Discover What Scripture Says I’ve read through the Bible many times and can find no same-sex marriages in Scripture. Zero. Beyond that, I see no homosexual relationships either. Though some may try to twist the biblical narrative and take it out of context, they’re wrong to do so. They can’t theorize the existence of same […]
Consider How to Treat the Seventh Day Is the seventh day a day like all others? Or is it a special day set apart? That is, is the Sabbath sacred? (And don’t be concerned with which day of the week is the seventh one.) A Day Like All Others Jesus says he came to fulfill […]
Consider What Scripture Says about the Unborn Some say life begins at birth. Others point to conception. Yet too many look at the continuum of pregnancy and try to determine a point along that path where not-life becomes life. But this looms as a never-ending quest with an ever-moving answer. What does the Bible say […]
Jesus Did Not Come to Abolish the Law and the Prophets Too many people who read and study the Bible focus on the New Testament and dismiss the Old as no longer relevant. Yet we are wise to embrace the Old Testament. When we do, we’ll develop a greater understanding of God and who he […]
Gideon Tells His Men to Follow His Example Just before Gideon goes to battle, he tells his men to “watch me,” “follow my lead,” and “do exactly what I do.” His men do and God uses their collective actions to throw the enemy into complete confusion. As a result, a great victory is won. Gideon’s actions […]
We Must Honor God with Our Bodies Paul tells us that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). This confirms that the Holy Spirit lives in each one of us. It’s a joint cohabitation, a partnership with the Holy Spirit—with God. We are God’s temple. In this way, we don’t belong […]
A Thanksgiving Meditation When Paul writes to the church in the city of Colossi, he says he always gives God thanks when he prays for them. He doesn’t just give God thanks for them occasionally but always. This is because of their faith in Jesus and their love for all God’s people—not some of them […]
Discover What Paul Says about His Protege I earlier stated that Paul is the author of the letter to Philemon. This is correct, but not exclusively so. Timothy is also listed in the opening credits. While we don’t know Timothy’s degree of involvement, the letter does state that it is from Paul and Timothy. This […]
Discover the Power and Goodness of Almighty God One of the most intriguing—as well as comforting—phrases in Scripture is “but God.” It appears sixty times in the Bible. Genesis leads the way with eleven verses. Acts is a close second with nine. Here are some of the but God versus to consider: But God Raised […]
We Are One through Jesus Christ For those of us who follow Jesus, there is one body. This points to the universal church through Jesus Christ. Sadly, few people act as one. Instead, they divide the body of Christ into factions, sects, and denominations. It was important to Jesus that we would be one (John […]