God sees the blood on the frames of the Israelite doors and passes over them, not allowing the destroyer to go in. I find this wording interesting. From Genesis 4:23 onward, God has said that He will personally kill the firstborn. Yet, here we read about Him sending in or withholding a destroyer–a character some... Continue Reading →
Eschatology is a divisive matter in our time because people disagree about so much, and we don't really know how to have civil discussions. When talking about the end-times, people from every camp like to light their fires with Matthew 24. I’ll be upfront about what I think. I am postmillennial. Yet, I want to... Continue Reading →
Moses is out shepherding the flocks and God appears to him in a burning bush. God commands Moses to remove his sandals, calling the place where He has appeared holy ground. In his pronouncement from the midst of the never-consuming fire, I feel a sense of holiness that is not characteristic of any worldly thing.... Continue Reading →
Because it is God who accepts or rejects, we don’t judge one another any more when it comes to whether a person eats or drinks or worships on this day or that or any like thing (cf. v. 1-12). Rather than judge, we determine not to put an obstacle or stumbling block in a brother’s... Continue Reading →
Paul is unclear, here, about what and when the day of judgment will be (v. 5, 16). What we know for sure is that on the day of judgment, it is a person’s conscience and thoughts that bear witness against him or her. Those who keep the Law will be justified. The person’s soul will... Continue Reading →
All of creation is perpetually measured by the standard of God’s holy righteousness. What is our place? Who is worthy to announce the Father’s just verdict? What hope do we have if we have all sinned and God must judge justly? https://youtu.be/DpQ3qE0YmmE Revelation 5:1-10 I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on... Continue Reading →
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