Yesterday our adult Bible study group encountered this question in the study materials: How do human beings typically evaluate the gravity of sin? There were many answers, but we could all agree that we underestimate it, and without the perspective of the cross, we will never truly appreciate the gravity of our sin until we …
Tag: Sin
A Failed Excuse: Not Under Law, But Grace
Today I finished up the book of Leviticus. As I read through eight chapters of laws, statutes, and commandments given to the children of Israel, I was both convicted and grateful. I’m convicted because God’s original laws for the Jewish people reveal so much about His character of holiness, and I recognize how little I …
The Effects Of Sin
Random topic today. Not every day (because I’d be depressed), but sometimes I take time to read through headlines and articles on various news websites. I ran across this gem today on the Asheville Citizen-Times website, concerning the first case of Monkeypox reported in Buncombe County. Of course, there’s a vaccine out for it. It …
An Offering By Fire For A Soothing Aroma
Today I began reading through Leviticus, one of the more difficult books in scripture for us to read as New Testament, Gentile believers. The original purpose of this book as given to the children of Israel was to provide the exact details surrounding all the sacrifices God required of them. You see, God had promised …
The Mediator
Exodus 31-35 overflows with so much treasure and wisdom about God’s relationship to mankind. There are a lot of things I could pull out of these chapters. For instance, how Moses is a picture of Christ our Mediator. God was angry with the children of Israel for so quickly turning to idol worship when they …
The Way Of The Word 