The Love That Brings Us All the Way Home

Life may take us to unexpected places, but the love of God in Christ brings us all the way to our final home in heaven.

Life takes us to unexpected places. Sometimes those places are joyful, a new marriage, a new child, a new home, a new season of usefulness. Sometimes they are painful, a Continue ReadingThe Love That Brings Us All the Way Home

Don’t Overemphasize the Wrong Word in Romans 12:1-2

And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

Romans 12:1-2 is one of the clearest and most searching calls to Christian discipleship in the New Testament, but we must consider the whole verse and not overemphasize one word Continue ReadingDon’t Overemphasize the Wrong Word in Romans 12:1-2

Godly Husband – Chapter 3 – Love Your Wife Just as Christ Loved the Church and Gave His Life

Christlike Love in the Household of Faith The apostle Paul writes: This command stands at the heart of Christian marriage. It is not sentimental advice. It is not merely a Continue ReadingGodly Husband – Chapter 3 – Love Your Wife Just as Christ Loved the Church and Gave His Life

Godly Husband – Chapter 5 – Present Your Wife Without Spot or Wrinkle or Any Such Blemish

The Godly Husband Presents His Wife Without Blemish Paul writes: This passage is first and foremost about Jesus Christ and His church. Paul is not saying that a husband becomes Continue ReadingGodly Husband – Chapter 5 – Present Your Wife Without Spot or Wrinkle or Any Such Blemish