Today’s Bible reading is Galatians 3. In it, Paul asks, who bewitched you into believing this horrible lie? (Galatians 3:1) He looks back to Abraham, the father of the Jewish Nation who was justified by his faith, not by obedience to the Law (the Law wasn’t even given for 430 years after Abraham). God promised…
Today’s Bible reading is Galatians 2. Paul continues his tirade against the “gospel” of the Judaizers which has been fully embraced by the church at Galatia. The key to understanding Chapter Two — and the key to the entire book of Galatians, and even the very message of the gospel — is the last half…
Today’s Bible reading is Galatians 1. Paul wrote the letter to the Galatians to counter a dangerous theology that added to Jesus’ once-for-all sacrifice. A group of Judaizers (not just “Jews”) said that Jesus’ death was sufficient for our forgiveness, but in order to be a good Christian, you have to be a good Jew,…
Today’s Bible reading is from Hebrews 13. The writer of the book invites his readers to Keep your life free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for he himself has said, I will never leave you or abandon you. (Hebrews 13:5 CSB) The writer says the key to avoiding the…
I want to bring out two things from today’s Bible reading from Hebrews 12. 1 – Oftentimes we see hard times and suffering as punishment. And oftentimes that’s very true. But one thing we should always remember is that the fact that we are disciplined proves that we are the children of a God Who…
Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen. (Hebrews 11:1 CSB) I have often said that as we read the Bible, we should pay attention to repeated words and phrases because they show common themes in a sentence, paragraph, and book. In today’s Bible reading, “by…
