December

In the Book of Kings we read that God allowed Israel, described in the scripture as God’s beloved and His wife and His first born, to be taken into captivity by the king of Assyria “because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed His … [Read more...] about December 31

“For if one coming, proclaims another Jesus, whom we did not proclaim, or you receive a different spirit, which you did not take, or a different gospel, which you did not welcome, you are enduring well” (2 Corinthians 11:4). This “another” Jesus – an allos … [Read more...] about December 30

“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time” (1 Peter 5:6). Humility is the most unnatural of human attributes; man is naturally self-centred, arrogant and vain; to embrace humility therefore, is to embrace … [Read more...] about December 29

“And you will know the truth and the truth will make you free” (John 8:23). The verb “know” here is the Greek ginosko and means to know subjectively, not just objectively; divine truth is essentially moral and is addressed not to the intellect only, but to … [Read more...] about December 28

“And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden” (Genesis 3:8). It may seem strange that Adam and Eve hid … [Read more...] about December 27

“Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness that is in the Law, blameless” (Philippians … [Read more...] about December 26