Enough.Full.Complete.Sufficient. What do those words mean in your life? What completes you? What would it take to make you content? At what point would you be able to say “I have all I need in life.” Walk into most churches, and I suspect you will hear that Jesus is enough — that when hope...
“I am so blessed!” This often-uttered catch phrase echoes through the halls of churches and private schools. It usually means “Let me brag a little bit about my recent accomplishments.” When you hear this, you either have just heard or are about to hear about someone’s new house, new car, wonderful marriage, recent promotion,...
Jesus uses two mysterious metaphors near the beginning of The Sermon on The Mount. In the first, He declares His followers to be the salt of the earth. In the second, He calls them the light of the world. Much has been said about these comparisons and there is some debate about what Jesus...
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.”–Matthew 5:17 When Jesus says He has fulfilled the Law,He means we could not keep it. So He did. When Christ says the Law is completed,He means sin is no longer...
“Now, before we can give anyone food, we have to make sure they are really in need and not taking advantage of us. If we serve meals, let’s make sure each person only gets one and nobody tries to go through the line twice.” For I was hungry, but you would not feed me....
Jesus didn’t die to change people’s sexuality. He died to change their standing before God. Jesus didn’t come to stop abortion. He gave His life to bring eternal life to sinful people. Jesus didn’t give His life away for the right to bear arms. He died to set humanity free from sin. Jesus didn’t walk among us...
Jesus was conceived out of wedlock to a poor family from an underprivileged city and in a stable inhabited by livestock. His mother was surrounded by scandal. His earthly father was a common day laborer. When he grew up, he was homeless and a bit of a drifter. He was tried and sentenced to...
You say you love Jesus. But in all candor, you love your Jesus. You love the Jesus you have fashioned for yourself, who values the same things you value and who is— pardon the pun— your own personal savior. But, if Jesus were to show up right now, would you love the true Jesus of Scripture? Perhaps...
