Commandments or Commandment?
If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. John 14:15 This passage was one of my favorites to use. If you didn’t keep the... Read more
Tag: faith
From Substitution to Participation
One of the more popular ways to describe Jesus’ death is substitution; He died in our place. While the writers of the Bible described Jesus’... Read more
Sheep Appear in Unlikely Places
Last week I posted two articles on “all nations” from the perspective of Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel, and the New Testament writers. Those articles sparked a train... Read more
Nebuchadnezzar and the Great Commission
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” Mark 16:15 Jesus commanded His disciples to go... Read more
The Parable of the Wheat and Tares Fulfilled
Listen to me read In Matthew 13, Jesus tells a parable of the wheat and tares. In this parable, He likens the kingdom of heaven... Read more
Romans 1:16-17 – The Power of the Gospel
Romans 1:16-17 – The Power of the Gospel For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation... Read more
Believing Versus Following
I was just another believer. I believed all the right stuff – that Jesus is the Son of God, died and rose again. I had... Read more
Romans 1:8-15 | Class Notes and Audio
Romans 1:8-15 – Paul’s Eagerness to See Them First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is being proclaimed... Read more
Response to Bro. Patrick Andrews on “Mark Those Who Cause Divisions”
NOTE: read my original post here for context: https://labornotinvain.com/2021/02/15/mark-those-who-cause-divisions/ Brother Patrick Andrews is a minister out of Tennessee, and he recently responded to a refutation... Read more
Purity: A Weapon of Dehumanization
For example, [Jesus] flipped the conventional understanding of purity (in Matthew 15:11-20), saying that it’s not what goes into a person (such as taboo food... Read more