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The short, seemingly unassuming phrases found in Scripture fascinate me. Rarely are they the main point in the context of what is being stated, but their inclusion is a nugget that always brings me to the question, “why...
“Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on...
I would think the most apparent and reoccurring Christian practice in preparing for that day is the Lord’s Supper, “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until...
In the Greek language, the word for gospel meant a reward for good news. It later became the good news itself. However, in the New Testament the gospel is contextually spoken as the glad tidings of Jesus...
“And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.” – Matthew 11:12 (KJV) John the Baptist said of Jesus, “Behold the Lamb of...
It is now some six weeks after Jesus’ baptism. John is yet to be imprisoned. • The righteousness that was “suffered” to be so in Christ’s baptism was a righteousness tested by temptation in the wilderness • As...