Exodus 19:6

By Elizabeth Prata Sometimes in an elementary school, in the kindergarten bathroom, older students find that when they went to sit down, a little tyke perhaps missed the toilet, and a little brown ……

This Sunday’s focus will be on the church’s mission. Some of the most profound statements in Scripture concerning this topic come from the Psalms. The Psalmists clearly understood the mission of God’s people to be a “kingdom of priests” (Exodus 19:6). They knew that God was not their secret to be kept, but instead that…

There is no blaming your parents when the example they set – good or bad – is something we can learn from. And the Holy Spirit helps us to overcome.…

Several days ago, I wrote two posts dealing with the idea of priesthood in the Old Testament. The first post “Melchizedek and Jesus” dealt with the priesthood of David and the fact that he inherite……

Yesterday, we briefly saw how the law of Moses was not the first time that God had given instruction to His people. Instruction had been a part of every covenant up to that point. And it’s pretty clear that these instructions did change and develop from one covenant to the next. For example, when Adam…

The book of Judges deals with a period in the history of Israel which some scholars call the “dark age.” The reason scholars use this description to identify this period in the history of Israel is……

Jesus built his theology around the kingdom of God. But is that a central theme in the epistles? Even the most basic texts come to life through this lens.…

What did Jeremiah see when he visited the potter’s house? Is his picture consistent with the metaphor of God as ‘potter’ in the New Testament (Romans 9:21)?…

What did Jeremiah see when he visited the potter’s house? Is his picture consistent with the metaphor of God as ‘potter’ in the New Testament (Romans 9:21)?…

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come” (2 Corinthians 5:17). This is perhaps one of the most often quoted verses in all the New Testament and with good reason. It is necessary to remind ourselves that we are “new creatures.” However, we all struggle with this thing called the “flesh” that is opposed to the things of God. Paul expresses this same struggle in his letter to the Romans. “So I find it to be a law that when I wan……