One of the profoundest truths of Scripture is Paul’s depiction of Christ’s love as having four dimensions: breadth, length, depth, and height. While some expositors insist that Paul “is probably not thinking of anything special to be associated with each” and that we should “not interpret the four dimensions but…
Using the five NT occurrences of the Greek noun paraklētos, (Jn. 14:16; 14:26; 15:26; 16:7–8; and 1 John 2:1), God gives us provisions for the five basic difficulties in the Christian life. This is the fifth: God has made provision for the problem of sin that still remains in our…
Using the five NT occurrences of the Greek noun paraklētos, (Jn. 14:16; 14:26; 15:26; 16:7–8; and 1 John 2:1), God gives us provisions for the five basic difficulties in the Christian life. This is the fifth: God has made provision for the problem of sin that still remains in our…
Using the five NT occurrences of the Greek noun paraklētos, (Jn. 14:16; 14:26; 15:26; 16:7–8; and 1 John 2:1), God gives us provisions for the five basic difficulties in the Christian life. This is the fifth: God has made provision for the problem of sin that still remains in our…
Using the five NT occurrences of the Greek noun paraklētos, (Jn. 14:16; 14:26; 15:26; 16:7–8; and 1 John 2:1), God gives us provisions for the five basic difficulties in the Christian life. This is the fifth: God has made provision for the problem of sin that still remains in our…
Using the five NT occurrences of the Greek noun paraklētos, (Jn. 14:16; 14:26; 15:26; 16:7–8; and 1 John 2:1), God gives us provisions for the five basic difficulties in the Christian life. This is the fifth: God has made provision for the problem of sin that still remains in our…
In the first half of Revelation 22:16, Jesus declares: “I am the root and the offspring of David.” But in the second half, He announces something equally stunning: I am . . . the bright and morning star, which echoes Numbers 24:17. Scriptures for Study: What did our Lord promise…
The words of our text were addressed to the seven churches in Asia, who were the original recipients of the book of Revelation (1:11). They state a glorious paradox: Christ was both a root and an offspring. But how can such a thing be? Scriptures for Study: What encouragement does…
