Jealous Against Sin

Jealous Against Sin

“But Joshua said to the people, ‘You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God. He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.’” (Joshua 24:19)  God is perfectly loving, good, and forgiving. He is also perfectly righteous,...
Worship God Alone

Worship God Alone

And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve.’”(Matthew 4:9-10)  The words of this text affirm that...
Wisdom for Salvation

Wisdom for Salvation

“… and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” (2 Timothy 3:15)  In this passage Paul commends Timothy for the fact that even from the time he was a child he...
The Mission of the Church

The Mission of the Church

“… so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 3:10)  The most significant institution in the world is the church (also known as the universal body of Christ) which God...