Christ paid the price to free us from the curse that the laws in Moses’ Teachings bring by becoming cursed instead of us. Scripture says, “Everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed.” Galatians 3:13 (God’s Word translation, 1995, God’s Word to the Nations) Paid the price– THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO GO OUT ON MAY…
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” Genesis 2:18 NASB A helper suitable– We have investigated a lot about the Hebrew phrase ‘ezer kenegdo. We discovered that these words spoken by God about the creation of the woman are filled with royal language,…
A voice is calling, “Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God. Isaiah 40:3 NASB Voice– Exodus is a book about the wilderness. It begins with God’s miraculous demonstration of redemption, the removal of His chosen people from bondage in Egypt. It doesn’t take a theological degree to see…
Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharaoh. Exodus 7:7 NASB Eighty years old– I’m getting closer. Today I am another year closer. Oh, not to being Moses. That’s never going to happen. No, I’m just another year closer to maybe being useful to God. At least I hope so. I can wait. God…
For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 Corinthians 5:1 NASB Not made with hands– We’re just too much a part of our expected reality to see much beyond the edge. We struggle and…
But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does. James 1:25 NASB Liberty– Translators could just have easily written this as “the law of freedom.” The Greek word is eleuthería, a word…
And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” Matthew 13:10 NASB Parables– “The Bible is familiar, life is strange.”[1] Maybe we have it backwards. Maybe the “dark sayings” are really how we live, and those verses in the Bible that seem so odd and impenetrable at first,…
Make friends quickly with your opponent at law. . Matthew 5:25 NASB Make Friends– God reminds me that I need considerable improvement in the area of interpersonal conflict. It’s not that I am an angry, hostile man. Most people find me congenial, friendly, and helpful. That’s how I like to think of myself. But God lets me…
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 3:2 NASB At hand – We conclude our investigation of John the Baptist’s message by noticing the connection between repentance and the Kingdom. For John, repentance does not mean heavenly salvation. Furthermore, it might not even mean personal escape from deserved consequences. The Kingdom is a socio-political entity,…
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29 ESV Takes away – We continue. Luke is the only writer who suggests John’s preaching is connected to forgiveness. “And he came into all the district around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance…
