A Living Hope – The Secure Inheritance of Exiles (1 Peter 1:3-7)
In these verses, Peter continues to offer encouragement and assurance to the exiled believers who are scattered, marginalized, and...
Chosen Strangers: Understanding Our Identity in Christ (1 Peter 1:1-3)
The opening verses of 1 Peter provide us with a rich theological framework for understanding our identity in Christ. The Apostle Peter,...
The Scandal of No Condemnation
John 8:1–11 “Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.” — John 8:11b, KJV Few moments in Jesus’ ministry so vividly...
One Thing You Lack
The story of the rich young ruler is one of those encounters that makes us uncomfortable, because it exposes the deepest cracks in our...
When Religion Isn’t Righteousness
“And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others.” — Luke 18:9 There...
You’ve Heard It Said — But I Say to You
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” — Matthew 5:48 If Jesus was trying to make us feel...
When Jesus Raises the Bar
“For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case...
What Age Will We Be in Heaven?
It’s a question that many of us have wondered—sometimes with curiosity, sometimes with comfort: What age will we be in heaven? Will we...
The One Who Endures to the End…
Matthew 24:13 states, “But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” Many take this verse as a conditional...