Bible, discipline, Exodus, faith, God, Joshua, Numbers, obedience, sin, Uncategorized
There are mostly two kinds of people in this world: the kind that think God is always for them and the kind that think God is always against them. I’ve met very few inbetweeners. But the thing is it’s only the inbetweeners – those who don’t...
1 John, 2 Timothy, Bible, Colossians, Exodus, faith, Galatians, God, Gospel, Isaiah, Jesus, John, Leviticus, Romans
Isaiah 43:11-13. I read it and smile. Because the Old Testament always points to the New. The Bible isn’t 66 books – it’s one book pointing us to our need for the one God. “I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior.”...
1 John, Bible, Galatians, God, grace, Jesus, Law, love, Matthew, Philippians, Romans, rules, spiritual growth
A common misconception is that Old Testament Jews were saved by keeping the law. A lot of people think if those who lived before Christ obeyed all the Jewish rules and/or made all the appropriate sacrifices when they did wrong, God would let them into Heaven. Wrong....
2 Chronicles, Bible, Bible study, faith, trials
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again (as long as you keep reading it): the Old Testament is relevant TODAY. I’m 20 days behind on my read-through-the-Bible-in-a-year-chronologically plan. Impressive, no? I thought I’d have totally given...
believe, Bible, faith, God, Joshua
Sometimes the Old Testament seems irrelevant. I yawned my way through the dividing of the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel (Joshua 13-21). And when I was just about to nod off, one gem of a verse caught my heart and made all that boring reading worth it....
