We have an unfortunate tendency to be easy on ourselves, but harsh with others. In Galatians 6:1-10 Paul calls upon the Galatians to be gentle in restoring those who lapse into sin rather than treating them as bad fruit to be thrown out. He then...

Jesus gave us a reliable test for discerning who is living under grace and who is not. It is the fruit test. Jesus said that we would “know them by their fruits.” The fruits are not a means of salvation, but they are an indication of a truly...

Jesus gave us a reliable test for discerning who is living under grace and who is not. It is the fruit test. Jesus said that we would “know them by their fruits.” The fruits are not a means of salvation, but they are an indication of a truly...

God gave the Jews circumcision as a means of setting them apart. It was part of their being called as a chosen people. Paul’s opponents are referred to elsewhere as the “circumcision party.” They were angered that Paul was not requiring the Gentile...

God gave the Jews circumcision as a means of setting them apart. It was part of their being called as a chosen people. Paul’s opponents are referred to elsewhere as the “circumcision party.” They were angered that Paul was not requiring the Gentile...

Generally speaking, an allegorical approach to interpreting the Bible is a bad approach. You can make the text mean anything you want it to mean by such a method. However, this is one of the rare examples where, under the inspiration of the Holy...

Generally speaking, an allegorical approach to interpreting the Bible is a bad approach. You can make the text mean anything you want it to mean by such a method. However, this is one of the rare examples where, under the inspiration of the Holy...

A Study in Galatians”- One of the tragic moments in the story of the Exodus is the many times that the Hebrews desire to return to Egypt. Whether confronted by thirst, or hunger, or the threat of Pharaoh’s chariots, the Hebrews desire to return to...

A Study in Galatians”- One of the tragic moments in the story of the Exodus is the many times that the Hebrews desire to return to Egypt. Whether confronted by thirst, or hunger, or the threat of Pharaoh’s chariots, the Hebrews desire to return to...

As soon as Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, God established a plan of redemption. However, it wasn’t at first apparent that God’s plan of redemption would include adoption. We are not only redeemed by God, but we are adopted into God’s...