During the trial of Jesus, as recorded in the Gospel of John, the Jewish leaders said a curious thing. They said, "We have no king but Caesar" (John 19:15). As he often does in his gospel, John highlights the irony in this story.The Jewish … [Continue reading]
Question 23 of the Westminster Shorter Catechism asks, "What offices does Christ fill as our Redeemer?" The answer given is, "Christ as our Redeemer fills the offices of a prophet, of a priest, and of a king, in his states both of humiliation and … [Continue reading]
In his letter to the Philippians, Paul writes: " . . . forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal . . ." (Philippians 3:13b-14a) Paul starts this chapter by describing his accomplishments as … [Continue reading]
I have been told that the deeper one goes in his walk with Christ, he is aware of the need for a deeper application of the Gospel to his life. My experience would support this idea. The closer I get and the better I understand Jesus, the more I see … [Continue reading]
