“3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 A stranger they will not follow, but …

John 17:3 “This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent — Jesus Christ.” CSB   What do you think it means to know God when you read this verse? Does it mean to know of God, like how we …

“For I desire faithful love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.” -Hosea 6:6 (CSB)   The Bible teaches us that the most important thing we can do in our lives is to love God. Jesus says in Matt. 22:37-38 CSB, “Love the Lord your God …

For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. 2 …

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!     Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! Psalm 34:6 ESV This is a milestone for us: We’ve hit 100 articles! In this article, we’re going to recap what we’ve done (by God’s grace!) and compile them all so they’re easy to look at …

Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances. Tell us, then, what …

Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3 ESV Nicodemus is a very interesting character in the book of John. I feel like what most folks take away from John 3 is only verse 3:16, but truly we …

Why are you cast down, O my soul,     and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,     my salvation and my God. Psalm 42:5-6 ESV A lot of folks think that just going to church on Sundays is truly enough ‘spiritual food’ to get …

And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor …

In the last article, we took a look at some of the historic church stances on the concept of Providence, now I want us to actually look at why this doctrine is good news for us. I think growth in our walk with God in this doctrine comes in stages: …