In the letter to the church in Philadelphia in Revelation 3:7-13, we read the second of two letters that contains only praise and encouragement from Jesus for the church. Although the church in Philadelphia looked weak, it was actually strong, because it had done the one simple thing that all churches and all Christians must do: keep Christ’s word. Jesus’ instruction to them (and to us) was correspondingly simple: hold on to what you have.
After showing the people in Haggai 2:10-19 that it is easier to get dirty than clean, God pointed the way forward to the only...
Salvation is not a matter of racial identity or religious privilege but of true righteousness, which comes through the gospel.
In the sixth dispute between God and his people in Malachi 3:13-4:3, we find the proper response to everything God was saying to them....
