Paul seems to condemn himself in today’s Bible reading. He tells his readers to not judge, but he seems to do that very thing as he progresses through Romans 2. So what’s going on? Jesus told his followers to not judge, lest they also be judged. (Matthew 7:1) But Jesus doesn’t say, “Don’t judge” in…
Today’s Bible reading begins one of my favorite books of the Bible: Paul’s letter to the Romans. Paul begins his Magnum Opus Systematic Theology by laying out the gospel message with a description of man’s descent from the time of Creation to his day — and to our day. Paul says that God’s wrath is…
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…
This is my mother, Clara Beaman. Her influence and prayers helped to make me the man that I am. This is the twenty-first Mother’s Day that I have been unable to pick up the phone and wish her a “Happy Mother’s Day”. If your mother is still living, pick up the phone and let her…
In today’s Bible reading from Matthew 27, we see Jesus’ last moments as He dies on a cross just outside Jerusalem. He cries out with a loud voice, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” (Matthew 27:46) Billy Foote’s song You are My King (Amazing Love) begins, “I’m forgiven because You were forsaken….
In today’s Bible reading, Jesus has predicted his betrayal and each of His Disciples has claimed he will never deny Jesus. (Matthew 26:35) And yet, just a few hours later, Jesus finds Himself praying alone in the Garden. Although they have not denied Him out loud, they have abandoned Him in His time of greatest…
