An excellent write-up by D. Wallace. A little long, but worth it.
“Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” —Luke 5:5 No one comes into the kingdom through human effort. Along with this...
All God’s dealings with people rest on the basis that they are sinners in need of salvation (cf. Rom. 3:23). To deny that we have sinned is to make him out to be a liar. Put negatively this means his word has no place in our lives. In many parts of...
Well, I’m headed out of town until Dec 23 and you won’t be hearing from me because I will have very limited internet access. You’ll hear from me soon after the 23rd!
Immanuel!
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I’m currently reading in John 6. This is the “I am the bread of life” chapter. Jesus, in teaching about himself as the bread of life, makes a strong connection between bread of life and eternal life. He also has quite a bit to say...
One of the dominate themes that comes into play in the birth narrative of Jesus is light appearing in the midst of darkness. Often times folks overlook the simple fact that Jesus is born at night. While this may seem to be a rather arbitrary feature...
Give up yourself, and you will find your real self. Lose your life and you will save it. Submit to death, the death of your ambitions and favorite wishes every day and the death of your whole body in the end: Submit with every fiber of your being...
The Christmas season reminds us that the incarnation redefines power. Power has been grossly misrepresented by fallen humanity. Power has become a very human thing. The way in which humanity has mis-represented power through the years has created a...
Yesterday I read this article by Dr. John Oswalt and wanted to share. It’s a bit lengthy, but well worth it. John N. Oswalt is currently Visiting Distinguished Professor of Old Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary. He received the B.A...
Don’t underestimate what God can do through you. When we do this, we’re not underestimating ourselves, but God. We must remember that of all the people Jesus could have chose to change the world he chose uneducated fisherman. The...