"The unfolding of your words gives light ..." (Psalm 119:130a)

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The “Why?” of Christmas

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt [lit., “tabernacled”] among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14)

“God ‘pitched His tent’ among us as a man so we can hear what was previously inaudible (“The Word became flesh,” v.14a), see what was previously invisible (“We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only,” v.14b), understand what was previously inexplicable (“No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father’s side, has made him known,” v.18), and experience what was previously impossible (“From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ,” vv.16-17)!” (Long Story Short, p.145)

Books for Pastors in Africa

I am honored to have the first three volumes of my “for Pastors” New Testament commentary series be a part of providing a basic Biblical library for select pastors in Africa. Grace Church is spearheading the effort, as you can see here. All the books will be packed into individual libraries and provided to several thousand qualifying pastors. Follow the link to see how you can be a part of helping to provide these valuable resources to these faithful shepherds of God’s people.

Would you pray with me that God will use all these Biblical resources to build up our brother pastors?

 

Life Changing

Over the last eighteen months or so God has changed most of the details of our earthly lives and did so through these words of Scripture …

and these conclusions drawn from them …

Lord, enable us by your Spirit to follow joyfully, faithfully and fruitfully. Amen!

Authority is Unavoidable

checkmate
“If within us we find nothing over us we succumb to what is around us.”
“You’re gonna have to serve somebody,
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody. “
–Bob Dylan (“Gotta Serve Somebody”)
“Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?”
–Apostle Paul (Romans 6:16)
“… by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved.”
–Apostle Peter (2 Peter 2:19b)
“Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.”
–Jesus (John 8:34)
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