A Righteousness by Faith #4: What does obedience have to do with it? If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it...
The Transformational Gospel of Jesus #36: What does God do with jerks? “My son” the father said, “you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is...
The Transformational Gospel of Jesus #34: Why did John 3:16 matter to Nicodemus? For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 I always feel like Nicodemus gets lost to us...
The Transformational Gospel of Jesus #31: Is salvation free? For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 I just celebrated another birthday. This is one of the two days a...
The Transformational Gospel of Jesus #25: What difference does a covenant make? And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the supper he took the cup,...