Dive Deeper

This great faith of ours at times can be a mystery.  This mysterious nature can lead us to think of the walk of our Christian faith in a spiritual context that lacks practical considerations.  It is no surprise, then, that the words of our Savior and the remainder of the scriptures are rife with practical…

I remember being new to Christianity and having a million questions I never had before.  There was a lot to learn, and some of it was difficult for me to understand or imagine as being so.  The first time I went to a Sunday service I thought that everyone in there surely was a Christian. …

Prophetic scripture about Jesus Christ serves several purposes.  One clear purpose of those prophecies was to verify and legitimize Messiah once He appeared.  Another purpose is not necessarily to describe him so that we can identify him but to give us insight into his character and his reason for appearing.  As we are called to…

Being successful in our Christian walk is all about understanding.  Sometimes it can be difficult to reconcile the truth of God’s word with the reality we see in our own lives.  We might read about the way we are commanded to live and really try to get there but ultimately fail over and over.  The…

Our God is One who is caring, lovely and forgiving.  He also is One who is mighty and terrifying.  Scripture indicates that no man could bear set his eyes on the countenance of the Lord and live [Exo. 33:20].  He is so holy and pure, and his physical image is so incredibly beautiful, that our…

Old Testament prophecy accomplished many purposes.  Sometimes it was used to rebuke God’s people and have them change their ways and return to him.  Other times it was used to encourage them to remain faithful and steadfast as they had been.  On even other occasions God’s prophetic words would move the hearts of those who…

We are instructed over and over again in scripture to practice humility, to humble ourselves before our Lord and before each other so that we can grow to be the people God has designed us to be.  Many will fight this instruction because they see humility as an exhibition of weakness or lack of confidence.…

Abraham Lincoln wrote, “although volume upon volume is written to prove slavery a very good thing, we never hear of the man who wishes to take the good of it, by being a slave himself.”  No, we would not expect anyone to submit to slavery in this world.  What we desire and value is freedom,…

The Holy Scripture is quite a sophisticated body of literary merit.  It is filled with imagery, foreshadowing and metaphor.  In the words spoken by the Lord himself we see how He uses them to paint pictures with his parables which show us critical truths of our faith.  One specific element which is mentioned many times…

Some may wonder whether they truly have gained a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.  Perhaps they cannot pinpoint that certain moment of spiritual rebirth, and they struggle to identify the changes from the old self to the new self.  In his second letter, the apostle Peter outlines what life looks like for those who have…