Luke 24:27 “And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, He expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning Himself” The Scriptures were designed and given to reveal Jesus Christ and God’s plan of Salvation to mankind. A poor understanding of…

2 Timothy 3:16 From a child, you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. The ultimate purpose of the scriptures is to help people come to the place of…

Acts 18:28 “In Achaia, Apollos vigorously refuted the Jews in public debates, proving from the scriptures that Jesus is the Christ”. Observing the book of Acts closely, we see that all the apostles and disciples adopted Jesus’ style of handling the scriptures. They…

Matthew 23:25 Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, you clean the outside of the cup and dishes and leave the inside unclean. Religion focuses on the outward appearance of people while the Gospel impacts the inner man. Religion focuses on behavior modification…

2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ; although He was rich, for your sake He became poor so that by His poverty you might become rich Giving is a vital part of Christian worship. Legalistic giving is…

Ephesians 3:19 And to know the Love of  Christ that passes knowledge; filled with the fullness of God. The love of God is different from the love of Humans. As humans, we are complex and are influenced by many factors. In engaging another…

Hebrews 7:15 “For when there is a change of the priesthood, there must be a change of Law as well” Under the Old Testament system, the Israelites were mandated to pay tithes to the Levites to sustain them. That was 10% of their…

Exodus 23:19 “Bring the best of the first fruits of your harvest to the house of the LORD your God” Firstfruit was an offering of the first basket of the harvest of wheat, barley, grapes, figs, olive oil, honey, or dates that the…

Acts 20:35b “Jesus Himself said: It is more blessed to give than to receive.” New Testament giving is founded on the principles of love, honor, and generosity. This was demonstrated in Jesus’ ministry. Jesus did not meet his needs by performing magic. He…

“That is, God was in Christ  reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them...” 2 Cor 5:19 This means when God became a man named Jesus, His primary assignment was to reconcile mankind unto Himself not to count men’s sin…