It's become a little bit of an internet gag... the quirky selfie with the hashtag "blessed" because of whatever good fortune someone has enjoyed. While this can often just be silly fun, it does point out that we all long for the "blessed life". But what does Jesus say the #Blessed life looks like?...
Some prosperity preachers try to sell a perversion of the Gospel that promises material blessings, health and favour for those who would ‘declare’ it over their life. However, this other ‘gospel’ is (as Paul said in Gal. 1:8) no gospel at all, nor is it biblical. They ignore context and the clear...
**Disclaimer: Since the original writing of this article (around 2017), I have shifted Eschatological views from Amillennial to Postmillennial. Thus, this article may not represent my current understanding, but is left up for archiving. I may write an update to this article at some point in the...
This is the second of an ongoing series of Greek exegesis exercises I'll be doing called "ΕχεGrεεκsις"—you can read the first one here. The point of these ΕχεGrεεκsις articles is to pull back the curtain a little on what goes on behind the scenes for translating our New Testament to English. I...
G.K. Chesterton once said, "If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride."[1] Indeed pride is at the root of many, and arguably, all of our struggles with sin. Pride is often at the heart of the breakdown of fellowship in many churches and amongst many Christians. Obadiah...
This is the start of an ongoing series of Greek exegesis exercises I'll be doing called "ΕχεGrεεκsις"—get it? I know, I know... very punny. (Exegesis = bringing out the meaning of a text) This series may be a bit technical at times—but the point is to pull back the curtain a little on what goes on...
You can also listen to an audio version of this article here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4D3Hhe2sfbX7GGRwUsZNXV?si=be439fdcc404436c Psalm 139 is a familiar and precious Psalm to many. You may even have part of verse 14 memorized: “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”...
The Lord's prayer has a long history in the church; from liturgy to a format for our petitions to God, it has been a popular speaking point in Christian thought asking, just what was Jesus trying to teach us through this prayer? What would have stood out to people who heard it in their context,...
Background Paul probably visited Philippi in 49 AD. Acts 16 tells us about his journey there. Residents of Philippi were very proud of their Roman citizenship as shown by their accusation against him in Acts 16:21, of "advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice." Paul utilized...