Do you remember the Old Testament story of Amnon and Tamar? I figured. It is one of those often overlooked Bible stories even though it is intensely practical. Rather than summarizing the story for you, I thought I would give you the text from 2 Samuel 13:1-15: Now Absalom, David’s son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David’s … Continue reading The Destructiveness of Sin
Romans 5:15-20 offers 5 contrasts between Adam and Christ: 1. The contrast of death and life. “But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.” (verse 15) Simply put: Adam = death and Christ … Continue reading Contrasting the first Adam and the last Adam
“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:6) “For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and … Continue reading Verses that point the believer to assurance of salvation
Shepherd the Flock 