How can I hear from God? On this Sunday afternoon, I want to share a few thoughts about revelation. This morning the Father put a couple things on my heart about this question. For much of my Christian life, I would go weeks even month not really inspired, not feeling like I was hearing anything [...]
how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? - Hebrews 2:3 A couple weeks back, in the post, Sitting Savior, we took a quick look at what Jesus accomplished before He sat down at the right hand of the Father. Today, I want to press into one aspect of the New Covenant that [...]
…how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? - Hebrews 2:3 How great is so great? This phrase so great is one Greek word. Tēlikoutos if you care. It’s not a very common word in the New Testament, only four uses in the whole book. The one that caught my eye comes [...]
The gospel of Jesus Christ is offered freely to any who come to Him. …that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; - Romans 10:9 But as a gift, though offered to all comers, it’s not received [...]
Hebrews teems with promises and encouragements, wonderful reminders and strong theology. But it also holds a number of stern warnings. With the promises, it delivers consequences that need to be reckoned with. When taken as a whole, the book disrupts any leanings we have toward universalism and even shines the spotlight on eternal security for [...]
We’ve reached chapter two! YAY! But guess what. The writer of the book of Hebrews wrote a letter, not a chapter book. Chapter book, tee-hee. The first time I ever heard of a chapter book, my kids were in grade school. It was a huge step up. They moved from Dr. Seuss–with no chapters–to Captain [...]
If you are in Christ, you are in a war! Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul. - 1 Peter 2:11 NASB Traditionally we see the enemies of our soul as the world the flesh and the devil. These three powers and their [...]
Earlier in this Hebrews series, we looked at some verses that form the basis for my understanding of theology. Here’s another. …BUT YOU ARE THE SAME… - Hebrews 1:12 NASB This truth bookends Hebrews. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. - Hebrews 13:8 I said if you want to know what [...]
Here’s a glimpse of eternity that hits the blend button on my brain. Let’s start by making one simple observation. Our writer takes this eternal being who both created the earth and heavens and will outlast it all, and clearly names Him Jesus. And, "YOU, LORD, IN THE BEGINNING LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THE EARTH, [...]
The year was 1987. I was careening toward my 30th Birthday. We had a dear friend, Linda, who was living with us at the time, helping us as a nanny for my baby daughter Jessica. Linda knew all the Christian rock bands and music of the era. She put together a mixtape (hee hee - [...]