Tag: Hebrews 11

Journeying Through the City of Man to the City of God

Our world is changing. Thinking about God, the world, and the country, the secular West is increasingly hostile to the gospel. This is true not only of our universities and our workplaces, but often of our churches as well. Even in Christian churches there is tension because of our journey through the city of man to the city of God, a tension that we need to address and understand.

The Wisdom of an Eternal Perspective

The wisdom psalms teach us to treat things according to their true value. They give us perspective to see what is temporal and what is eternal, enabling us to live in light of that reality.

Hope in God

God calls us to live doxologically in every aspect of our lives—even when we experience suffering. The book of God teaches us to find satisfaction in God no matter our circumstances, transforming our “why” of grumbling into one of gratitude.

Image of fence-lined path heading toward a beautiful, unseen view

Faith and Obedience

This article borrows heavily from Walter Henrichsen’s A Layman’s Guide to Applying the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1978). [lead]There are four ingredients essential to the assimilation of Scripture: knowledge, understanding, experience, and application.[/lead]Of these four, the one most heavily emphasized in Scripture is application.[note]Henrichsen, Layman’s Guide, 19–21.[/note] The Bible