My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
The Firstborn and Beginning of God’s Creation
BACKGROUND: The son of God, the son of man Then God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish…
The poor are with us
Definition of the PoorDon’t think of the poor as just those who have little. In the scripture the idea of the poor can be extend to the orphan, the widow,…
Trying to get a square peg into a round hole
This article is part of a series that begins here. An outline can be found here. “And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ…
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…
Was Jesus’ body thrown in a mass grave?
There is an objection that Jesus’ body was thrown into a mass grave and either became unrecognizable because of exposure or could not be found due to there being many…
The day of Jesus’ death
What day was it? The question arises, did Jesus eat the Passover meal and as a consequence what day of the Passover week did Jesus die? The Synoptic Gospels…
I WOULD HAVE STONED JESUS
There is a song I relate to, that exposes me for who I am. It has these lines in it . . . Behold the man upon a cross, My…
Luke 1 -Zechariah and Elizabeth
Luke opens up his gospel describing Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth. His descriptions are enveloped with Old Testament imagery. Like Abram and Sarai, they were both advanced in years and…
In a whisper . . .
“In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.” . . . In a whisper, God was on the move. . .…
Kingdom of the poor
Gospel, The Kingdom of God breaking through Questions:In Deuteronomy 15:11, God states that the poor will never cease from the land, what did this indicate about the “Promised Land”? Reading:In…
