Brothers and Sisters, In Mark's account of the crucifixion, the crowds surrounding the cross express the world's view of the events of that day. And as we might expect, those who reject the Savior and hate His message do not perceive the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As the inspired apostle continues to exhort us to live in the world distinctly as Christians regardless of persecution, he now encourages us to recognize the will of God and to walk the pilgrim path with a good conscience if we do suffer for the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
During a particularly difficult time in the life of David, he composed a Psalm (34) under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to express his trust in the Lord's care for him and His promises. The apostle Peter, also under the inspiration of the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I Peter 2:21 exhorts us that we should follow in the footsteps of the Savior. The question is, what does following in the footsteps of the Savior look like? Are we left on our own to determine what this means? In the providence of God, the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Earnest expectation was part of the life of God's people in the Old Testament. The faithful ones were looking for the promised consolation and that promise was finally fulfilled in the incarnation of the Savior. Even though the Savior has come...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The modern cultural celebrations of Christmas can easily dull our senses. Our spiritual senses can be dulled to the biblical record of intense longing on the part of God's people for the advent of the promised Messiah-King. For thousands of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
All of us have a relationship to authority. The question is what the nature of that relationship is. From the time that your mother Eve reached out her hand and gave to her husband to eat, all of their children have desired the same autonomy...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
From the time of Abraham, the covenant people of God have been called strangers and pilgrims. Even when the people were settled in the Promised Land, there was a recognition that the status of the people had not changed. Solomon expressed this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
All Christians have great blessings as a consequence of our unity with our Savior. The blessings are described in various parts of of the Bible, but in I Peter 2:9, the blessings are summarized in beautiful and glorious fashion. The verse is so...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
There are some who say "seeing is believing" as a way to show that they are rational, scientific, or to show that they are not gullible. It seems like a safe way to approach issues of truth and fact. Often those who say this do not think any...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
