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.
Paul began his letter to the Romans by explaining the gospel of God and its purpose to bring about the obedience of faith among...
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.
Saul’s two acts of foolishness contrasted with his son’s two acts of faith, and they changed the course of history.
