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New Covenant, Part 2: What Has NOT Changed
Jesus made it very clear that there was a new covenant in His blood. It was also very clear, in Jeremiah 31:31–33, that God would make a new covenant with His people. So there is no question that, in Christ, we are now under a new covenant. In that promise of a new...
New Covenant, Part 1: How New Is It?
In an upper room, hours before He would be crucified, Jesus was eating what many refer to as the Last Supper with His disciples. During that meal, Jesus took a couple of items from the meal and told His disciples how they would now symbolize aspects of His soon...
Do I Have to Forgive?
Anytime the topic of forgiveness comes up, people begin to squirm in their seats. It’s not that we do not like to hear of God’s forgiveness. His forgiveness is awesome—we love to hear about His forgiveness. No, we start to fidget because we know what is coming next:...
What if God Forgave Like Us?
How Three Can Be One
Anytime a person commits to studying the Scriptures, there will be a few concepts that will pop-up that can make a mind spin. These seemingly impossible concepts are often used as a reason to not believe in the scriptures. Since our minds have a difficult time...
Sandcastle Churches
There’s a classic children’s song that talks about a wise man and a foolish man, both desiring to build a house (it is based off of one of Jesus’ parables—see Matthew 7:24–27). Here’s the gist of the story: The wise man chooses to build his house upon a rock (either a...
Our Holy Spirit Saturation Limit
In a previous post, I mentioned that the disciples were told by God to wait (a difficult thing to do) for something fantastic: the gift of the Holy Spirit. It was a gift that Jesus had previously promised, and then reminded them about before He ascended into Heaven....
Why Is Unity Among Christians So Difficult?
Okay. I need to admit something from the start: I woke up this morning tired. It has been a long couple of weeks and I'm exhausted. But it is more than that. I'm tired of all the arguments I have read and heard between professed Christians lately. I’m not tired...
When God Says Wait
The Problem With Worship
For as many churches as there are in any given place, there are as many styles of worship. Two churches of the same denomination in the same city, even only miles apart, may have vastly different approaches to worship. Naturally, each church feels that their style is...