In Psalm 8 David marvels at the created order and expresses amazement that God would love mankind and bestow man with the responsibility of being His representatives on earth.
Using images and similes, Psalm 1 contrasts two ways of life: the way of the righteous, and the way of the wicked.
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.
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).
Shifting to a biblical paradigm involves great risk, because it challenges everything our culture reinforces.
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?
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), and when asked what the greatest commandment in the Law was, He answered that the entire Law and
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.
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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