Take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

In the beginning God created teh heavens and the earth; in the end God will re-create the heavens and the earth in Christ. Come further up and further in to the new heavens and new earth.

It is often said that eschatology shapes ethics: that our expectations of the future shape our experience in the present. If that is true, then we should be able to tell what we are looking for by what we are living for.

The impatience of the scoffers leads to their condemnation, but the patience of God leads to our salvation.

Who are the dogs and pigs in this text? Are they authentic Christians or counterfeit Christians? Did the Shepherd lay down his life for them?

“Discernment is not a matter of simply telling the difference between what is right and wrong; rather, it is telling the difference between right and almost right.” -- Charles Spurgeon

And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts (2 Peter 1:19 ESV)

Here we center our attention on the crucifixion of Jesus. What happened to Jesus physically, emotionally, and spiritually? Why was it necessary? What is the good news of the cross?

Everyone wants the kingdom; no one wants the cross. Yet, according to Jesus, there can be no kingdom with the cross; and no cross with the kingdom.