Today’s Bible reading includes Jesus’ “Great Commission”. Jesus has spent about three years with his disciples and is commissioning them for their ministry. Grammatically speaking, there is one command with several participles that describe how the command is to play out. He begins with “As you go”. He assumes that His disciples will go. Because…
It never ceases to amaze me. Despite Jesus’ clear words in today’s Bible reading, people still think they’ve figured out when Jesus will return. Pre-millennial. A-millennial. Post-millennial. Pre-Trib. Post-Trib. Mid-Trib. The theological term is eschatology, the study of the End Times. I admit it, I’m not convinced of the details of the End Times. But…
In today’s Bible reading, we see where Jesus’ disciples quickly forget very important things. He warns them to beware the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Then Jesus reminds His disciples about His feeding of over nine thousand people with just a few fish and a few loaves of bread. They fail to connect the…
Jesus Christ is risen from the dead!He has conquered sin and death!He has made a way for us to be made right with a Holy God.
Jesus gives us good news, bad news, and more good news in today’s Bible reading from Matthew 10. He begins by giving His apostles authority over unclean spirits, and every sickness and disease. He sends them out to preach the Gospel. Next, Matthew records Jesus giving some “bad news”. I put that in quotes because…
In today’s Bible reading from James 2, we see the issue I mentioned yesterday about a supposed contradiction between James and Paul on the basis of our justification before God. Paul says that we are justified by grace alone (Ephesians 2:8-9) and James says we are justified by works (James 2:24). So which one is…
