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The Command with a Promise (Genesis 17:1-2)
Post Series on Genesis 17:1-27: The Command with a Promise (Genesis 17:1-2) The Promise with a Command (Genesis 17:3-14) The Faith and Obedience of Abraham (Genesis 17:15-27) 13 years had passed since Abram's illegitimate son Ishmael was born to him by Hagar. Despite...
The Egyptian Woman at the Well
Post Series on Genesis 16:1-16: The Egyptian Woman at the Well (Genesis 16:7-16) Just as Jesus found a...
The Wilderness Wanderings of Hagar
Post Series on Genesis 16:1-16: The Wilderness Wanderings of Hagar (Genesis 16:4-7) Sin begets sin. Through a...
The Fall of Abram and Sarai
Post Series on Genesis 16:1-16: The Fall of Abram and Sarai (Genesis 16:1-3) One of Satan's deadliest...
Why Worship? A Brief Biblical Overview
The reason we exist is to worship the Triune God. The first question of the Westminster Shorter Catechism (“What is the chief end of man?”) gets the answer absolutely correct, framing its response in terms of worship: “Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy...
Why Is the Priesthood of Jesus Such a Big Deal?
In Hebrews 7, the author of Hebrews carefully explains the way in which the priesthood of Jesus annuls the old, Levitical priesthood. The priesthood of Jesus, after the order of Melchizedek, is a better priesthood, established through a better covenant on better...
The Story of the Bible: Babylon and Jerusalem
Although you could summarize the Bible in a number of ways, one of the main ways to summarize the story of the Bible is by the war between Babylon and Jerusalem. Throughout the entire Bible, Jerusalem symbolizes the people of God, while Babylon symbolizes the enemies...
The Proclamation of Christ’s Resurrection
We have seen how for the disciples, but we haven't completely answered the question of why the resurrection means peace for the disciples. Also, we have seen that the resurrection itself was...
The Prophecy of Christ’s Resurrection
Christ's resurrection means , but Christ's bringing peace to his people by means of his own life, death, and resurrection was not a last minute audible. In fact, when the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit...
The Peace of Christ’s Resurrection
On the day of Jesus' resurrection, Luke tells us that his disciples were all gathered together in a confusion, discussing what had happened and trying to piece together the whole story from the various reports that they were receiving. Luke writes: 36As they were...
Martin Luther on Atonement and Penal Substitution
In 1931, a theologian named Gustav Aulen published a book about the atonement called Christus Victor, a book that challenged the historic doctrine of atonement sometimes called "penal substitution" or the "satisfaction." In it, Aulen argued that Christ did not die to...
The Meaning of Maundy Thursday: Love One Another
Maundy Thursday is the day in the church calendar that we remember Jesus' last supper with his disciples. Two important events happened that night: (1) Jesus washed his disciples' feet; and (2) Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper. Although these two events are sources...