Sacrificial Love The most extreme example of the love that Jesus had for his people was that he suffered the punishment of death for the sins they had committed. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 However, another example of that extreme love came…
Month: April 2023
Repentant Atonement
Unintentional Sin Throughout the Old Testament, we find instructions regarding sacrifice. There are many kinds of sacrifice. Some were for thanksgiving others for fellowship. Probably the most well known sacrifice, however, is the sacrifices for sins. There are many places in scripture that reference these sacrifices and in many of them, there is a constant…
Unfinished Church
What The Church Does If you ask the average American Christian what the mission of the church is, most would tell you the commission Christ gave his church after the resurrection: Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all…
Meaning of Freedom
What is Freedom In America, even in the church, freedom is treated as one of the highest virtues. Indeed, many will argue, after granting that something like pornography, insobriety, or abortion is objectively wrong, it would still be immoral to restrict or ban it because that would limit freedom. Every murderer no doubt believes they…
Brotherly Independence
Love One Another The Thessalonian believers were known by Paul to abound in love for one another. Not just locally, but in their entire region, they endeavored to care for their fellow believers. Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another, for…