Category Archives: Bible Insights

Submit to God Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” Therefore humble yourselves … Continue reading →

Holy Spirit: Our Seal and Inheritance In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the … Continue reading →

He’s Our Source And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19). When all our needs are met and all is well in our lives, we tend to take the … Continue reading →

Prayer for Love And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the … Continue reading →

Do We Need a Wilderness? “The voice of one crying in the wilderness:” . . . John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins (Mark 1:3-4). Surrounded by comforts, computers, and … Continue reading →

Cain’s Anger The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its … Continue reading →

Christ is Better by Nature God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir … Continue reading →

A Picture of Christ’s Relationship Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present … Continue reading →

Put Away All Unloving Acts Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking (1 Peter 2:1). Because they are partakers of the divine life, Christians should put away once for all the following unloving acts: … Continue reading →

Be Strengthened and Grounded In Love Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (Romans 8:35). Now faith flings its final challenge: is there anyone … Continue reading →

Be Strengthened and Grounded In Love Paul’s prayer: That He [the Father] would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your … Continue reading →

Liabilities Turned Into Assets Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God . . . – Romans 1:1. Long before Paul was able to call himself a servant of Jesus Christ, … Continue reading →

Faith that Overcomes the World For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the … Continue reading →

Good News The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. – Matthew 1:1. Matthew’s first sentence communicates the banner headline. He holds nothing back. Jesus is the Christ (God’s long-promised Messiah)! He’s … Continue reading →

Five Results of the Resurrection He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. – Acts 1:3. The Resurrection demonstrates that what Jesus predicted … Continue reading →

Growing Love Your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. – 2 Thessalonians 1:3. The Thessalonians were growing in their love. Too often we think of love as either on … Continue reading →

These Three Remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. – 1 Thessalonians 1:3. Faith, hope, and love are anchors for the Christian life. Paul … Continue reading →

Staking His Claims Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead (Galatians 1:1). The Galatian Christians were in danger of being led astray by false teachers. … Continue reading →

Inspiring Words Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near (Revelation 1:3). The typical news reports—filled with … Continue reading →

Jesus as Lord James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ (James 1:1). Prayer is our approach to God, and we are to come “boldly” or, with extreme confidence. Some Christians approach God meekly with heads hung … Continue reading →