The Jubilee laws given to God's people were designed to cut short and dismantle the development of an ungodly culture from forming among God's people. They achieved this by releasing those who might have otherwise remained indebted, impoverished, enslaved or oppressed. But for … [Read more...] about Jesus, to the Ends of the Earth
Heroes
The modern concept of heroism, much like the pagan view through the ages, is that of a man or woman who fights to defend their honour. By contrast, the biblical view of heroism belongs to those who seek to defend God's honour. In a pagan world, a man's honour is tied to his … [Read more...] about Heroes
Jesus, A Victory Tour
Jesus, having won a definitive victory over Satan during His time of temptation, now begins a victory tour of Galilee, proclaiming release for those under Satan's rule (Luke 4:16-21). Here, in the synagogue, Jesus quotes from Isaiah 61, who in his day was prophesying to a people … [Read more...] about Jesus, A Victory Tour
Your Last Day
The church I grew up in had a perpetual interest with what the bible calls, the "Last Day". Sermons, studies, and conversations were peppered with Final Judgement stories that were vivid enough to scare you, but also distant enough to be dismissed as soon as the meeting was … [Read more...] about Your Last Day
Jesus, Worship and Work
Jews and Samaritans did not speak to each other and did not worship together. More importantly, a respectable rabbi and a sinful woman would never have had a conversation in public. The beautiful thing we see in the Lord's encounter with the Samaritan woman in John 4:7 is that … [Read more...] about Jesus, Worship and Work