Perfecting Holiness
Kingdom Values (5) Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2 Corinthians 7.1 Values reviewThe work of renewal, which we considered in our last installment, engages that process of confession, repentance, and penance by which, as Paul put it, we […]
On Guard for Good
“See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone” (1 Thess. 5:15, NKJV) We live in politically contentious times. Demonization of the “other” party has cast civil discourse to the wayside. There no longer seems any room for nuanced discussion. A party label tells us all we need to hear. It would be one […]
Prophet, Priest, and King
The Coming Kingdom: Matthew 1.1-17 (5) Pray Psalm 85.1-3.LORD, You have been favorable to Your land;You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people;You have covered all their sin.SelahYou have taken away all Your wrath;You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger. Sing Psalm 85.1-3.(Lyons: O, Worship the […]
Our Experience of the Gospel
People like to hear stories, and you and I have a story to tell to the nations. Moreover, within that story is our own story of how the grace of the Gospel impacts us. Today’s excerpt from Joy to Your World! is from pages 21 and 22: “[W]e need make sure we can explain the Gospel’s impact […]
Providential Bad News
Acts 18:1–6 (NIV) After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them,and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and […]