Luke 4:24 gives a general principle of human relationships. We often envy the success of those who come from the same circumstances that we do. Indeed, the people of Nazareth seemed to resent the fact that rather than staying at home, Jesus went off and became a success elsewhere. This is especially a problem for […]
Scripture teaches that God forgives and forgets sinners’ sin in Christ (Isaiah 43:25; Hebrews 10:14-18). Passages such as Isaiah 43:25 and Hebrews 10 teach that the Lord does not remember the sins of sinners in Christ. Yet, we should not confuse the Lord remembering our sins with what we think of “forgetfulness”. The Lord is
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After giving the shepherds the good news of the gospel in Luke, chapter 2, the angel punctuated his proclamation with praise. But he did not do this alone, as the Scripture states, “Suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and
Two of the Gospel narratives give an account of the happenings surrounding the birth of Jesus. Matthew 1-2 tells about Joseph and includes the story of the Magi from the East. Luke 1-2 does not mention the Magi but focuses on Mary and others—including Elizabeth, Zacharias, the shepherds, Simeon, and Anna. Anna praised the Lord
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One: Justification by Faith is a Whole-Bible Doctrine Some Christians may be surprised to learn that the doctrine of justification by faith is not only found in the New Testament, but in the Old Testament. Genesis tells us that Abraham, in response to God’s promise, “believed the LORD, and it was counted to him as
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Central to the why our triune God created humans is that He created us to know Him in covenant relationship and to display His glory in the world as His kings and queens (Genesis 1:26-28; Psalm 8). But given human sin, how does God’s purpose still stand? In our sin, we—who were created to know,
Question: How real were Christ’s temptations? Is there a distinction between His temptations and ours? Answer: Temptation cannot be defined in terms of the capacity of the one tempted to succumb. Temptation is enticement to sin from whatever source. On this basis, Christ endured stronger temptations than we do, since no one has resisted them
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