Adultery doesn't just happen. The eye can inflame our sinful hearts, and our hearts move our bodies. Jesus was stating in dramatic terms that we must deal radically with sin. He…
The pastor to the Hebrews sets forth the saints of old in the Hall of Faith (chapter 11 of Hebrews) as examples for us to follow of those who believed…
What is the heart of worship? At the center of it all is sacrifice, particularly the Lamb of God who was given in our place. We no longer bring an…
God has created us to be emotive and thus we love to sing – we must sing. The world sings, too, but it sings songs of what it yearns to…
Why do the nations (all foolish men) plot revolution against God and his anointed King, the Lord Jesus Christ? It's a guaranteed dead-end to plot against the Almighty. The foolish…
Like the Pharisees and other religious leaders of Christ's day, we relax God's commandments. How often have you murdered someone? "Never!" But Christ gets to the heart of the matter.…
Almost from the beginning of his public ministry, people were asking Jesus – in so many words – "What's your relationship to the law of God?" That question continues today,…
Christ describes his disciples as salt and light in this portion of the Sermon on the Mount. Why salt? Preserving the world? Yes, but also because his people are called…
Like soup and sandwich, sanctity and suffering go together. The world, lost in darkness and sin, hates the Light of Christ. Disciples cannot expect to be treated differently, and thus…
The great theme of Scripture is God reconciling sinners to himself. That is, God makes peace with those who were his enemies through the Prince of Peace, the Lord Jesus…