Continue Reading
How to View Claims About Dreams and Visions
There are landmines on all sides of this subject, and one of those is that it tends to become a tier 1 issue.
People will make railing judgments about the salvation of an individual based on their position regarding how God may or may not use dreams, or if it is possible for someone to have some supernatural experience. It’s important to navigate these hotly debated waters with a great deal of grace, while still holding fast to... Continue Reading
What Does a Christian Need to Grow?
What are the things that the Lord has given to us that are needed for us to grow?
Throughout most of church history, conferences didn’t exist. The closest you ever got to them were various councils to which the majority of people never went. Just a bunch of bishops who apparently had long faces, halos behind their heads and two fingers strapped together that look like they want to do a v-for-victory sign... Continue Reading
God Wills for His People to be Christlike
We must cooperate with our Lord in His character rebuilding within our hearts.
Our union with Christ makes us partakers of His death, first, so that our guilt is gone and second, that our former life in bondage to sin is gone replaced by our new life of fellowship with Him that began at our new birth. We are also resurrected with Christ. That means that we have... Continue Reading
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