Our enemy Satan goes by many names. In Genesis, he is called a crafty serpent (Genesis 3:1-5), and Paul dubbed him a lion ready to destroy and devour his prey (1 Peter 5:9). In Revelation, John describes the enemy as a dragon. (20:2) He is labeled a tempter when he meets Jesus in the wilderness
The longer I actively live for Christ the more the Old Testament grows dear to me. And the more I read the New Testament the more I see connections with the Old. Various New Testament writers look to the Old Testament to explain Jesus, and refer to Jesus to explain the Old Testament. Through Jesus
How many of us, when we first came to Christ, began to awaken to the fact that attitudes living within us were far from the ways of Christ? While God gives us the strength we need to act as he has instructed, we must keep a careful watch over our hearts and tongues. Anybody who
It is more difficult than ever to display Christlike behavior to an ever increasingly violent and volatile world. Yet, this is an opportunity for Christians to shine, because when we act the opposite of how the world acts, the more God gets the glory. But how do we do that? The best way is to
In the late 1990s, a group of scholars assembled to evaluate whether Jesus actually said the things attributed to him by the Gospel writers. Although they employed remarkably subjective criteria in their evaluation of Scripture, members of the self-appointed “Jesus Seminar” were widely quoted by the media as authorities on the Christian faith. Marcus Borg,
What do the cross and resurrection mean for us? First, let’s look at the cross. Historically, Christians use seven major words to summarize the Bible’s teaching on what happened when Jesus died. They help us to understand how spiritually poor we are by nature and how rich we can become by the grace of our
I’ve been fortunate to have witnessed some of the most breathtaking views on earth. From the Rocky Mountains outside my back window to the jungles of Belize, God’s creation is marvelous. But there is a future place—an eternal dwelling—that far exceeds anything we could ever behold. Heaven is not a mythical place. It is the
In life, we are faced with many choices. Though we could rely on emotion or what looks the best “on paper”, it proves more useful to seek Godly wisdom and truth before moving forward. Many times, we pray for open doors, but there are also times when the Lord closes doors. Whether the door is
The promise of heaven is sometimes the only thing that gets me through the day. Knowing that wrongs will be made right and that peace and love will surround me like a warm blanket for all of eternity brings comfort to my heart. There will be no more sin, no sadness, no tears, no fear,
Palm Sunday is that Sunday before Easter that marks the beginning of Holy Week. It’s the day that we remember and celebrate the day Jesus entered into Jerusalem as Savior and King. As Jesus rode a donkey into the town of Jerusalem, a large crowd gathered and laid palm branches and their cloaks across the
