Using images and similes, Psalm 1 contrasts two ways of life: the way of the righteous, and the way of the wicked.
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Who Does God Say I Am?
A list of Biblical explanations about our identity in Jesus Christ, derived from a few selected passages in the New Testament. This is just a portion of the many truths about who we have become through faith in God’s Son, but it is a powerful inventory to review from time to time.
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Living Well, Learning Well, and Loving Well
The Word Versus The World
We are called to live by the value system of the Word; this is a large part of what it means to walk by faith (2 Corinthians 5:7; cf. Romans 8:24–25).
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Life: A Short and Fevered Rehearsal
Shifting to a biblical paradigm involves great risk, because it challenges everything our culture reinforces.
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Two Competing Paradigms
Where do we find our hope? Where do we invest our time? Is it in the world of things that fade away, the things prone to corruption and decay? Or is it in the eternal things that will never perish?
Read MoreLoving Others as Jesus Loved Us
We’re all familiar with the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be treated. Jesus mentions this maxim several times throughout the Gospels (e.g., Matthew 7:12; Luke 6:31),
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Loving Ourselves Correctly: Defined by God
We are defined by the work of Jesus, not our own. Knowing this gives us a proper perspective as it relates to loving ourselves, which in turn affects how we love others.
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Finding Security, Significance, and Satisfaction in God
Too often we allow what we do to define who we are. But this is backwards. Who we are in Christ should shape and guide what we do.
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Creator and Lover of Our Souls
The more we know God, the more we know ourselves. God is the creator and sustainer of all things. He made the stars and galaxies, and all the beauty of this world, yet He is still mindful of man.
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