Tag Archives: Grace

The Master Craftsman Rightly Handling the Word of Truth (2 Timothy 2:14-26)

Paul directs Timothy to one of the most important resources available to him for both strength and instruction; God’s Word.  

Don’t Give Up! (5 Reasons to Endure)

Don’t’ Give Up.  The encouragement to endure is an important and timely message for our day.  Currently, the covid virus is surging again. Our politics are as divided as ever, hurricanes and fires strike our coastal areas, and there are several social problems within our communities.   These things and the many other daily worries add stress to ourContinue reading “Don’t Give Up! (5 Reasons to Endure)”

Beholding the Glory of the Lord (Revelation 1:9-20)

The first command of the Book of Revelation is to “behold.” Revelation 1:7 reads, “Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.” The command is the word Behold, which meansContinue reading “Beholding the Glory of the Lord (Revelation 1:9-20)”

Four Questions to ask your Soul (Galatians 6:1-10)

Several years ago, I read a book called Christianity Rediscovered, an Epistle to the Masai by Vincent Donovan.  The book is about a missionary who went about the work of evangelism and church planting in a very different way among the Masai tribe of Kenya.  What Donovan did was to go to a village andContinue reading “Four Questions to ask your Soul (Galatians 6:1-10)”

A Place of Refuge (Galatians 6:1-2)

“Brothers,if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:1-2)” Whenever I teach the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, or Joshua, I likeContinue reading “A Place of Refuge (Galatians 6:1-2)”

The Christian Ethic; Faith, Hope, and Love. (Galatians 5:1-6)

Galatians 5:1–6. “1   For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. 2 Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. 3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the wholeContinue reading “The Christian Ethic; Faith, Hope, and Love. (Galatians 5:1-6)”

The Allegory of Two Women, Two Sons, Two Covenants, and Two Cities (Galatians 4:21-5:1)

In Galatians 4:21-5:1, Paul does something that he very rarely does; he uses allegory.  Allegorical interpretation of scripture is not normative for Paul, and for that matter, should not be normative for us.   An allegorical interpretation is when a story becomes a symbol that represents something else.  The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is an allegory by C.S.Continue reading “The Allegory of Two Women, Two Sons, Two Covenants, and Two Cities (Galatians 4:21-5:1)”

The Father’s Embrace through the Spirit. (Galatians 4:1-7)

“1 I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, 2 but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. 3 In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world.  4 ButContinue reading “The Father’s Embrace through the Spirit. (Galatians 4:1-7)”