The Apostle John, reiterates the message he received from Jesus, that God is light. God is truth, perfectly holy and in Him there is no sin at all. Therefore, when someone is united to God by faith, brought into the family of God, their lives are...

The letters of John are written to a group of churches who are being threatened by heresy. In his letters to them, John writes to reaffirm the historical and spiritual reality of the incarnation of Jesus the Christ. Because God took on flesh in the...

In his letter to Timothy, Paul describes his prior way of life when the grace and mercy of Jesus reached him. He was a persecutor of Christians, a blasphemer, in his words, the foremost of sinners. And yet, even he was reached and changed by the power...

Upon his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Jesus is simultaneously celebrated and misunderstood. Many thought Jesus would come and overturn the Roman rule or shake up Judaism's leadership. But Jesus' coming to Jerusalem was for a far greater...

Genesis is one story detailing God's creative work in forming the universe and his ongoing relationship with creation, most significantly, humanity. Genesis is not a collection of unrelated stories. Rather Genesis is composed of one grand...

In the closing text of Genesis we see two very similar deaths both looking forward to fulfillments of God's promises to future generations. These narratives close the section of the patriarch's and leave Israel in Egypt - setting up the...

Before he dies, Jacob calls his sons to him and blesses his sons.

At the end of his life, Jacob calls his son, Joseph to himself and Joseph brings his sons to with him. Jacob passes onto the sons the covenant blessings of God. And as we have seen time and time again, God is not constrained by convention or human...

Jacob and his descendants settled in Goshen, the most fertile land in Egypt. In the midst of a famine and surrounded by Egyptians desperate for food, the nation of Israel stands in stark contrast. There God prospered them and made them fruitful and...

Jacob at his sons journey down to Egypt at the invitation of Joseph and in order to survive the severe famine in the land. Before he departs the promise land, Jacob goes to Beersheeba to offer a sacrifice and worship the Lord. The Lord meets him there...