A Salvation for All
Ephesians 3:7-12 is a stunning passage concerning Gentile salvation and how God planned to offer His saving grace to all men. Warren Wiersbe writes, “In the OT, God revealed through prophecy His program for the people of...
Deceptive Strength
In the well-known passage about spiritual armor (cf. Ephesians 6:10-18), the Apostle Paul lets the church know they are in a spiritual battle by warning of the powerful and deceptive strength of the principalities and powers. We...
James and Me — New Podcast!
The first podcast is here! James and Me, a conversation with the Lord’s brother…and a mirror launched last Saturday and will drop every Saturday before noon CST. The scene for James and Me is conversational, where James,...
A Separated Life
In Deuteronomy 7:11-15, Moses lists all the benefits of Israel’s separated life unto the Lord: A relationship with the faithful and merciful God, love, blessing, fruitfulness, and divine protection. Now see a separated life’s counterpart in the...
Sin Is…
“What are sins? Sin, says the Westminster Shorter Catechism, is ‘any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God.’ This echoes 1 John 3:4, ‘sin is lawlessness.’ It has other aspects too. It is lawlessness...
Qualified
In Colossians 1:12-18, the Apostle Paul gives the saints in Colossae (and us) many reasons to provide the Father with thanks. The powerful descriptions of Jesus (He is…) and His creative works are all food for the soul....