Again, I’ll highlight what I have said before, that when you see a word or phrase repeated in close proximity in the Bible, it’s a signal of its importance. In today’s Bible reading, Paul uses reconcile five times in only three verses. (2 Corinthians 5:18-20) The word reconcile is used in accounting. You may have reconciled your checkbook to make sure that…
Paul gives a mandate by way of example in today’s Bible reading. After discussing the fact that he has not lorded his apostleship over anyone, Paul tells us about his methodology for reaching people with the Gospel Message: Think outside the box to reach people. Although I am free from all and not anyone’s slave, I…
I want to point out an important point from today’s Bible reading, in Acts 17. In Acts 17:2-3, we see that As usual, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and rise from the…
In today’s Bible reading from Acts 11, we read that several people call into question Peter’s wisdom in taking the Gospel to the Gentiles. Peter did something that ran contrary to everything he knew about Jew and Gentile relations. And now, he has to give an account to the Circumcision Party (also called Judaizers) for why he…
In today’s Bible reading*, the Apostles come to a point where they realize they can’t do it all. They couldn’t even serve tables on their own. People began accusing the Apostles of overlooking the Hellenistic (Gentile) widows and giving preference to Jewish widows. That may or may not have been the case, but the accusation…
In today’s Bible reading, Jesus warns His Disciples — including us! — that we always need to be ready. As I said in May 2019, lots of people claim they know when Jesus will return. But rather than speculate as to when Jesus will return, I choose to focus on being ready whenever He returns….
