Merry Christmas! As our writer finishes up his letter to the Hebrews (10:19-13:25), he ends with many exhortations to remain faithful to Christ and the grace of the gospel. Like Paul, his letter began with theology and ends with the practical. Knowledge of God is never enough. It must change our lives. The big …
Read-Through-The-Bible [12.24.19]
Every religion that worships a deity has some system of required sacrifices. Even in places in the world where the name of Jesus is not known or heard, the human heart knows that there is someone (or something) greater outside of ourselves and that we must appease this entity in order to be accepted. Our …
Read-Through-The-Bible [12.23.19]
We are on the “fast track” to finish reading the Bible before the end of the year, as over the next nine days we will read Hebrews, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd John, and Revelation! I remember listening to a podcast once of a speaker who spoke VERY slowly, so I turned up the speed to …
Read-Through-The-Bible [12.22.19]
Today’s read of 2 Peter is so relevant for us that Peter could have written it last week. The believers are discouraged because it seems that Jesus is not fulfilling His promise to return; they expected it would happen quickly, in their lifetime, and they are beginning to doubt. In addition, there are many false …
Read-Through-The-Bible [12.21.19]
Today’s read was 1 Peter. We love Peter because he is the epitome of the “come back story.” Fearing for his own life when Jesus was seized by the soldiers and taken to trial, he denied His Savior three times, just as Jesus had prophesied. Fifty days later we find him publicly preaching about Jesus …
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