How do we obtain peace? The Bible shows us that we obtain it through righteous rulers who love, protect, and care for their people. Only the eternal rule of Jesus offers true peace to His people.

Hope in Christ, and in His coming, and in the victory of the truth. If the night darkens into a sevenfold blackness, believe the morning comes despite the darkening gloom. Do you have faith and trust in Him who lives, and was dead, and is alive for evermore? - C.H. Spurgeon

The oneness of the Trinity, one God eternally existing in three persons, seems impossible to get our minds around, yet this "oneness" is the desire Jesus has for his church. It is bigger than what we understand about unity, but it still entails distinction. Oneness is bigger than human comprehension, but it is the spiritual reality of the church.

Through His High Priestly prayer, Jesus reveals the deep love and care he has for his people.

Since the beginning of time, man has searched for the key to eternal life. Our efforts to escape death have been vanity and our search will never cease when left to our strength or intelligence. In John 17, Jesus prays for our souls. He prays to give us the eternal life that we have been searching for. But this eternal life is sure and true, because it is found in Him.

Many of us have probably heard the statement "doctrine divides" and received it as a call to reject doctrinal teaching at the aim of unity. What we fail to understand in this simplified statement is that sound doctrine is for the purpose of both creating true unity and proper division.

In the closing of his letter to Rome, Paul desires to send his love to certain people in the church. Women and men who were radical risk-takers for the purpose of the gospel. They were deacons, ministers, laborers, persecuted, saints, and more...

Too often we try to separate the spiritual from the material. We act as though they are completely independent of one another and neither have any impact on the other. But the Bible doesn't see them this way. In fact, they both communicate and demonstrate a lot about the other.

We are called to be conformed to the image of Jesus. As we mature in our spiritual life, we will see the fruit of the Spirit in our lives and reflect the righteousness and character of Jesus our savior. This maturity comes in the midst of gospel community where others are living out their ministry and gifts for the building up of one another.

Do you ever feel like you have disappointed God? Our relationship with God and one another can suffer from this feeling of disappointment. It can leave us isolated under a crushing weight. But Jesus comes to give us hope! How? By becoming the "disappointment" for us.