Once David had become king and the civil war between him and Saul had finally ended, he remembered that he had made a covenant of friendship with Jonathan and his family (1 Samuel 20:14-15). So David searched for members of Jonathan’s family to bless and found Mephibosheth (2 Samuel 4:4). Mephibosheth had a life of much hardship and suffering. He …
3 Questions We Should All Ask About Restoration
1 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:1-2 ESV When we find one of our brothers or sisters in Christ tangled in sin we …
9 Graces Every Believer Should Possess
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22 ESV Here we have nine beautiful graces which should portray our attitude to God, to other people, and to ourselves. I find it helpful for myself to organize these nine graces in to …
Humble Freedom
13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by …
Persecution Is Not The Same As Receiving Consequences For Being A Jerk
28 Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. 29 But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now. 30 But what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave …
Theology: Do We Dislike it or Do We Fear It?
8 The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. Titus 3:8 ESV Theology is the study of the nature of God. How anyone can study God and not be changed …
The Secret Of The “Easy Yoke”
In his famous book The Spirit of the Disciplines the late Dallas Willard wastes no time in arriving straight to the problem with most Christians today. He says, So, those who say we cannot truly follow Christ turn out to be correct in a sense. We cannot behave “on the spot” as he did and taught if in the rest of …
Is Jesus Our Hope Or A Means To It?
Hope – I really like that word. Even just saying the word makes me feel like I have a more positive expectation for what the future will hold. It’s interesting the different things people put their hope in. Some put their hope in money. Some in a relationship that they are expecting will give their life meaning. Some put their hope in …