The law defined sin, but the law could not save. Salvation was supplied by the grace of God. Law and grace cant be separated. Dan Delzell, in the Christian post, wrote: “Notice that the contrast is not between grace and truth. It is between the Law of the Old Testament and the Gospel of the [...]

Blinded by unbelief, the Jew has been stumbling over the cross since Christ rose. The cross, however, lies right in their path and they cannot get out of its way. The Greek philosophers sought after wisdom but deliberately passed by the wisdom of God which was actually foolishness.

No man will ever get into the Kingdom arrogantly. the mind of Christ was characterized by humility (vs 6 & 8), dependence upon God (John 5:19, 30), a determination to do the Fathers will (John 5:30; 6:38), thoughtfulness of others (Acts 10:38), and a willingness to sacrifice and suffer, and even to die, for the [...]

A man once wished to join a certain church, but said he could not do so on account of the views the church holds on the subject of “election.” The minister to whom he was sent for help and enlightenment, failed to make the matter clear, and a layman came to the rescue, and said: [...]

Baptism is a gospel ordinance commemorating the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. In baptism public testimony is given to the effect that the one baptized has been crucified with Christ, buried with Him, and is raised with Him to walk in newness of life.

Your pastor, your church, etc are NOT the “one” mediator. “The Scriptures should be read with the aim of finding Christ in them. Whoever turns aside from this object, even though he wears himself out all his life in learning, he will never reach the knowledge of the truth.” – John Calvin

In many of Paul’s letters, he introduced himself as an apostle of Jesus Christ (see also, 1 Corinthians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Galatians 1:1; Colossians 1:1; 1 Timothy 1:1; 2 Timothy 1:1; Titus 1:1). This, then is the very heart, the very core of what constitutes an “apostle.” Total voluntary submission to the will of [...]

Adam’s death caused the death of his descendants; Christ’s resurrection guarantees that of His people. Christ came to restore what was ruined in Adam’s fall, hence Christ’s work produces the opposite effect of Adam’s.

This letter was written to a specific audience: the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ and in this case the ones in Colossae. Not to the world.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in [...]

The only brotherhood of which the Bible speaks is the brotherhood of believers. God is the creator and maker of all men and in that sense all men are His offspring, but God is Father only to those who believe. Patmos was a lonely isle in the Aegean Sea. It was about 30 miles in [...]

To a certain point the love of God to angels and men is identical and coincidental, but beyond that point it may be said, so far as men are concerned, it diverges into grace and mercy. That is to say, grace and mercy are terms not applicable to angels, but to sinful men. Grace always [...]

Paul was not certain whether he would live or die….that didn’t matter. Christ would be exalted. My determination is to be the utmost for HIS Highest. And that has to mean whether that would be life or death. To the Christian, death will lead to life for his or herself. But sometimes a death can [...]

This is an Equation for Today!: It (A) defines the confidence and security that should be at the core of every believers life. Add this with (B) Romans 8:38-39: “I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, neither height nor depth, nor [...]

When Paul put together the words “Grace” and “peace” (charis and eirenehe was stating something great. He was taking the normal greeting of two great nations and molding them into one. Charis is the greeting with which Greek letters always began and eirene teh greeting with which Jews met each other.

Paul was telling the brothers and sisters of the church to stop arguing about the factions and divisions that were arising. To be perfectly united does not mean Paul required everyone to be exactly the same. Instead, he wanted them to set aside their arguments and focus on what truly mattered: Jesus Christ. The word [...]

This is unique of the thirteen letters attributed to Paul, in that he does not introduce himself as apostle, servant, or prisoner. He refers to himself simply as Paul. The inclusion of Sylvanus and Timothy suggest that maybe they had a part in the writing of the letter.

The Lord has a storehoue of abundance with which to meet our every need.