The Word became flesh and dwelt 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, ESV). “Incarnation” comes from a Latin word meaning “becoming flesh” and has been used by theologians to describe how the second person of the Trinity entered history as the God-man Jesus […]
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Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, as He already existed in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself by taking the form of a bond-servant and being born in the likeness of men (Philippians 2:5-7, NASB). T.S. Eliot (the past century poet) described the Christian life as “A
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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace* (Isaiah 9:6, ESV). The best definition for the Hebrew word “counselor” in the Old Testament is. . . well. . . “counselor,” or “one who gives
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Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him (Matthew 5:1, NASB). In Matthew chapters five, six, and seven, we read The Sermon! It’s also known as the Sermon on the Mount, but to me, it has become The Sermon! I’ve preached hundreds of sermons, read hundreds
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For the past three years, I’ve been writing Psalms On Saturday in Interruptions. Today, I’ve changed the title to “Psalms On Saturday ~ A Magnificat Song,” featuring Mary’s Psalm (song) about her pregnancy and the upcoming birth of Jesus in Luke 1:46-55. Mary sang, “My soul magnifies the Lord” (Luke 1:46b, ESV). Reading the section heading for
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Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God (1 John 4:1, NLT). Have you heard of Jordan Peterson? If not, you probably will soon. Peterson (born June 12, 1962) is a Canadian psychiatrist lauded as a
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And to be renewed in the spirit of your minds (Ephesians 4:23, ESV). Our thinking has a default mode. I’m not talking about daydreaming, as we all have a “spirit” of the mind. Some have a negative spirit, others a lustful spirit, and some an angry spirit. And I’m not talking about demonic possession, but the
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And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables (John 2:15, ESV). Jesus drove the money-changers out of Herod’s temple. First, there was Solomon’s temple destroyed by the Babylonians, then a rebuilt
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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6, ESV). Jesus is the Prince of Peace. He is not the Prince of anxiety, doubt, or fear. For years, I’ve struggled to keep the
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Genesis is the beginning. . . In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1, ESV). Revelation is the end. . . Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away (Revelation 21:1). There are many similarities between the Book of Genesis and the
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