We Need a Balanced Bible Perspective How We Read Scripture Influences Our View of God and Our Relationship with Him In a prior post I said that not all Scripture is the same. I placed the books of the Bible into eight groups. This formed a...
Six Eras in the Bible Though God Doesn’t Change, the Way He Relates to Us Has We divide the Bible in two sections, the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament focuses on the relationship of Father God to his people and looks...
See How Jesus Fulfills the Law and the Prophets Jesus does three things to complete what the Old Testament started Jesus draws people to him. The words he speaks and the hope he communicates attract them. Some people assume he had come to replace...
12 Actions Scripture Says We Must Do to Live with God Balance Old Testament Commands with New Testament Freedom Psalm 15 opens with one essential question, phrased in two ways, that most everyone asks, either out loud or to themselves. In this...
Should You Pay Your Minister? For the most part, the church of today is an institution. Institutions require structure and leadership; self-perpetuation is essential—regardless of cost. For an institution to work, it needs paid staff. That’s why...
Why Does Today’s Church Follow an Old Testament Model? I think we’re doing church wrong. At first I assumed it was just me, but today’s church is stuck in a rut, an Old Testament rut. We follow an Old Testament model for church. Moses’s...
Reading the Bible: Not All Scripture is the Same Consider Each Book’s Genre and Purpose When Reading the Bible Paul writes to his protégé Timothy that all Scripture comes from God. We can use it to teach, rebuke, correct, and train us in right...
Jesus Fulfills the Old Testament by Becoming the Ultimate Sin Sacrifice Consider What Jesus Did for Us Today’s church still follows the Old Testament model for church: we have a church building where we go to worship God, hire a minister who...
Today’s Church Follows an Old Testament Model Moses Explained the Three Key Elements of Worship and We Still Follow Them Our churches today function in much the same way as outlined in the Old Testament. We follow the Old Testament model for...
Reconsider the Two Parts of the Bible Where Does the Law of God End and the Love of Jesus Begin in Scripture? The Bible divides Christian Scripture into two parts: the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament looks at the rules God...
