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Paul (1:1) probably wrote this epistle after the Council of Jerusalem (a.k.a., Apostolic Council) of A.D. 50 (2:1), where the reputed church leaders approved of Paul’s teaching and ministry to the Gentiles (2:7-10). His letter was circulated in a province in the Roman Empire known as Galatia (1:2), today, south-central Turkey. Paul’s purpose in writing […]

There was nothing intrinsically bad about the tree of the knowledge of good and evil or its fruit, for all that God had created was good (Gen. 1:31). God created human beings and gave them a free will, and so, he wanted to test Adam and Eve to find out whether or not they would

Ask a Christian, what is faith, and you will probably get the answer that it means “believing in Christ”. But it is this, and so much more. This foundational principle of faith is the “profession” piece. It declares one’s trust and hope in Christ’s redemptive act for their salvation. The other part of the faith

After Jesus’ resurrection, he joined two of his followers traveling from Jerusalem to Emmaus, but they did not recognize him in his resurrected body until later, when their spiritual eyes were opened (Luke 24:13-35). God manifests his divine presence to us in many different ways, but our spiritual eyes are often blinded from “seeing” him.

Isaiah’s ministry was primarily directed to the Jews in Judah(i.e., the Jewish Southern Kingdom*). His visions recorded in this book began in the year of King Uzziah’s death (c. 742 B.C.; 6:1) and extended through the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah (c. 742 – 687 B.C.). Isaiah contains more messianic prophecies

The self-righteous Pharisees mistook Jesus association with sinners as his endorsement of their sin (Luke 5:27-32). Jesus operated under entirely different principles of dealing with people than did many religious leaders While they considered it their duty to judge, shame, ostracize and condemn sinners, Christ’s focus was on compassionate love, healing and saving us (John

It is more likely at least a couple of well-educated disciples of the Apostle John wrote and fine-tuned this Gospel in his name, reflecting John’s teachings about Christ (15:27; 19:35; 21:24), known as the Johannine tradition. While the Synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke focus on recounting the historical highlights in Jesus’ life and

In fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy (Isa. 7:14), Joseph was told by an angel that Mary had conceived a baby by the power of the Holy Spirit and he should name the child, Jesus (Hebrew, “God saves” or “God is salvation”). He would become known as Immanuel (Hebrew, “God with us”; Matt. 1:20-23). God is eternal

100th Anniversary of Christ the King Liturgical Celebration The Feast of Christ the King was decreed on December 11, 1925 by Pope Pius XI in his encyclical Quas Primas (Latin, “In the First”) to remind us that Christ as God is preeminent, sovereign, before all else – first (Isa. 44:6; Rev. 22:13). Today, this liturgical

Walking with Jesus is first and foremost about being in relationship with God. The LORD’s calling to Abraham, the father of faith, is the same for every believer from generation-to-generation, “Walk before me and be blameless” (Gen. 17:1). When you walk with Jesus, you walk with dignity and purpose, inspired with the hope and joy