“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast (Eph. 2:8-9).” Understanding the Foundations of Salvation The relationship between grace and faith is central to Christian theology. It serves as the foundation of salvation as outlined in Scripture. Grace…
O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! (Ps. 8:1) The Majesty of Psalm 8:1 Psalm 8:1 from the King James Version (KJV) opens with a resounding declaration of praise and veneration: “O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!” This verse sets the tone for an extraordinary psalm of David,…
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1). “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come…
“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isa. 55:9). Finding Comfort and Faith in God’s Perspective Life doesn’t always go the way we expect. Sometimes, we face challenges, confusion, or situations that feel beyond our control. In those moments, trying to make sense of everything…
“For a child has been born for us, a son given to us;authority rests upon his shoulders, and he is namedWonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6) What do you think of when you hear the story of the birth of Jesus? Are you filled with awe and wonder of his miraculous conception? The place, time,…
“…wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, Always do they go astray in heart, and these have not known My ways;” (Hebrews 3:10, YLT) “Let the wicked abandon his way, And the unrighteous person his thoughts; And let him return to the LORD, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly…
“wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, Always do they go astray in heart, and these have not known My ways;” (Hebrews 3:10, YLT) In 2020, I heard the Lord say “My people do not know my ways, nor do they know my word.” This came as a surprise to me because I love the church, but knew…
“For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.” Romans 5:16 My heart is saddened at how Christianity is being expressed by those who confess to know Christ in the 21st century. God is love and “Love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous; love does not brag, it is not arrogant. It does not act disgracefully, it does…
These past four years have been a process of becoming. I see more clearly the direction that God has been leading me. This is obvious when I look back over many of my blog posts from the past four years. 1 Corinthians 13:12 says: “For now, we can only see a dim and blurry picture of things. It is like…
