In the parable of the Good Samaritan shows man’s inability to save himself from his fallen condition. The man fallen…
It’s vitally important that we rightly divide the will of God in scripture. God is sovereign and when he chooses…
In the parable of the good Samaritan, we see a man with no strength, no ability to help himself out…
As we begin to consider the will of God together, the foundational principle of God’s will is our purpose of…
The Good Samaritan is a story that is oftentimes presented as just a good moral lesson, but its meaning goes…
As we have considered the detailed intricacy and magnitude of God’s law, we feel the burden of the law, that…
After the great destruction of Noah’s flood, God gave the world a token of his covenant faithfulness of the bow…
In the final feasts in the seventh Jewish month, we see the feast of trumpets and tabernacles that are pointing…
It is a wonderful and mysterious paradox that Jesus Christ was both fully the Son of God and also fully…
As we examine the feast of the law, we see that the feast of firstfruits was pointing towards the resurrection…
While suffering is never enjoyable in the moment, the Lord can bring great benefits and blessings from faithfully enduring suffering.…
In the Old Testament great deliverance from Egypt, God set the command to observe the Passover as a remembrance of…
When we are going through suffering, trials, and tribulations, it is many times hard to see the value of suffering…
Finishing our consideration of the day of atonement, we look at the fulfillment of this type in Jesus Christ as…
There are many things that fail and diminish in this world, but God’s word affirms that charity will never fail.…
We consider the pinnacle of the OT offerings, the day of atonement, pointing toward Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on our behalf.…
As we continue to consider the charity chapter in 1 Cor. 13, the attributes of love in action is to…
There are many more offerings that are not as prominent that we consider in the Mosaic Law. In summary, as…
The work of charity, agape love, in our hearts leads us to desire truth and depart from not inquiry. The…
God commanded many offerings to be made in the Mosaic Law. Some of the more prominent offerings are the burnt…
Once a year the high priest was the only person allowed to enter into the Holy of Holies on the…
Agape love – self-sacrificial charity in action – will simply “behave” around others. Charity will not lead us to unseemly,…
In the tabernacle, we find the outer court with the brazen alter and laver, entering into the Holy Place. As…
Charity will always lead us to exalt others, not to exalt ourselves. Charity is not puffed up. It does not…
We examine the role of the high priest in the Levitical law, pointing towards Jesus Christ as our Great High…
As we examine the attributes of agape love, we see that charity is kind and envies not. There is nothing…
The Old Testament Levites were called by God to serve the Lord in his tabernacle. Now, God’s children have all…
We consider 1 Cor. 13, the charity chapter. Faith and love are very commonly connected in scripture. Faith is the…
Every 50th year in the Jewish law was a year of jubilee, all debts were forgiven, all servants were freed,…
We see from 1st Peter the purification of the Spirit is not the means by which we are born again,…
Jesus Christ was the fulfillment of the Old Testament Sabbath rest. While it is still good practice to set aside…
We return to 1st Peter ch. 1, and examine the evidences of the new birth that are often confused with…
In the law, we see the beautiful picture of the ability to redeem both land and a deceased husband’s wife…
As we consider 1 Peter 1:15-23, we consider that we are only God’s children by his choice and election, not…
In the Old Testament law, there is much emphasis on remaining faithful to God’s pattern for marriage and proper sexual…
Reading from the book What Shall We Say Then? we consider the different parts and aspects of salvation. Not every…
There was no more clear picture of the “unclean” nature of the sinner than the leper. They had to be…
Reading from the book What Shall We Say Then? we consider the different parts and aspects of salvation. Not every…
In the Levitical law, God appointed 6 cities of refuge to protect the innocent man from the avenger of blood.…
At the arrival of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth’s home, after she professes Mary’s child in her womb to be…
As we look at Jesus Christ in the Mosaic law, we see that Jesus perfectly followed and fulfilled the ten…
Scripture gives us pictures of God through descriptions in human terms, even though God is a Spirit. We can see…
Jesus rebuked the Pharisees who put confidence in the law for salvation to search the Old Testament law for actually…
As we consider the pattern of Paul in the new birth, we see a drastic, powerful change from our former…
The shield of faith is one of our greatest defenses in the kingdom of God. While we might view other…
As Paul is the pattern of believers, we find that through the term “we”, Paul knew that God loved him…
Arguably the greatest defense we have against Satan in our spiritual warfare is our offensive weapons of God’s word and…
God introduced the Apostle Paul as the “pattern” for other believers to examine and follow. In what way was Paul…
It is an exciting spiritual thought to know that God has sent and ordained angels to fight on the behalf…
One of the most powerful aspects of our good confession of faith is knowing when to be silent. A “silent…
One of the most exciting and blessed defenses that God has provided for his people in our spiritual warfare is…
One aspect of our good confession and testimony is being a good citizen and praying for our leaders. We consider…