The Unforgivable Sin? “One can say something against the Son of Man and be forgiven; but whoever keeps on speaking against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, neither in this age or in the age to come.” (Matthew 12:32). “Yes! I tell you that people will be forgiven all sins and whatever blasphemies they …
St. Paul’s Trinitarian Blessing “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, The love of God, And the fellowship of the Holy Spirit Be with all of you. Amen.” (2 Corinthians 13:14). One inescapable truth from this Blessing is that it can be sung in three-part harmony: The Person of Jesus Christ the Anointed One …
St. Paul’s Trinitarian Blessing “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, The love of God, And the fellowship of the Holy Spirit Be with all of you. Amen.” (2 Corinthians 13:14). One inescapable truth from this Blessing is that it can be sung in three-part harmony: The Person of Jesus Christ the Anointed One …
Agape Love – What does it look like? “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Agape-Love each other. Just as I have agape-loved you, you should agape-love each other.” (John 13:34-35). Agape Love – Agape love is the supreme of all the loves, and desires the highest good of someone else. Agape is “the highest level of …
Biblical Boundaries: Male and Female. “There is a precise choreography to the moral and spiritual life. Precision matters. Order matters. God created order in the natural universe. We are charged with creating order in the human universe. That means painstaking care in what we say, what we do, and what we must restrain ourselves from …
Exploring God’s Will of Mercy. “The root of all of God’s activity in this world, beginning even with the world’s creation, is Mercy. “Mercy is the cause and reason of all that God does. God does nothing, absolutely nothing, except as an expression of His Mercy.” (Rev. Patrick Henry Reardon, from his book, Christ in …
Praying Our Way into the Lord’s Prayer. “Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As He finished, one of His disciples came to Him and said, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, just like John taught his disciples.’ Jesus said, ‘This is how you should pray. Pray like this:’ ” (Luke 11:1-2). Teach us to …
Yes and Amen: Introduction. “In Christ is found the Yes! to all God’s promises, and therefore it is through Him that we answer Amen! to give praise to God. As His Yes! and our Amen! ascend to God, we bring Him glory.” (2 Corinthians 1:20). YES: the answer in the affirmative. AMEN: (Hebrew, related to the root …
The Gospel According to Haggai. “Be strong, all you people of the land,’ declares the Lord, ‘and work. For I am with you,’ declares the Lord Almighty. This is what I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt. And my Spirit remains among you. Take courage! Do not fear.” (Haggai 2:4-5). The first …
Behold! Wisdom. There are some individual words and short phrases in Scripture that need to be highlighted as they are read, words or phrases that are significant or point to something meaningful. Some phrases might be: Fear not. Here I am. Woe to you. One another. And maybe some words are: Amen. Hallelujah. Blessed. Abba. …
Behold! Obedience. There are some individual words and short phrases in Scripture that need to be highlighted as they are read, words or phrases that are significant or point to something meaningful. Some phrases might be: Fear not. Here I am. Woe to you. One another. And maybe some words are: Amen. Hallelujah. Blessed. Abba. Come. …
Obadiah and Esau. “For the violence you did against your brother Jacob, shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off for ever.” (Obadiah 1:10) Jacob and Esau were twin brothers to Isaac and Rebekah (Gen. 25), a beloved patriarch and matriarch of the people of Israel. These two brothers struggled against one another in the …