Monthly Archives: December 2013

God’s kingdom is often discussed in the New Testament without the mention of the word “Kingdom” at all.  One of the greatest discussions of Jesus’ coronation as King over His kingdom is found in Ephesians 1:19-23.  The discussion here started … Continue reading →

Jesus’ teachings quite often go completely against the grain of capitalism.  When some preacher gets on TV or wherever to proclaim that God’s wants all of us to be rich (which usually means he wants the preacher to be rich) … Continue reading →

There are some teachings in the Bible that surprise us.  You know the kind of thing.  It happens when you are reading along in one of those familiar places in Scripture and suddenly notice something that just hadn’t hit home … Continue reading →

I wonder who the writer of Hebrews was and what his relationship with the church that received the letter by that name, was.  When I sit down and read the book all at one sitting, it seems like a sermon … Continue reading →

In the middle of Paul’s great discussion about the resurrection from the dead in I Corinthians 15, he also reached the topic of the kingdom of Christ.  He had pointed out that the gospel he preached was centered in the … Continue reading →