(Gen. 3:1, emphasis added). How does this play out in the context of Hebrews 11? Throughout the chapter, the writer alludes directly or indirectly to things God has said. Two threads run through ...

The Bible teaches us that without faith it is impossible to please God ( Hebrews 11:6 ). Far from being an abstract idea, faith is the very window through which God’s grace is made available.

Through sacrifice and unwavering faith, Abraham’s covenant with God prefigures the greater fulfillment in Christ, as depicted ...

Some refer to the Book of Hebrews as the “better book.” It compares the Old Testament ceremonial system and its fulfillment, highlighting how the fulfillment is, in every instance, better than the ...

Faith is the foundation of the supernatural. Where faith is absent, supernatural experiences remain an illusion. Without ...

Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1 ...

Readers might be tempted to skip the first 17 verses of Matthew’s Gospel. After all, it’s just a genealogy of who “begat” whom, a list of names we don’t recognize and can’t pronounce. We’re tempted to ...

What Jesus is saying is that is easy to focus on the sins of others, while failing to discern our own need for repentance and ...

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When applied to the Bible it doesn’t take long to see that his “has God said?” (Gen. 3:1) thinking, now at work in the Church ...

The Rev. Mike Ruffin talks about overcoming frustration with God in trying times. He mentions Gene Hackman in the “The ...

In it we read about how Satan aggressively but unsuccessfully tempted Jesus in the desert. The first temptation took ...