The mounting hatred of the Jewish leaders against Christ is a sad testimony of the deep apostasy of the nation. Christ has come and shown Himself to be the Messiah the hearts of the people should have been longing for, especially the leaders. Instead, however, of embracing Him, they were threatened by Him and sought to have Him destroyed. Nonetheless, their plan of destruction was accomplishing God's plan of salvation. Such is the sovereign glory and grace of God.

The mounting hatred of the Jewish leaders against Christ is a sad testimony of the deep apostasy of the nation. Christ has come and shown Himself to be the Messiah the hearts of the people should have been longing for, especially the leaders. Instead, however, of embracing Him, they were threatened by Him and sought to have Him destroyed. Nonetheless, their plan of destruction was accomplishing God's plan of salvation. Such is the sovereign glory and grace of God.

How many times did you sit down and rise up yesterday? How many hairs are on your head? How many days will you live? What is the thought, motive and intention of all your moments and acts yesterday? These questions and more bring us into a discussion of God's infinite knowledge, or His omniscience. Learn how complete this knowledge is and be comforted and convicted by renewing your mind and thinking more deeply about this amazing reality of God.

How many times did you sit down and rise up yesterday? How many hairs are on your head? How many days will you live? What is the thought, motive and intention of all your moments and acts yesterday? These questions and more bring us into a discussion of God's infinite knowledge, or His omniscience. Learn how complete this knowledge is and be comforted and convicted by renewing your mind and thinking more deeply about this amazing reality of God.

Jesus exposes the spiritual blindness of the religious establishment and reveals His glory as Messiah through this Sabbath controversy. The glory of Jesus shines against the Pharisees ignorance of Scripture, God, and their Savior. There is no doubt that Jesus is the Son of God, He is the Lord, He is the Savior of all who will turn and trust in Him.

Jesus exposes the spiritual blindness of the religious establishment and reveals His glory as Messiah through this Sabbath controversy. The glory of Jesus shines against the Pharisees ignorance of Scripture, God, and their Savior. There is no doubt that Jesus is the Son of God, He is the Lord, He is the Savior of all who will turn and trust in Him.

Jesus is presented by Matthew as the glorious, long awaited Messiah, the Savior of His people, "God with us." The gospel of Matthew has, at every point, demonstrated that Jesus is the Christ, the sinless Son, whose is kingdom has come, whose authority is manifest, and who stands equal with the God of Israel. Now, the conflict between the Christ and the unregenerate leadership of Israel is heating up and that over the issue of the Sabbath, which was a key expression of Israel's covenant worship of God. Learn what the God intended the Sabbath to be, how it was obeyed in Israelite history, and what it had become by the time Jesus was walking on the earth.

Jesus is presented by Matthew as the glorious, long awaited Messiah, the Savior of His people, "God with us." The gospel of Matthew has, at every point, demonstrated that Jesus is the Christ, the sinless Son, whose is kingdom has come, whose authority is manifest, and who stands equal with the God of Israel. Now, the conflict between the Christ and the unregenerate leadership of Israel is heating up and that over the issue of the Sabbath, which was a key expression of Israel's covenant worship of God. Learn what the God intended the Sabbath to be, how it was obeyed in Israelite history, and what it had become by the time Jesus was walking on the earth.

Jesus told the woman at the well: "God is spirit and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth" (John 4:24). The spirituality of God is essential to understand in order to worship God rightly. It is reflected in the angelic world and in man's spiritual nature, yet these are but dim reflections of the uniqueness of God as Spirit - infinite, eternal, immutable, self-existing.

All are born in a condition of spiritual death as a result of Adam's sin. This state of death renders us unable to see the glory of God and Christ because of the dominating, enslavement to sin. God, in this helpless condition of ours, demonstrated boundless grace, mercy, and love. He reconciled His people to Himself granting them salvation in Christ and will shower with ever increasing, lavish expressions of grace throughout eternity. This was a free and sovereign act of God to dead sinners, for which we who know Him give all praise to the glory of his grace.