After telling his disciples that they should love one another, Jesus began preparing them in John 15:18-16:11 to be hated by the world. Even so, he sent them out to be witnesses for him, but not on their own. He also promised to send the Holy Spirit to be the witness who would convince the world about the truth of the gospel.
Although we may not long to be holy as much as we long to be hopeful (see last week’s sermon), the way Peter describes...
God has always been with his people, in various ways and temporarily in Old Testament times and later and permanently in human flesh.
Continuing his defense of the one and only gospel in Galatians 2:15-21, Paul addressed two basic questions: 1) How can we be in a...