Teaching

The New Testament Priesthood

The New Testament Priesthood

The repeated failures of the Old Testament priesthood reached their pinnacle in our Lord’s time with Caiaphas. He and his preceding generations failed the nation of Israel in their stewardship of divine truth; they served themselves rather than the LORD God, they...

Before God’s Throne

Before God’s Throne

A young city girl was in the country for the first time and looking up into the night sky commented, “Oh, mother, if heaven is so beautiful on the wrong side, what must it be like on the right side!”1 Indeed, how can we possibly know what God’s dwelling place is like...

O Little Town of Bethlehem

O Little Town of Bethlehem

O Little Town of Bethlehem is one of the most beloved carols of the Christmas season. However, it is much more than a sentimental story that took place in Bethlehem. Bethlehem was a small quaint town, about 6 miles (10 kms) south of Jerusalem. Throughout its long and...

Greater Than the Greatest

Greater Than the Greatest

Many will remember the famous prize fighter Muhammed Ali, and his larger than life persona. We mainly recall his continual onslaught of statements claiming to be the greatest. There is something in our culture that enthrones greatness, yet most people have widely...

Israel’s Future Glory

Israel’s Future Glory

It was on May 14, 1948, that David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel. On the same day, United States President Harry S. Truman also recognized the new nation. It was an improbable event in the world’s eyes. After centuries of exile, the...

Is Prophecy Important?

Is Prophecy Important?

It is not uncommon in our day to hear people say that prophecy is not important. They insist that we ought to focus on more important matters like evangelism or discipleship and not waste precious time on secondary matters like prophecy. While I empathize with their...

Lord of the Locusts

Lord of the Locusts

The people of Israel were reeling. A tsunami of locusts had swept through the nation and ravished the land from one end to the other. In the wake of this devastation, the prophet Joel has been assigned the unenvious task of letting his wayward countrymen know why it...

Worship: Emptied or Filled?

Worship: Emptied or Filled?

Israel is not the church, and the church is not Israel. But Scripture gives the church warrant to learn from Israel.  For example, Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 10:  Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things...

The Reasonableness of God

The Reasonableness of God

Some view Christians as being brainless zombies who simply believe whatever their religious authorities tell them. While this observation may characterize Christendom as a humanized form, the Bible encourages people to diligently seek understanding and commends those...

The Face of Jesus

The Face of Jesus

The believer continually has the blessed opportunity to gaze upon Christ in God’s Word, the glories of our Lord progressively transforming us into His likeness (2 Cor. 3:18). Let us look into the face of our Lord Jesus from a few selected passages.  He is the Son...

The Message From Mars Hill

The Message From Mars Hill

Paul’s gospel, like his theology, is God-centered. God is magnified and manifested in His Son. God and Christ work together. “Yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we exist for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all...

Israel’s Repentance Hymn

Israel’s Repentance Hymn

Isaiah 53 is the gospel in the Old Testament. Many Jews and most rabbis will not read it. In fact, they are forbidden to read it.1 It concerns the vicarious sufferings and death of Jehovah’s Servant who we know and believe is Christ Jesus, our Lord. As a nation the...