God is very clear that mankind is not to make idols. The first and second commandments teach, “You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth
The apostle John speaks of Jesus as the “word of God” (John 1:1 emphasis added) and the very “word of life” (1 John 1:1 emphasis added). This word is a translation of the Greek term logos. John wrote his Gospel not simply to the Jews but to the larger Greco-Roman
Have you ever wished that you could have seen and heard Jesus? As humans, we are creatures with a physical nature that includes five senses. And we are beings with a soul who want to understand the spiritual realm. As such, we are unique creatures, like no other, who fully
One of the most profound stories in the scriptures is that of Joseph in Egypt. It tells us a valuable lesson about leadership. In Genesis 41 the Pharaoh had a dream no one could interpret. Then he was told of an imprisoned Hebrew who could interpret the dream. Which Joseph
Happiness According to the New Testament Photo by Loren Joseph at Unsplash The Greek word μακάριος (makarios) is the New Testament equivalent of the Hebrew ʾǎš·rê. It is found 50 times in
Christmas 2018 “But women will be saved by childbearing,” may not mean what you think it means The following Christmas article by Wendy Alsup originally appeared on Nov 23, 2016 at ChristianityToday.com. It remains a
Happiness: You Can Find It In Any Circumstances Photo by Olivia Snow on Unsplash As we saw in the previous post, in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says happiness is not a condition of our
Jesus feeds the multitude, as painted by Giovanni Lanfranco God’s word is wonderful. Over the years I have come to see that it is inexhaustible in its breadth (it is the “owner’s manual”) and its depth (you can read the same passage hundreds of times over the years and always
The heavens proclaim the glory of God. Os Guinness writes in Impossible People, “It goes without saying that the biblical counterpoint to weightlessness is glory, for the root meaning of glory is the weightiness and solidity that comes from reality” (125). As we have written elsewhere we are living in a time
What do the sufferings of Christ have in common with the creation and with God’s love? God did not finish His creation … that was the humans’ job. God’s love is not completed … that is the human’s job. Here’s a third parallel observation. Not only was the creation perfect
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