Before Jesus tells this parable, He is teaching a large crowd about hypocrisy, fear of man, and the need for eternal perspective. In Luke 12:1, the crowd is described as being so large that they "trampled one another." Jesus had just warned about covetousness,...
Throughout Scripture, God reveals His relationship to His people using the imagery of marriage. In the New Testament, the specific title "Bride of Christ" is given to the Church, the called-out body of born-again believers from Pentecost until the Rapture. Paul...
"No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.” (John 6:44). This verse has long been misused by proponents of deterministic theology to argue for a selective salvation; yet when we follow proper...
In Scripture, sin is not just a moral mistake or a bad habit; it is lawlessness. 1 John 3:4 defines it plainly: “Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.” The Greek word for sin is "hamartia"...
Galatians is one of the clearest, most forceful defenses of the Gospel of grace in all of Scripture. It confronts legalism head-on, rebukes compromise, and elevates the sufficiency of Christ above all else.Paul was writing to the churches in Galatia, a region in...
God's faithfulness to His people is woven from Genesis to Revelation. From the very beginning, His covenant with His people included the promise of His presence. In Deuteronomy 31:6, Moses tells Israel, “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be...
The term “blasphemy of the Holy Spirit” comes directly from the words of Jesus. In Matthew 12:31-32, He says, “Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men....
The Book of Hosea opens with a startling command. In Hosea 1:2, the Lord says, “Go, take yourself a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry, for the land has committed great harlotry by departing from the Lord.” Hosea, a prophet in the northern...
The word "Hosanna" is one of the most significant expressions in the New Testament, especially during Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. It is a word filled with prophetic meaning, expectation, and recognition of Jesus as the Messiah. To fully understand...
The Parable of the Hidden Treasure is one of the shortest parables Jesus ever told, yet its message is profound. It speaks of the incomparable worth of the Kingdom of God and the radical response required to obtain it.The Parable in ScriptureJesus gives this...
