Category Archives: Theology

Our Great High Priest

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Hebrews 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Jesus Christ is the High Priest of every believer.  He left His throne in Heaven to come to this Earth to pay the price for our sin.  He is the One Who entered into the Holy of Holies with His own blood to propitiate the wrath of God.

Like the high priests of ancient Israel, Jesus Christ was among mankind when He ministered.  He felt pain, hunger, thirst.  He knew temptation, even by Satan himself!  Yet, He lived a perfect life without sin.  That is what made Him the perfect, spotless Lamb of God, Who could take away the sin of the world (John 1:29).

What Needy People Need

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Colossians 2:10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

Jesus Christ completes every believer.  The Greek word translated “complete” means to be completely full, crammed, or fully satisfied.  In His grace, God gives us the Gift that keeps on giving.  No matter how “needy” we become, Jesus is all we need.

Don’t Be a Prating Fool

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Proverbs 10:8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

The truth of this verse plays itself out over and over again in daily life.  As is common in Hebrew poetry, the first part of the verse stands in contrast to the last part.

If a person is wise then they will receive commandments.  “Receive” should be understood as “listen” or “obey”.  It doesn’t mean that a person will get more rules to follow, but rather it means that he/she is receptive to instruction. Continue reading →

How Did We Get the Bible?

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2 Peter 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Questions are often asked such as, “Just where did the Bible come from anyway?  Isn’t it just a collection of human writings?”  Continue reading →

Where Do You Turn for Help?

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Psalm 55:16-17 As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.  17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

David spent a good portion of his life running from his enemies. Psalm 55 chronicles his reaction to one such instance.  He calls upon the LORD in his time of trouble.  This is a very wise thing to do.  Difficult times are when the people of God should draw close to God, seeking protection and strength.  It is at these times when we recognize very clearly our weakness and dependence.  Continue reading →

What Are You Looking For?

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I was reading through the book of Revelation when I came across this verse.

Rev 22:20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

After reading this, I had to pause for a moment and ask myself if I could honestly say the last five words and mean them.  “Even so, come, Lord Jesus.”  I mean, I want Jesus to come back, but do I want Him to come back now?  This led me to another verse. Continue reading →

The Word Was God

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John 1:1-3

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  2 The same was in the beginning with God.  3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

In John’s writings, he often refers to Jesus Christ as “the Word”.  Jesus is the living Word of God.  He is the only Person Who lived up to the standards of God’s Word while on the Earth.  When He spoke, people heard the Word of God.  For these reasons and more, Jesus is truly “the Word”. Continue reading →

Is Truth Dead?

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Jeremiah 7:28

But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.

Jeremiah lived in a dark day in Judah’s history.  He faithfully preached God’s message to the people, but they did not listen.  The verse above is part of Jehovah’s assessment of them.  They did not obey or even accept correction for their evil ways.  God then states that “truth is perished”.

When we turn away from God’s truth, it becomes dead (ineffective) to us.  It has, in effect, perished in our lives.  Christians need to guard against this and accept the truth that God has revealed through His Word.  We must not let the cares of life, our culture, or anything turn us away from God’s message.  When truth dies in our life, our fellowship with God goes with it.  When we follow His precepts and wisdom, we can have a vibrant spiritual life as we obediently live for Him.

Who Do We Trust?

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Jeremiah 17:5-10

5Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. 6For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.  7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.  8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.  9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?  10I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

As we enter into this election year, the words of this passage of Scripture should give us perspective.  Politicians of all kinds make promises and sound as though they can solve every problem each one of us has.  However, most of their rhetoric is just that.  It is rare that any government official lives up to his or her promises. Continue reading →

Dead to the Law: Studies in Galatians – Lesson 8 (2:17-21)

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Galatians 2:17-21

17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. 18 For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.  19 For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.  20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.  21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. Continue reading →