The Death of Death
You have somewhere written, O Christ, that you must reign until you destroy every rule and every authority and power, and that the last enemy to be destroyed will be Death. For you have written that your reign must endure until all your enemies have been put under...The Faith of Joseph of Arimathea
I have not thought much about the extraordinary faith of Joseph of Arimathea (except to note that he is one of the “good guys” of the gospels), but I just had this thought: he was a “respected member of the Council” (Mark 15:43), which was the...Prodigal Brother, Prodigal Son
I don’t know why I have never noticed this before, but the story of Jacob’s reunion with Esau sounds strikingly like Jesus’ parable of the Prodigal Son. After Jacob dishonestly and unscrupulously takes Esau’s birthright and blessing, he goes...The Glory of God in His Gospel
D.A. Carson, in his For the Love of God, Vol. 2, writes: We must always remember that: The Gospel is not admired in Scripture primarily because of the social transformation it effects, but because it reconciles men and women to a holy God. Its purpose is not that we...“I will open my mouth in a parable…”
Psalm 78 opens by declaring: 1Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth! 2I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old, 3things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us. 4We will...Download My Free eBook
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