Romans 10:9 makes it clear that salvation depends upon our relationship with Jesus Christ. We are not saved because of good works or good intentions. Rather, our salvation depends on trusting...
So far in Romans, Paul has argued that all people fall short of God’s standards, both Jews and Gentiles. In light of...
Christians understandably honor people of great faith.
Like most of us, Jesus' disciples wanted to be great. Once, they forthrightly asked Jesus, "Who gets the highest rank in God's Kingdom?"
The basement was dark, damp, musty—a forbidding place where my mother kept our canned fruits and vegetables. As a young boy I dreaded, "Gary, would you please go down to the basement . . .?" Was...
St. Matthew’s gospel tells of a middle-night incident for Jesus’ disciples. They are frightened, seasick, and confused by the behavior of crowds—first wanting Jesus to be their king, then angry...
A variety of attempts have been made to reduce the multitude of biblical commands to just a few overarching commands or principles. Some examples of this emphasize the importance of the Ten Commandments...
First of all, God’s mission is to inspire people to work with the materials he provides to bring forth new and good...
Equipping churches see their people’s daily work as part of the church’s ministry. These churches have begun to ask, ‘Where are our...
Leaders and people together are attempting to learn what they can from the examples of other churches engaged in this process elsewhere...
These churches are changing their approaches to worship. The connections between work and worship are explored in the songs they sing, the...
These churches are helping their people discover new ways of nourishing and living out their faith in...
Equipping churches encourage their people to build relationships with both Christians and non-Christians in the marketplace. They...
God holds truth and love together in a perfect marriage. When they are married, there is no conflict. When they are sundered...
We are meant to depend on God for provision, meaning that we should look to him to provide for us when our...
Sometimes surprising women are called to show up as ezers in unusual situations. Rahab was one of these examples. Here's the back-story...
Isaiah begins by insisting that religious rituals nauseate God when accompanied by sinful living: What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lord; I have had enough of burnt-offerings of...
We see in Jeremiah 5 that the people did not acknowledge God’s provision. If the people did not acknowledge God as the...
In the previous section we looked at Romans 3:22–26 and highlighted the righteousness/justice that God gives us in salvation. Now let us...
As we have seen in Romans 1–3, the cross of Christ brings salvation to all people—Jews and Gentiles alike. In Christ, God...
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