The Birthright The Old Testament tells of two aspects of inheritance, the birthright and the blessing. It was the custom in Old Testament days for the oldest son to inherit a double portion: Dt. 21.17: “But he shall recognize the firstborn … by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he…
Please read Jn. 18.1-19.46, the end of the account of the arrest and “trial“ of the Lord Jesus. What are we to learn from this passage? Perhaps the best way to learn its lessons is to look at the people involved. The first actor in this drama is Jesus himself. What do we see in…
The customary definition of repentance is that it is turning around and going the other way. That, however, is not repentance, but the result of repentance. Just as a doctor deals with causes, not symptoms, repentance corrects the fundamental problem, the cause of our bad behavior, rather than addressing the behavior itself. God knows that…
It is interesting that the Bible does not define the word “worship,” so we must derive our understanding of it from how it is used in the Bible. There are two primary words, one Hebrew (shachah) and the other Greek (proskuneo) that are the primary words for “worship” in the Bible. The Hebrew word means…
One of the great vital subjects of the Bible, and of the New Testament in particular, is faith, for it is by faith that we receive the grace of God that saves us and provides for every need we have in Christian life. We walk by faith, not by sight. Yet there is misunderstanding as…