In God’s Word & Our Times: Part 1, I discussed the chiasmus of 2 Timothy 3:2–5. I’ve decided to pull out the definition of chiastic structure, add further explanation and examples, and publish it in a separate post, Wonders In God’s Word. This will give me a post to refer to whenever I mention it. I’ve […]
Why do we study the Bible? What is our motivation? What is our purpose? In the first eleven chapters of his letter to the church at Rome, Paul proclaims the mercies of God in His Son Jesus. At the end of chapter 11, those mercies impel Paul to wonder and awe and praise. To understand […]
That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. […]
Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of Me this night, for it is written, ‘I will strike down the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.’” Matthew 26:31 “Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through […]
Pursue love… 1 Corinthians 14:1 With those two words Alexander Strauch opens his book, Love or Die: Christ’s Wake-Up Call to the Church Revelation 2:4, and begins by discussing the problem of lost love. He focuses on this verse in Revelation because: “It addresses the issue of love, particularly the problem of love that has […]
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9 The lyrics of Thou Who Wast Rich Beyond All Splendour were written in China by Frank Houghton, an Englishman. The words, […]
Visualizing the Bible® Chris Harrison Click the image to enlarge “Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105 This beautiful image gives you a visual overview of the Bible: the number of books in the Bible, the length of each book and the thousands of cross reference […]
“But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.” Galatians 4:4–5 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and […]