For all intents and purposes, Elijah should have been greatly pleased. After all, the Israelites had just recognized that YHWH, and YHWH alone, was their true God, after He gave Elijah the victory over theContinue reading
Giving
By all these things, I have shown you that by working in this way we must help the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, ‘It is more blessedContinue reading
Oppression and Rebellion
If it were not already apparent Amos of Tekoa was not sent to Israel to make friends, it would become painfully obvious once he condemned the elite women of Israel and sarcastically castigated their serviceContinue reading
Agreement in the Lord
I appeal to Euodia and to Syntyche to agree in the Lord. Yes, I say also to you, true companion, help them. They have struggled together in the gospel ministry along with me and ClementContinue reading
The Gospel and the End
The good news of the life, death, resurrection, ascension, lordship, and imminent return of Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God, is not over. The story has not yet reached its conclusion; such is whyContinue reading
Judging Righteous Judgment
As Christians, we are called to living lives of faith, putting our trust in Jesus as Lord, seeking to follow His patterns and ways to His glory and honor (John 14:6, Hebrews 2:10-18, etc.). AtContinue reading
Psalm 151
This psalm is ascribed to David as his own composition (though it is outside the number), after he had fought in single combat with Goliath. I was small among my brothers, and the youngest inContinue reading
Distorting Scripture | 2 Peter 3:15-16
And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote unto you; as also in all his epistles, speaking inContinue reading
Covenant Transgressions of Israel and Judah
Amos of Tekoa would most likely have well ingratiated himself with the Israelites while he indicted the nations around them of their transgressions before YHWH as recorded in Amos 1:3-2:3. Things were pretty decent forContinue reading








