The Story of Conquering Love

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…

Held, Tough Texts
Temple, Peter
Perseverance, Repentance, Doubt, Identity in Christ, Apostacy, Fight/Growth, Gospel

Gal 2, Hb 04, Acts 05, Acts 02, Hb 11, Acts 01, Hb 12
Difficult texts

God hides so he is approachable

This article is part of a series that begins here. An outline can be found here. We tremble and shrink back As discussed earlier (here), God has postponed the Day…

Acts 17, Ps 103, Rm 01, Ex 34, Hb 10, Deut 18, Ex 20, Deut 30, Ps 034, Gen 03, Ps 145, Rm 10, Hb 12, Ex 19, Ps 032
Hidden God in an evil world

Good News, not good advice

back view of a romantic couple running in the middle of the wheat field

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,…

Pr 14, Hb 12, Mt 11, 2 Cor 11, Ps 032, Gal 3, Jn 06, Ps 034, 1 Jn 3, Ps 001, 1 Cor 01, Ps 051, Jn 04, Col 1, Is 66, Ps 063, Pr 27, Ps 141, Ps 073, Eph 4, Col 3, Ps 147, Php 3, Is 57, Rm 07, Jn 17, Gen 03, 1 Cor 13, Is 30
The Gospel is for the believer

Our belief in God would destroy us

This article is part of a series that begins here. An outline can be found here. Be careful what you wish for . . . Some will ask if God…

Held, Story, Kingdom, Biblical Theology, Atheism, Covenant Theology, Apologetics, Adventure, Beauty, Romance
Knowing God
Salvation, Repentance, Faith, Apostacy, Doubt

Mt 12, Ps 095, Jn 03, 2 Pt 2, Php 2, Hb 10, Is 05, Lk 15, Is 45, Ps 024, Pr 28, Pr 30, Hb 12, Hb 04, Jm 2, Jn 09
Hidden God in an evil world

The Firstborn and Beginning of God’s Creation, version 2

Warning: this article is long and more technical. I am not just demonstrating who Jesus is as the firstborn and beginning of God’s creation, but I am also tackling many…

Story, Beauty, Romance, Held, Kingdom, Jehovah Witness, Adventure
Levitical Priesthood
Humanity, Firstborn, King, Priest, Right Hand, Son (Jesus)
Gospel
Royal Priesthood

Zech 14, Is 53, Tit 2, Rm 01, Ps 102, Hb 12, 2 Pt 1, Acts 04, Eph 3, Pr 09, Jn 20, Col 1, Jn 05, Job 42, 1 Pt 2, Jn 19, 1 Cor 12, Gen 01, Pr 03, Mt 25, Hb 01, Gen 12, 1 Cor 02, Rev 03, 1 Jn 4, Gen 02, Jn 12, Hb 03, Eph 4, Ps 089, Ex 33, Eph 1, Pr 08, Deut 06, Gen 03, Jn 03, Ps 019, Rm 08, Deut 32, Ex 24, Lk 02, Col 4, Jn 18, Is 06, Jn 01, 1 Pt 1, Jn 13, Deut 07, Num 06, Mt 13, Jn 02, Deut 05, 1 Jn 3, Jn 08, 2 Tim 1, Rm 10, Ps 002, Mt 24, Rev 01, Hb 07, Is 43, Eph 2, Lk 24, Rm 16, Gen 32, Jn 10, Is 45, Hb 04, Hb 10, Gen 18, Mt 28, Ex 32, Col 2, 1 Cor 15, Hb 02, Jl 02, Hb 13, 1 Kg 05, Gen 22, Php 2, Zech 06, 1 Cor 08, 1 Cor 03, Is 42, Is 28, Rev 22, Rev 21, 1 Cor 01, Jn 17, 1 Cor 13, Mt 03, Acts 10

See that you do not refuse him

“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever” (Isiah 40:8). “Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who…

Jn 05, Pr 30, Is 30, Hb 12, 1 Cor 02, Hb 04, Jn 01, Jn 08

The Sound of the LORD God walking

There is something more powerful than all the signs and wonders in convincing the heart that God is real - the Word. It is the preaching of the Gospel that turns the world upside down.