What is grace? Grace is one of those words within the Christian faith which we know is important but at the same time can also be a bit vague. We generally understand that grace is a good thing and we can encounter it in sentences to do with faith, salvation, hope, mercy, and other similar … Continue reading A Picture of Grace
Year: 2019
A Father’s Love
One of the most striking features of the good news of Jesus Christ is the revelation that the God of heaven and earth not only desires for us to be reconciled to Him but that we would be called His children and He our Father. This truth is perhaps best expressed through the gospel of … Continue reading A Father’s Love
The Treasure and the Pearl
In Matthew 13 we encounter a number of parables often referred to as the "Kingdom Parables" so named because they each are representative of the Kingdom of Heaven, Jesus beginning each parable with "The Kingdom of Heaven is like..." or similar. Two often paired and discussed parables from Matthew 13 are the relatively short parables … Continue reading The Treasure and the Pearl
The Real Love Chapter
1 Corinthians 13 is widely known as the "love chapter" due to it's point by point description of the fundamental characteristics of love. However, there is another chapter in our new testament which features the word love more than double that of 1 Corinthians 13, this chapter is 1 John 4. While 1 Corinthians provides … Continue reading The Real Love Chapter
To Our God – Bethel
To Our God by Bethel is a powerful song of unity and praise. The verses of the song contrast the extremes of the Christian experience highlighting where God often times finds us through to where He places us. From ashes, darkness, sorrows, burdens, chains, dry bones, and death He takes into the light, lifts our … Continue reading To Our God – Bethel