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.
In a world full of bad news, we are all wanting to hear good news. What we usually receive is good advice, which is...
The opposite results of David’s and Saul’s desperate measures hold lessons about how to live in the world while not being of the world.
Because the early Christians were accused falsely of all sorts of outrageous behavior, Peter urged his readers in I Peter 2:11-25 to be especially...