20 Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, 21 equip you with everything good that you may do…
Read more Benedictions | Hebrews 13:20-25
20 Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, 21 equip you with everything good that you may do…
Read more Benedictions | Hebrews 13:20-25
I've been wanting to write this one for a while. Within the evangelical church at large, there's a popular saying: love the giver of the gifts, not the gifts themselves (or something to that effect).…
Read more Gift Giver vs. Gifts | A False Dichotomy
We have finally arrived in the last chapter of Hebrews. This journey has been rewarding and over the next two articles, I know the treasures will continue to come forth. Chapter thirteen represents…
Read more Hebrews 13:1-19 | Final Instructions
I don’t know how many of you have read Charles Dickens’, A Tale of Two Cities, but it was one of the classics I was required to read in high school. It was set during the French Revolution in the…
Read more A Tale of Two Mountains | Hebrews 12:18-24
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. - Hebrews 13:15 (ESV) Today, in my study, I came across this verse.…
Read more Praise that Kills
I'm probably going to lose readers over this. So be it. I've seen dozens of variations of this I Am The Storm meme get passed around the socialverse. The latest variation shifted to something with…
Read more You Are Not The Storm
Though many find Hebrews chapter eleven to be a source of great encouragement, personally, I enjoy chapter twelve even more. It starts with this encouragement that we have an enormous cloud of people…
Read more Durable Faith | Hebrews 12:1-17
I have a subscription to an image database where I can find royalty free graphics to use here on this website. When I searched the word, sin, many PG-13 sexually provocative photos of women came up.…
Read more What is Sin?
The subtitle of this blog is Word and Spirit Before Tradition. I believe in that with all my heart. Is tradition itself wicked? I don't think so. Tradition is inevitable. Tradition is methodology and…
Read more Are Denominations Unbiblical?
We have arrived at a hallmark chapter in the New Testament. Hebrews chapter eleven is one of the most cherished chapters in the whole Bible. It's frequently called the Hall of Faith. The author cites…
Read more What is Faith? | Hebrews 11