In our series on prayer, we looked at Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer last week and Matthew’s version this past Sunday. Studying those two texts back to back raises an interesting question. Are we supposed to repeat our...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In Luke 11:1-13, Jesus teaches on prayer in response to a request from one of His disciples. The main point of the parable found in Luke 11:5-8 seems to be “persistence will be rewarded.” I take this as the understanding of the parable...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” The point is, if you want your prayers answered, you want a righteous person praying for you or you need to be a righteous person. Right? So who is a righteous...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The doctrine of revelation is usually classified under two main headings, general and special. General revelation refers to creation (vv1-6). God speaks to all of humanity through His creation and reveals His existence. Special revelation refers...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
At least these three observations can be drawn from Psalm 19:7-11. Scripture is a word of grace because Scripture is an immeasurable, God-given treasure. It is perfect (without error); it is sure (it is not misleading); it is right (it is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalm 17 gives us at least two points of practical application to our own prayer lives. 1. Ground our Petitions in God's Grand Promises to us in Christ. When we ground our requests in the truths we know about God or the promises to us in Christ,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
There is one way this Psalm may be read that would lead you straight into Orthodox Judaism, that would bind you to adhere to the Old Covenant, that would set you on a life quest for salvation through the Law, that would reinforce a view of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalm 14:1 reads, "The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.'" Whether applied to the atheist who denies God's existence or to the practical atheist who lives as if God does not exist, the verdict remains the same. It's foolish, it's absurd,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
There are two kinds of justification taught by Paul in Romans 4. The first type of justification we find is stated in v22. "That is why his (Abraham's) faith was 'counted to him as righteousness.'" This is what we call the doctrine of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
You know what "white space" I'm referring to. It's the little space between the verses in our Bibles. Most of the time, there's nothing there to think about. The previous verse moves right into the following verse, and nothing is missing, or has...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
