Hebrews 12:1-3 The context of our text verses, and that of the preceding chapter of Hebrews 11, are addressed to saved people about the process of Christian maturity and growth. The trial of faith is an essential element in maturity as Children of … [Read more...]
Where Do I Fit?
1 Corinthians 12:12, 27 The Apostle Paul, in 2 Corinthians 12:1-31, was instructing the Church at Corinth – using the physical body and its many members, yet is “one body” – to reveal that the Body of Christ, the Church, also had many members, yet … [Read more...]
Tested by God
“Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them…” (Judges 3:1-6) As we journey each day of our New Life in Christ, it is only fitting that we expect a victorious life. And so it is that we are often brought to this place … [Read more...]
Christ, the Immutable
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.” (Hebrews 13:8) The Apostle Paul, writing to the Hebrew people, presents several distinct and significant portraits of Christ. Of particular note are those of High Priest and the Perfect … [Read more...]
The Fashion of Jesus Christ
“But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.” (Romans 13:14) To make “provision for the flesh” is to set in place things that provide the flesh with the pleasures that it wants (the lusts … [Read more...]
How Did We Get Here?
Psalms 44:1-3 In this passage of Scripture, the Psalmist recounts Israel’s history of victory over the inhabitants of the Land of Canaan, called the Promise Land. This land was given to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob by Covenant (Genesis 17:8). Hebrews … [Read more...]
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