My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
We won’t let go
Because of our sin is more important to us than our spouse, our children, our family, our friends, despite the harm our sin causes, we hold on to it. We…
Ananias and Sapphira
In Acts 2, as Peter stood there preaching the first sermon of the church, all present were aware that it had been a little over 40 days since a deep…
Our belief in God would destroy us
Be careful what you wish for . . . Some will ask if God exists, why doesn’t he make himself completely obvious so that there is no doubt that he…
Good News, not good advice
I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband,…
We don’t dance with shadows
The moral law of Moses is not abrogated but still demanded, but met in us by Christ and will be fully accomplished in us through Christ, as and when we…
You are Peter, . . .
Introduction: Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say…
God hides so he is approachable
As discussed earlier (here), God has postponed the Day of the Lord, the day of our judgment . . . by hiding himself. And because of this we have hope,…
Sitting and wrestling with the hearts of unbelievers
The Light and Heat of the Gospel When dealing with someone who is struggling with the idea of Christianity and asking the question of why they should believe in the…
Futile suffering in this world
The Problem of Futile Suffering I listened as an atheist admitted that the most difficult quandary for him in believing in God is the presence of pointless suffering. He could…
The day before the throne
The death of Shemei Solomon looked at the man standing before his throne and proclaimed, “You know in your own heart all the harm that you did to David my…
