One oddly encouraging thing about the Gospels is seeing just how confused Jesus’ disciples were. When Jesus was being literal, they took Him metaphorically. When He was being metaphorical, they took Him literally. They always seemed to be a few steps behind. Even after the miracle in John 6 when He fed the five thousand, there was a subsequent...

For many people, the term “sin” focuses on explicit actions, the wrong actions we take, or the right actions we neglect. But what’s the best way to understand what we’re doing when we sin—going beyond our actions to our hearts? Because the Bible portrays people as responsible beings, called to respond in faith and obedience to God’s revelation, the...

What Jesus proposed in this passage—no, in fact, commanded—is a fundamentally and wholly different way of looking at outsiders and the unsaved than we are accustomed to and inclined toward. Think of the daily outrage about “the culture” featured in evangelical social media feeds. We are offended, shocked, and often driven to attack by what should be an utterly unsurprising...

The Bible uses a number of different terms to help us understand the nature of sin. One of those is transgression, which is a word that we really don’t use too often in everyday language, but is extremely profound. Let’s take a look at it together. The word transgression means “to cross over” or “to pass by.” In the...

As you read this right now, there are cares and worries in your life that can steal your joy in Christ if not submitted to His care. You may not be going through anything especially difficult, anything “big,” that could distract you from kingdom fruitfulness, but the danger to get off mission is always there. In fact, it may...

The following are the additional resources for “Jesus the Savior,” the ninth volume of The Gospel Project for Adults and Students’ 2018-2021 study cycle. Download the study plan here. Recommended Reading: Telling God’s Story by Preben Vang and Terry G. CarterThe Drama of Scripture by Craig G. Bartholomew and Michael W. GoheenFrom Eden to the New Jerusalem by T....