“the two shall become one flesh” - Paul’s use and application of Genesis 2 in Ephesians 5. In Paul’s explanation of how marriage portrays the Gospel he quotes Genesis 2:24. In the Genesis 2 narrative, God created man and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In Luke 12:13-21, Jesus responds to an inquiry about receiving an inheritance with a warning against covetousness and a parable about a rich man who lived only for himself and then died, as poor as poor can be - that is, without God! Jesus’...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This past Sunday we completed our study of 1 Peter by examining 5:6-14. Verse 6 reads, “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you.” So clearly, Peter was confronting the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The New Testament speaks of the return of Christ with 5 different words, revealing the various aspects of His coming. In his commentary on 1 Peter, Paige Patterson provides a glorious description of how the various viewpoints come together as one...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Two of the most difficult verses to interpret in all of the Bible are 1 Peter 3:19-20 (which makes his statement about Paul’s letters containing some things that are hard to understand, a bit of humorous irony, cf 2 Peter 3:16). It is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In 1 Peter 2:24-25, Peter is clearly referring to Isaiah 53 as he writes to the elect exiles scattered throughout Asia Minor. He’s writing to believers who are undergoing persecution for their faith, and in fact, it’s only going to get...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
When you think about looking in Scripture to find inspiring verses of praise, you probably don’t think about turning to the OT minor prophet Habakkuk. You may have never even heard of this book or know that it is in the Bible. If you do,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I just listened to the BEST teaching on Hebrews 12:14 I have ever heard! (And I wrote a dissertation on it!) Hebrews 12:14 - "Pursue peace with all men and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord" This biblical teaching on...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
For my Easter message this past Sunday, I preached Psalm 16. You may be thinking, “What!?!” I did this for two reasons. (1) We are currently in a small series of expository sermons through the first few psalms. (2) Surprise, surprise,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In our study of the Psalms, we looked this past Sunday at the difference prayer makes from Psalm 4. Even in the middle of very difficult circumstances (on the run from his son Absalom), through faith, David moved from calling out to God in prayer...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
