Retro

If it’s true that I am in union with the life that Jesus lives and the favor that He lives under, then Ephesians 1:3 makes much more sense. It says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ.” Every […]

We recently defined the gospel like this; “Through the finished work of Christ on the Cross, our inclusion in the life that Jesus lives, and the favor that He lives under.”  Paul referred to the gospel as the “Gospel of grace.” It is amazing to me how much Christians have restricted how big the grace

In an attempt to be transparent and humble, I’ve often heard well-meaning Christians and well-meaning Bible teachers explain why they still sin by saying something like, “Well, that’s just who I am, but if I remember to depend on Jesus in moments of temptation then He will overcome my natural tendency to sin.” There is

2 Corinthians 2:12-14 ESV When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord, [13] my spirit was not at rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia. [14] But

1 Thessalonians 5:24 KJV  Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:24-25 ESV  He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. My precious wife Olivia went through a lot physically during her life, and the last two or three years were some of the most difficult,

There is a children’s song that I used to sing to my two boys when they were young to impart to them an understanding of the difference between living under the law and living under grace. I don’t remember who wrote the song, but I do remember that it came out of a church, and

John 6:5-13,22-23 NASB  Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?” [6] This He was saying to test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do. [7] Philip answered Him,

Unfortunately, most Christians do not understand the gospel, and because they don’t understand the gospel, they don’t live their lives in celebration of how big the good news actually is. In Luke 2, when the angel was announcing the birth of Jesus to the shepherds, he said, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring

Besides the accounts of the resurrection, the feeding of the 5,000 is the only other story told in each of the four Gospels. This is not by coincidence. Obviously, the Holy Spirit wants to teach us things from this story that carry great weight. The account in John 6 fascinates me the most, and therefore,

John 10:38 NASB  but if I do them, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.” John 14:10-11 NASB  Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The