The fig trees are forming young fruit, and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming. Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one!” Song of Songs 2:13 NLT Believers from earliest times have struggled with the Song of Songs (or Song of Solomon). What’s it doing in the Bible? After all, it’sContinue reading “Come Away, My Beloved”
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Touchdown
This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature [KJV “perfect”] in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. Ephesians 4:13 NLT St. Paul used the analogy of the footrace several times to talk about theContinue reading “Touchdown”
Exodus: A Way Out Where do you turn when you need deliverance? To someone stronger and wiser than yourself. And if Almighty God will deliver you, no oppressor can keep you under his thumb. The people of Israel learned this when God delivered them from the pharaoh of Egypt about 1275 BC. Available at Amazon
The Bible Story-Line
But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:48 NLT These words of Jesus have terrified Christians for 2000 years. What?! Be as perfect as God? No! So people have tried to explain it away in a variety of ways. But there it is, and it won’t goContinue reading “The Bible Story-Line”
Who You Are
In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. Continue reading “Who You Are”
To Find Yourself
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me. Matthew 16:24 NLT One of the great crises in our contemporary culture is the struggle to find oneself. This is, of course, the tragic result ofContinue reading “To Find Yourself”
God’s Pattern
Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God– truly righteousContinue reading “God’s Pattern”
Boundaries
I am the LORD your God. You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not walk in their statutes. You shall follow my rules and keep myContinue reading “Boundaries”
Coming Home 2
Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. Through him you also are being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit. Ephesians 2:20-22Continue reading “Coming Home 2”
Coming Home-1
When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the LORD God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the LORD God among the trees. Then the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?” Genesis 3:8-9 NLT The longer I teach the Bible, the more impressedContinue reading “Coming Home-1”