The New Testament presents early Christians as having a keen focus on sound teaching that builds us up into the most holy Faith. It will be obvious that the New Testament documents often do not state doctrine like a modern textbook, but its authors collectively contribute to something that we can recognize as the Faith,... Continue Reading

He is the one who is and who was and who is to come. He is in full possession of the Spirit’s power, shining radiantly in the fullness of glory. Nothing is hidden from this enthroned Son of Man whose eyes are like flaming fire. He has ascended to the Right hand of the Father,... Continue Reading

When we move forward into the New Testament and the unveiling of the gospel story, we see that this God exists as the fullness of Father begetting his Son eternally, and the Father and the Son pouring out the Spirit eternally. In other words, this a se God is a Trinitarian a se God. He is a God of... Continue Reading

Elijah was a man “with a nature like ours” (James 5:17) and is held up for us as an example of fervent and earnest prayer (the Greek reads, “He prayed with prayer”) that accomplishes much. Elijah didn’t merely pray reactively to the circumstances happening around him; he sought God’s face proactively. He knew that he... Continue Reading

The answer is simple, yet we tend to overlook it. We need God’s grace because without His grace, we cannot grow to be more like Christ. We’re never alone, Christ promised us that He will send the Comforter so we could live a life that reflects the righteousness given to us by faith. He promised... Continue Reading

Remember that the most lasting transformation and renewal is not that carried out by the governments or lobbyists or protestors of this world. Rather, it is the redemption that comes in the gospel of Jesus Christ and leads ultimately to the renewal of all things when he returns. Jesus established the church to be his... Continue Reading

God’s plan for the nations sits at the center of Paul’s argument. Each nation was given over for a time to lesser spiritual powers (see Deuteronomy 32:8). That period, Paul says in verse 30, was the time of ignorance. But the era of such particular tribal cults is over. Paul announces the dawn of the universal, unrestricted reign of Christ. Whatever a culture’s ancestral... Continue Reading

In the 1998 animated film Prince of Egypt, Moses’ ark takes a wild ride down a violent torrent amidst snapping hippos and crocodiles. Whilst all very exciting the truth is that Moses’ mother carefully places him where she knew Pharaoh’s daughter and her attendants bathed. Her daughter Miriam watches over him. Thus Moses’ mother offered... Continue Reading

In 2 Timothy 2:16–18, Paul gives the most insightful reasoning. Here we get the content of the “babble”: The resurrection has already happened. Paul wants Timothy to avoid this idea because it spreads like gangrene, leads “people into more and more ungodliness,” and upsets their faith. The principle is that sometimes the way to stop... Continue Reading

Folks will often say, “Come to Jesus and He will take all your troubles away!”—I’ve found the opposite to be the case. Indeed, my life before Christ was relatively easy and carefree in most respects. And when I became a Christian, Christ did in fact take away that which formed the raw substance of my... Continue Reading