The woman caught in adultery is a famous passage found in John 8. We can see Jesus caring and ability to see humble people with love. The teachers of the law desiring to trap Jesus brought out a woman caught in adultery. They had their own system and did not need Jesus, so this was blatant politics. It was also using the Bible to accomplish ‘our’ purposes. We all have risk of this. The teachers did not come to Jesus …
Command! and goal is love is not my phrase. Let’s take a look at I Timothy. 3 As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer 4 or to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. Such things promote controversial speculations rather than advancing God’s work—which is by faith. 5 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith God knows. The word …
Whose side is God On? You are not wrong if you say, “Ours” See Romans 8 below: 31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? God is for us and wants us to succeed. Though Romans 8 assumes we are succeeding in living for God. That is for sure our best for this life. So, we need to go deeper. Next, let’s see what God says in Joshua: 13 Now …
Have you ever entered a room saying do not be afraid? Perhaps it is because people are, understandably, not terrified when we walk in. I suppose if I was a violent man and came in furious, it could happen, but just walking in to tell you good news would not cause that. The angels said do not be afraid. Take a look. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they …
Jesus said it is hard for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God. In doing this, he astounded his listeners. 22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” 23 When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy. 24 Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of …
