But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. (17-18) I have written before about the difference between intelligence, learning, and wisdom. Read more…
I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate, that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which He will bring about at the Read more…
But I will remain in Ephesus until Pentecost; for a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. (8-9) At the end of this book, Paul shares some of his travel plans with the Corinthian church. He has been quite forthright with them and Read more…
For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace. (v. 14) All of us understand how hard it is to resist temptation. For years and years, we have been held captive by our flesh, and we often feel helpless in its grip. Read more…
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was. (5-6) Sometimes when a parent punishes a child, they will say, “This hurts me more than it hurts you!” The statement Read more…
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. (1-2) It is important to remember that Jesus lived in an everyday world like the people of His time. He Read more…
But Jesus looked at them and said, “What then is this that is written: ‘The stone which the builders rejected, This became the chief cornerstone’? Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust.” (17-18) Jesus is Read more…
And some tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Collect no more than what you have been ordered to.” Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he Read more…
“…for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (v. 21) “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.” (v. 24) The Read more…
“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord God, “When I will send a famine on the land, not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but rather for hearing the words of the Lord. People will stagger from sea to sea and from the north even to the Read more…