In Galatians 3:1-9, we see Christ crucified (v. 1), the Spirit received by faith (v. 2) and working miracles among the Galatians (v. 5), God the Father supplying the Spirit (v. 5), and Scripture foretelling God’s justification of Gentiles by faith as He did Abraham (vv. 8-9). While it’s clear that God the Father has been a main character...

What does the Bible say about Christ’s return? Christians have been asking questions about this ever since He ascended into heaven, and have come up with a lot of different answers. So what can we know for sure? Let’s find out. While there is much that is unknown about the second coming of Christ, the Bible does speak clearly...

As we share the gospel, we need to understand up front that some people will receive the message (Acts 17:1-4) while others will reject it (vv. 5-9). Regardless of the response, we learn from Paul how to continue sharing the gospel clearly, winsomely, and compellingly. Notice how Paul shared the gospel. He “reasoned with them from the Scriptures” (v....

Every week, without fail—when we actually are ready to get down to business—my community group begins the same way, with these words: Because of the gospel, this is a safe place. What is said here stays here. No one has anything to fear because if God is for us, who can be against us?Through the gospel, we are a...

The Bible uses deeply personal language connecting the church to Jesus. The church is the body of Christ, the bride of Christ, and the people of God. But how does the Bible connect God’s people to the Holy Spirit? By calling us the Spirit’s temple. When the Bible talks about the people of God as the temple of the...

The salvation we enjoy first came to the Jews in Jerusalem and Judea. The Jews were expecting a Jewish Messiah to come and restore the kingdom to Israel on the promise of a new covenant: a new heart, forgiveness of sin, and the coming of the Holy Spirit. When they heard that Gentiles were also experiencing this salvation, some...