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 [...]

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 [...]

Parables are simply stories. All. young and old, like to hear a story. Storytelling is one of the most successful means of awakening an interest, securing attention, and teaching, illustrating, and enforcing important truths. Christ, the greatest of all teachers, recognized this, and therefore made constant use of this method of instruction.

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 [...]

Timotheus, our brother. The other Epistles written at this time that Timothy was then in Rome. He is named six times in the address of Paul’s letters to the churches. Timothy is mentioned in the Bible at the time of Paul’s second visit to Lystra in Anatolia, where Timothy is mentioned as a “disciple”. Paul, [...]

Theophilus is the name of a person or an honorary title to whom the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles is addressed (Luke 1:3, Acts 1:1). Most scholars agree that both Luke and Acts were originally written in Koine Greek, and that “èåüöéëïò” (“Theophilos”), as it appears therein, means friend of God [...]

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 [...]

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.

The miracles of Jesus had created such a stir in Jerusalem that it was necessary for him to leave the area if He were to teach His disciples. A miracle is the display of divine or superhuman power in some unusual manner; hence its nature to attract attention. Every day God feeds millions of humanity [...]

Sosthenes may have been Paul’s secretary who had written this letter as Paul dictated it. He was probably the Jewish synagogue leader in Corinth (Acts 18:17) who had been beaten during an attack on Paul and then later became a believer. Paul is writing with the authority of “an apostle.” Any minister should speak with [...]