Our Problem with God’s Holiness

Our Problem with God’s Holiness

“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)  The backdrop for this passage in chapter 24 is Joshua’s farewell speech, or...
A Clean Conscience

A Clean Conscience

“… how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.” (Hebrews 9:14)  No matter how “good” a person looks to the world, from God’s vantagepoint...
Majesty on the Mountain

Majesty on the Mountain

“And you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, while the mountain burned with fire to the heart of heaven, wrapped in darkness, cloud, and gloom.” (Deuteronomy 4:11)  The revelation of the majesty of Jehovah to His people at Mt. Sinai demonstrates both His...
Dangerous Business

Dangerous Business

1 Samuel 3:13, “For I have told him, that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knows: because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.”  Good parents not only love their children, they discipline them. In fact, good parents...