Tag: Handbook to Scripture

Acts 16: Interrupted Plans

We often hold our plans with tightly clenched fingers, seeking control over our schedules and mastery over interruptions. But God’s plans cannot be thwarted by our own.

Numbers 14: The Faithfulness of God

Have you ever idealized the past so much that you forget God’s faithfulness? Numbers 14 shows that this mindset caused the Israelites to rebel against God.

Acts 15: How Are We Saved?

Are we saved by works or by grace? Ken Boa looks at Acts 15 to show that salvation is by faith and grace alone; works are the byproduct of a living faith.

Numbers 13: The Book of Wanderings

The book of Numbers puts God’s holiness, sovereignty, and mercy on display. The Israelites grumble against Him, but He remains faithful to the covenant He made with them.

Leviticus 16: The Holiness of God

The people whom God has called must be sanctified in order to reflect His holiness. The book of Exodus told the story of God redeeming the Israelites and calling them to be a holy nation. Now, Leviticus represents a guidebook for the new nation of Israel.

Acts 10: The Gospel Goes to the Gentiles

Acts is a book of transitions. One of the biggest of these transitions is the inclusion of non-Jews in God’s plan of salvation. Not only did God bring salvation to both Jews and Gentiles, but He made them one body together in Christ.

Acts 9: From Persecutor to Proclaimer

God grants His ordinary disciples the privilege of being involved in His work. It’s not fame but faithfulness that God calls us to. Even a small, unknown person can be used by God in magnificent ways.