It is possible to know the truth and yet not act on that truth. So knowing God is all-powerful, all-wise, good, loving and sovereign when carefully considered should allow us not to be anxious. Yet knowing these things, we still often are. Romans 1:16-32 speaks of people suppressing the truth. That everyone because of creation […]
Romans 1:18 tells us that the wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness. There will be a final day when Jesus returns and the wrath of God will be revealed at that time. Yet this verse says that it is being revealed now. So in what ways do we see the […]
Romans 1:16-18 are the verses which many say the whole rest of Romans then unpacks. Romans 1:17, in particular, is often known as Martin Luther’s verse, one upon which much of the reformation focussed. Yet when we break down the elements of it and study the verse can we really explain what it means? What […]
The familiar cycle in judges continues. Except this time before sending a judge God first sends a prophet. The question is asked whether God will always just be merciful, no matter what? But then what about his judgement and wrath against sin? Or will he eventually just give up and abandon his people? But then […]
Paul gives us a picture of the Christian life as like being in a fight. Do you ever think about that? Do you wake up and think, today I need to fight the good fight of faith? Are we in the fight? Are we willing to fight? Part of the fight is the fight against […]
C.S. Lewis said, “The central miracle asserted by Christians is the incarnation. They say that God became man. Every other miracle prepares for this, or exhibits this, or results from this.” We look at the prophecy of Zechariah following the birth of John the Baptist to help us see that the incarnation of Jesus should […]
‘In a commonplace environment, at an inappropriate hour.’ This is the title of a social experiment considered where people missed the beauty of what took place because of where & when it took place. We look then at the commonplace event of a baby being born in a stable in Bethlehem at the inappropriate time […]
Moving towards Christmas we look at one of the prophecies regarding Jesus birth. Found in the first chapter of Matthew it is originally found in Isaiah 7 and concerns the coming of Immanuel, born of a virgin. A familiar passage, as is the whole Christmas story. Yet, has the good news of Jesus coming become […]