We don’t know this woman’s backstory at all, whether she was young or old, her culture or clan. Some in our Bible study thought perhaps she was the woman who had committed adultery and was forgiven privately by Jesus after everyone had left (John 8:11). Maybe! We really have no information on her at all … Continue reading HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, The Sinful Woman
Isaiah 65: Even the Valley of Achor
The people Isaiah was prophesying of had strayed far from God’s way and were bent on continuing along their own path. But they did not seem to have a realization of their spiritual adultery because they also were very religious. “… who say, “Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am too holy … Continue reading Isaiah 65: Even the Valley of Achor
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Isaiah 58: The Enduring Wisdom of the Sabbath
Beginning of the Sabbath Because God Rested According to the Genesis account, God took six days to create the universe, everything that exists. When God was finished, God pronounced God’s work “very good,” and then the Lord rested. “Thus the heavens and the earth were finished and all their multitude. On the sixth day God … Continue reading Isaiah 58: The Enduring Wisdom of the Sabbath
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James: Ten Wise Traits
I find it hard to let go of reading this book. There's good strong teaching here, and a love for the religious elite who had come to faith. Religious leaders need this book as much today as ever.
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Gospel of John: Who Has the Demon?
Each side insisted the other was of impure lineage, held in the sway of evil. Who was right?
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Gospel of John: Adulterous Woman Reprise
The scribes and Pharisees condoned and rationalized their own sin while at the same time were eager to see sin punished in other people’s lives, even to the death, rather than to see them forgiven and restored. Who might you and I want to see punished, instead of repent? How willing are we to let that go and pray for Jesus to restore them instead?
