As we consider the cross, we should be sobered by the reality that Jesus was willing to come from the safety of heaven, take on human flesh, live a sinless life, and die a sinner's death on our behalf. The post It Is Finished: Good Friday appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

To declare independence from God is to invite Him to confuse our plans. The post In the Beginning, Part 10: Confusion of Language appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

Obedience has hidden rewards. When you obey, you find out what they are. Noah obeyed God, and he was made secure in the ark of safety. Christ is the ultimate Ark for all who believe in Him. The post In the Beginning, Part 9: Into the Ark appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

Those who walk with God walk with those who walk with God. The post In the Beginning, Part 8: Noah Found Grace appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

Anxiety is the result of my propensity to view life's events through human eyes rather than through God's perspective of those same events. In Philippians 4, we find several antidotes for anxiety. The post Do Not Be Anxious About Anything appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

The more a nation advances in prosperity, the more it decreases in morality. The more a nation advances in knowledge, the more it decreases in wisdom. The post In the Beginning, Part 7: The Start of Societies appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

God did not reject Cain's offering, but He rejected Cain's empty worship. The value of worship is measured by the worshipper's value of God. The post In the Beginning, Part 6: Cain and Abel appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

Disappointment is waiting in the wings for those who put their trust in man. But for those who are in Christ, one day "there shall be no more curse." The post In the Beginning, Part 5: The Anatomy of the Curse appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

To the degree you see yourself as broken, you will empathize with the brokenness of others. Sin breaks our relationship with God, but reconciliation is found in Christ. The post In the Beginning, Part 4: The Anatomy of Sin appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

Temptation maximizes the pleasure of sin and minimizes its consequences. The post In the Beginning, Part 3: The Anatomy of Temptation appeared first on Reston Bible Church.