Luke 4:16-21 16 So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. 17 And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place…
The Israelites rested every Sabbath. They entered Canaan rest. But these rests merely foreshadowed the ultimate rest for God’s people (Heb. 4:1-10).
The teaching of Moses includes the law of retaliation—an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But Jesus says to turn the other cheek when struck (Matt. 5:38-42). What does he mean?
In the law Moses warns Israel to avoid false oaths. But Jesus holds forth a higher standard: Don’t swear at all (Matt. 5:33-37). Does this mean that it’s wrong to take an oath of office or swear to tell the truth on the witness stand?
In his book The God Who Is There, D. A. Carson identifies four ironies at the cross. The Lord’s enemies mocked him, but what they said was actually true (Matt. 27:27-46).
Jesus says that anyone who divorces his wife makes her an adulteress (Matt. 5:31-32). How can a husband stand responsible for a wife’s immorality?
In the desert between Egypt and Canaan, the bodies of rebellious Hebrews fell by the thousands. Their experience is a solemn warning for the church (Heb. 3:12-19).
Adultery in the Heart 3/06/2016 pm Proverbs 7:6-23 6For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice, 7 And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding, 8 Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house 9 In…
More Glory Than Moses 3/6/2016 am Deuteronomy 34:5-12 5 So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. 6 And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth Peor; but no one knows his grave to this day.…
Meet Me in the Middle 2/28/2016 pm Matthew 5: 23Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 25 Agree with your…