"Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."
Nonviolence & Nonresistance in the Sermon on the Mount Fulfilled in Jesus Passion The calls to non-violence in the Sermon on the Mount are especially striking, and they prepare us for examples of behavior during the events surrounding Jesus’ crucifixion. Look at the following parallels between Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount teaching and the crucifixion …
Is not tempted and does not tempt anyone to do evil. 13 No one undergoing a trial should say, “I am being tempted by God,” since God is not tempted by evil, and he himself doesn’t tempt anyone. 14 But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil …
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. Psalm 145:13 NIV
No one should be an accidental evangelical—or a merely cultural one. Unfortunately, few evangelicals can actually articulate the gospel. They can lead people to Christ and help them pray the sinner’s prayer, but when it comes to setting forth just how Jesus saves, most of us flounder. Last year, two evangelical theologians had a bright …
Source: Bible Journey, Study 4: The Gospels, Course 4: Passion of Christ, Lesson 1: From Triumphal Entry to Criminal’s, In Front | Charles V Prayerbook: The Triumphal Entry of Emperor Heraclius Charles V Prayerbook: The Triumphal Entry of Emperor Heraclius Courtesy Museum of the Bible, The Signatry Collection. All rights reserved. © Museum of the …
Hubris is a noun that means an extreme or excessive amount of pride, arrogance, or overconfidence that can lead to failure or ruin. The word comes from ancient Greek mythology, where it referred to the act of defying the gods. In Greek mythology, hubris was considered a fatal flaw that often resulted in the downfall …
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” – Mark 10:45 Tired of going five rounds with your spouse? by Chad Robichaux, from Fight for Us Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself …
Baptism has long been a point of conflict and even division among Christians. Almost every denomination has its own twist on baptism. I realized this when I attempted to join the only English-speaking Baptist church in the European city where I studied theology. I came as a card-carrying, ordained Baptist—with my letter of recommendation from …
Source: Material drawn from the NIV Maxwell Leadership Bible as presented in a NIV News daily email for January 17, 2022. Then the king placed Daniel in a high position and lavished many gifts on him. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all its wise men. …