Monthly Archives: May 2015

Conduct Unbecoming

It was a face to face stand off. In this corner, the apostle Paul formerly known as Saul . . . the least of the apostles (1Cor. 15:9) and the chief of sinners (1Tim. 1:15). In the other corner, Peter … Continue reading

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Intolerant

There’s no messing around as Paul begins his letter to the churches of Galatia. No pleasantries. No “how you doin’?” No “here’s how I’m doin’.” But he gets straight to the point. I’m blown away. You are deserters. Doomed to … Continue reading

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Like Father, Like Daughter

She couldn’t have imagined anything more distasteful. It disgusted her to see such behavior. She regarded her husband’s actions with contempt. The disdain for what he had done was evident on her face and dripped from her lips. And, as … Continue reading

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Vain is the Salvation of Man

That David had great responsibility for ensuring an able-bodied army was ready to take on the enemies of God’s people is a given. That, as commander in chief, he needed to have a plan for taking down the city at … Continue reading

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Stay Awake

Some passages you just need to hover over for awhile to try and get what it’s saying. Others I need to do some quick study work with my online Bible tools. Others still, I pull out my William MacDonald commentary … Continue reading

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Divine Jealousy

Why bother? Why keep contending for them? There were many other churches that would have benefited from his time and attention. Many other groups of believers who had not taken to these “super-apostles” who were proclaiming another Jesus and a … Continue reading

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He Remembers His Covenant Forever

It is a fuel for praise. It is a catalyst for giving thanks. To think on these things, is to be moved to sing to Him. To remember these things is to want to bless Him. To meditate on these … Continue reading

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A Confession of the Gospel

That it was a big deal for Paul is evident by the amount of “real estate” it occupies in his letter. That it should be a big deal for me is evident in that it was God-breathed. The Spirit of … Continue reading

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A Famous Nobody

The need in Jerusalem was great. The saints there were under the heavy hand of persecution. And their persecution created among them a great poverty. The churches in Macedonia, though not the wealthiest of believers themselves, “overflowed in a wealth … Continue reading

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A People Yet To Be Created

It is a “prayer of one afflicted, when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the LORD.” So reads the subtitle of Psalm 102. “Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry come to you!” begins the songwriter. … Continue reading

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