written by Clint Pressley The study of 1 & 2 Corinthians is extremely important if only because of the resemblances of the Corinth society to today’s world. The church at Corinth was facing difficulty from the arrogance of powerful leaders and a divisive one-upmanship in church business. A rebellious minority threatened the unity and doctrinal…
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written by Clint Pressley Although manifold issues are addressed in the study of 1 & 2 Corinthians, the prevailing issue is the gospel and getting the gospel absolutely right. If a church and its members do not have clarity on the gospel, then very little else matters. The significant issues of church governance, immorality and…
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Grief is a perfectly legitimate and relevant Christmastime emotion. In fact, a rudimentary glance at Matthew’s second chapter shows that grief is a more contextually appropriate mindset than is the unbridled giddiness culture expects of us. Amidst the merriment, we forget that several people died in Matthew 2. Take a brief inventory in your mind…
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I find it funny that people get angry over this song about joy. Isaac Watts’ hymn “Joy to the World” was the most published Christmas carol of the twentieth century, but there is a strong case to be made that it is actually about the second coming of Christ and was therefore never intended to…
Read MoreLuke 2:8–20 opens with shepherds terrified at the sight of an angel, and it ends with those shepherds glorifying and praising God. They had encountered Messiah Jesus just as they had been told they would. Do you believe that such transformative encounters are possible today? Really and truly, do you believe God is able to…
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