After four chapters of telling us what Christ has done for us and urging us to have faith in him alone in order to be right before God, Paul turned in Galatians 5:1-15 to explain the main thing that faith produces in our lives, which is love. While we are saved by faith alone, faith is itself never alone in the lives of believers but always accompanied by love.
All of a sudden, in John 11:55-12:26, Jesus not only permitted but encouraged people publicly to recognize him as king. What had changed? What...
Even though his people grumbled and quarreled, the Lord satisfied their needs at his own expense.
The loss of the Ark from Israel anticipated the way of approaching God through Christ and also warns against faith that is merely outward...