The Lord made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them. Genesis 3:21 Clothed – The first principle of atonement occurs immediately after the first sin. That principle never changes. It is this: the innocent die for the guilty. When Adam and Eve sinned, they lost something irretrievable. They lost the original…
And Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel and said to them, “These are the words which the Lord has commanded, to do them.” Exodus 35:1 Congregation – It’s quite common for us to refer to the church as the ekklesia. That’s Greek for “called out ones.” That is an apt description. …
and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him Colossians 3:10 Put On – Fashion is a modern invention. In the ancient world, most people never thought about what they would wear. Why? Because what I wore was dictated…
Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, and therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; how blessed are all those who long for Him. Isaiah 30:18 Longs – The Hebrew word chakah is a verb that expresses a state of expectant presence. …
“In repentance and rest you will be saved, in quietness and trust is your strength.” But you were not willing. Isaiah 30:15 Repentance and Rest – “But I gotta’ do something!” That’s the approach we naturally take when it comes to crisis. We want action! Something’s got to happen. After all, if we just…
Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me.” John 7:16 Sent – “You gotta’ serve somebody,” sang Bob Dylan. He might have written that song for Jesus. We are quick to assert that Jesus is His own authority, but that’s not what He says of Himself. He serves…
The Jews therefore were marveling, saying, “How has this man become learned, having never been educated?” John 7:15 Become Learned – Remember what the home town boys said about Jesus. “Isn’t he just the carpenter’s son?” Well, something similar happened at the Feast of the Tabernacles too. But notice, if you will, exactly what the…
“The world is not able to hate you; but it hates Me because I witness about it, that its works are evil.” John 7:7 Is Not Able – Did you really read these words? If you go too fast, you might think that Jesus says, “The world does not hate you.” But that isn’t His…
“Is this not the carpenter’s son?” Matthew 13:55 Carpenter’s Son – Why were the people offended by the teaching of Jesus? They certainly recognized His power and they were astonished at His authority. But they were still upset. Why? In order to grasp the answer to this question, we have to know a little about…
Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning; 1 John 2:7 Old – Just how old is John’s “old commandment”? Does John start counting with the teaching of Jesus, or does his reckoning begin earlier than that? Does John think that Jesus’…
