We could certainly go to many other places in Scripture to find how God expects his worshipers to respond, such as people falling on their faces in worship inNehemiah 8:6and raising their hands in worship inEzra 9:5. Throughout the Old Testament, when God's people won a battle, were...
In Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today, Widely respected Bible and Jesus scholar, N. T. Wright gives new life to the old, tattered doctrine of the authority of scripture, delivering a fresh, helpful, and concise statement on the current "battles for the Bible...
try to absorb the mind of God—by studying and meditating on many texts, the whole of God’s Word. A regular time of prayerful study in Scripture is the best way to get our priorities straight.
But, even when I don’t feel like singing or praising God, He can give me back that joy. When sadness threatens to overtake me, I can still go out in joy and be led forth in peace, giving thanks in all circumstances; he does replace my sadness and grief with the joy of the Lord...
How God Changes UsBy Ney BaileyFrom time to time, we all see areas in our lives that we struggle with; areas that we wish could be different. It might be moral failures or habits that have us discouraged. How does God want us to approach those areas? Is there a way to find freedom...
It’s Orphan Sunday! Let’s face it: caring for the world’s 153 million orphans is daunting. The task can seem so overwhelming that it’s easy to do nothing. But Scripture challenges us as we see the heart of God: “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this...
Scripture tells us we are to ask in faith, believing God will grant what we ask because we are asking in him. As 1 John 5:14-15 assures us, “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he...
But to us the question does occur. The situation is similar to what we read in various passages of Scripture— and particularly early on in Scripture— where the biblical authors depict God as if he were a human being. For example, in Genesis we read: ...
Scripture reveals that God expects us to be honest in our financial and practical business with others. Our commitment to dealing honestly is a great testimony to our faith. In the same way, deceitfulness for gain is hypocritical for a believer, and reflects badly on our Savior....
’t answer our prayers the way we expected, we weaken or give up altogether. We begin to believe He no longer loves us or conclude that He isn’t really good. We start to see God through the lens of our circumstances, instead of seeing our circumstances through the lens of Scripture....