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A man gave ten percent of everything he owned to a priest — four centuries before the law of Moses existed. No command. No obligation. No temple. Just a grateful response to the God who delivered him....
The Apostle Paul is widely considered the greatest of the apostles. He wrote a vast portion of the New Testament. You would expect his self-confidence to rise as his ministry expanded. But if you look...
The law tells you what to do. Grace tells you what has been done. One system demands from you. The other supplies for you. And the Bible is very clear about which one you live under today. Most Christ...
Burnout isn't always a sin. sometimes, it's just physics. We often try to push through our exhaustion because we think stopping is a sign of weakness. We tell ourselves to work harder, pray longer, an...
We often judge a ministry by what we can see-size, activity, visibility.But Scripture tells us that outward appearance never tells the whole story. When Samuel looked at Eliab, he was impressed.God wa...
In ancient Athens, moneychangers had to deal with coins that were "whittled" down-people would shave off the edges of the soft metal to steal a little value. The moneychangers who refused these coins...
Most people translate shalom as "peace." That is like translating the word "home" as "a building." Technically correct. Deeply incomplete. Shalom is one of the richest words in the Hebrew Bible. It ap...
There is a hidden influence you carry that you might not even realize. In the Old Testament, Moses' face shone with light after being with God, and the Bible says he "wist not"-he didn't even know it....
Most people define grace as "unmerited favor." That is not wrong. But it is incomplete, like a tourist who visits Rome, sees a single fountain, and calls it the whole city. The Greek word behind "grac...
God finished all His work, looked at everything He had made, and then did something unexpected. He rested. Not because He was tired. Because everything was complete. That single act — rest on the seve...
We often read the Old Testament and dismiss it as ancient agricultural advice. Take Deuteronomy 25:4: "You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain." It sounds like a rule about being kind...
There's a tug-of-war inside many believers.The feelings thinking one thing.But the gospel saying another. Paul says, "For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteo...