Limitations of the Law What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator does not mediate for one only, but Read more…
Casting Out the Demon at Capernaum Mark 1:21-28; Luke 4:31-37 Do you know what happens when you get behind on your payments to your exorcist? You get repossessed. Unless, of course, your exorcist was Jesus, who never charged anyone for His services. When Jesus was rejected by the people of Read more…
Burden Bearing 102 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. Read more…
Burden Bearing 101 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted – Galatians 6:1 What are Christians to do when their brother is overtaken by sin? Should they pity Read more…
Listeners: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Acts 13:42-52 It is just as important how a person listens as it is to what they are listening to. Perhaps this is why Jesus said, “Therefore take heed how you hear” (Luke 8:18a). If a man lives a total of eighty Read more…
Possibilities Of The Impossible We have quite a few sayings about what can be possible – “Chocolate makes all things possible.”; “With enough coffee anything is possible.”; “You can do the impossible, if you just believe in yourself.” To top off the list is the general belief that “anything is Read more…
“Hear My Prayer” In the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the hero of the story enters a cave in search of the lost Holy Grail. This is the mythical cup from which Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper and possessed miraculous powers. The Nazis had forced him to enter Read more…
Running Through Spiritual Barricades God does not “tempt anyone” (James 1:13) and He is “not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9). So, why did Jesus pick Judas whom He knew was going to betray Him? Was Judas’ soul sacrificed just for Read more…
Judas: Apostle of Christ to Son of Perdition Who would ever think of naming their son “Judas”? However, this name was once considered very honorable among the Jews. Even in the first century, two of Jesus’ disciples bore such a name. “Judas” is the Greek form of the name “Judah”. Read more…
10 Steps in Raising the Dead 2 Kings 4:22-37 With six children, my mother had to deal with finding ways to keep us all busy and entertained. In the summer, she could just send us outside to play and lock the screen door, so we would not be running in Read more…