1 Corinthians 6:12 (ESV) 12“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. In many reputable translations, including the NIV, RSV, and ESV, the statement “all things are lawful for me” is in quotation marks. This indicates one […]
Romans 1:1 (ESV) 1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, From the moment Paul obeyed the gospel to the time he was executed at the hands of Nero, he was first and foremost a servant of Jesus Christ. The Greek word for servant here […]
In the first eighteen verses of Matthew 6, Jesus deals with the improper doing of righteousness. If you use the King James Version, you need to realize that the word alms found in verses 1 and 2 of that translation is derived from two different Greek words. The word alms in verse one should be […]
There are some things that we should do all the time. There are too many areas where we are inconsistent as Christians. I know that is a weakness that I am constantly trying to correct in my life. The Bible is full of passages that encourage us to be steadfast (John 15:1-10; 1 Corinthians 15:58). […]
On the 14th day of the first month, the Jews celebrated the Passover. It was to commemorate their exodus from Egypt. The primary portion of the Passover meal consisted of a lamb without blemish (Exodus 12:1-5). Today, as Christians, instead of observing the Passover, we observe the Lord’s Supper in remembrance of Christ, our Passover […]
“Linda was traveling alone up the rutted and rugged highway from Alberta to the Yukon. She didn’t know you don’t travel to Whitehorse alone in a rundown Honda Civic, so she set off where only four-wheel drives normally venture. The first evening, she found a room in the mountains near a summit and asked for […]
While this wonderful hymn was written way back in 1877 by Frances Ridley Havergal, the question of the song will be relevant until the Lord comes back. It is the question that Moses asked the Israelites in the wilderness after they turned from God to serve the golden calf made by Aaron (Exodus 32:1-35). It […]
Our blogs this week have centered around the words of the Psalmist in 118:1. Psalm 118:1 (ESV) 1Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! I hope this week’s blogs have reminded us to be thankful every day for God’s goodness, because the results of an all-powerful […]
We should all be glad that God is good, but what is it about God that is good? There are probably too many things to cover in a blog like this, but we have been looking at a few of them this week. Let us consider another one tonight. God’s patience with us demonstrates just […]
The goodness of God is inimitable. As Christians, we should be thankful every day that God is good. His goodness can be seen in many different ways, and this week we are looking a just a few of them. One thing that accentuates the goodness of God, perhaps more than anything else, is His plan […]