Paul makes a pretty startling claim in Rom. 14:23 – “Everything that does not come from faith is sin.” – and the implications are vast and terrifying. When we think or teach or talk about sin, we usually frame it in terms of things we can and can’t do. We each make lists of things […]
Given the current political polarization and polemic, Paul’s teaching to submit to governing authorities is an interesting one to ponder. It stands in stark contrast to John’s teaching about governing authorities in the book of Revelation, where they are to be endured and hidden from. Many commentators explain this difference as a difference in position […]
Romans 12 is a laundry list of do’s and don’t’s, just what atheists think the whole bible is. But it is also an amazing compilation of some of our most beloved and useful verses. “Don’t conform but be transformed by God. Be humble. Use the gift you’ve been given. Hate evil; cling to good. Be […]
“If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways, how quickly I would subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes! Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him and their punishment would last forever, but you would be fed with finest wheat; with honey from […]
At our last house, as with every house we’ve owned, we needed a lot of landscaping work done. The previous owners had brought in a professional to design their landscaping, and this person had done a fantastic job. However, the owners for whatever reason had then never tended it, leaving it to grow wild. When […]