Tag Archives: Jesus Christ

The Love of God: words and music

If we follow Christ, we live in this world but are not of this world. This world brings pain, but our hope is to be with God forever, sin free, pain free, sorrow free. We will be rejoicing with God forever. Meanwhile Romans 8:28 tells us all things work together for our good and the […]

The Foundation of the Gospel of Christ

The Apostle Paul warned us to examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith (2Corinthians 13:5).

What Christ Taught Us As He Prayed

Jesus always taught doctrine, even when He prayed. John chapter 17 is a chapter of prayer. Many call it Christ’s High Priestly Prayer. In this prayer, Christ expressed His love for His disciples and He gave so much teaching in His prayer to the Father. Here is a partial list of points of doctrine, there is much more to mine from this passage.

The Christmas Message As Told In Galatians

One would not think to look to the Book of Galatians for the story of Christmas. Nonetheless, Galatians 4:4-5 is a wonderful Christmas story. It is the story of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In this story, from these two verses, there are FIVE things we need to learn and understand.

The Violent Take The Gospel By Force

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force. [Mat 11:12]. Some take this clause to mean violence against the kingdom of God. They get this from the word “suffered,” which can mean experiencing oppression, but it can also mean to […]

John 2:23-3:3 Professing Faith Is Not Being Born Again

Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs that He was doing. But Jesus on His part did not entrust Himself to them, because He knew all people and needed no one to bear witness about man, for He Himself knew what was […]

The Eternal Covenant – A Savior For Mankind

We say “Merry Christmas” and images of a baby in a manger come to our minds. We talk about a child who came to be born to save sinners. At Christmas time we celebrate a baby in a manger – and all is well with the world. But are we looking at the right picture? […]

Romans 1:18-32 – God’s Wrath on Those Who Suppress Truth

THE WRATH OF GOD IS REVEALED FROM HEAVEN The text before us is foundational to our understanding of God’s revelation of the gospel. Notice the abrupt change in the tone of the epistle . . . Paul has just introduced us to the revelation of the righteousness of God, but no sooner does he mention […]

Romans 1:8-17 – The Gospel is the Power of God

YOUR FAITH IS PROCLAIMED IN ALL THE WORLD After the Apostle Paul’s introduction, the first thing he wanted to tell them was he was thankful to God for them. “First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you.” [v8 ESV]. So there was a purpose in corresponding with the church at Rome. […]

Romans 1:1-7 – The Apostle Paul’s Greeting to the Romans

GOD’S CALLING UPON PAUL The Apostle Paul was a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. It was not by his choosing but by God’s calling. He was a persecutor of the church and traveled to cities far and wide to persecute, arrest and murder those who claimed to follow Christ. While he was on the […]