Scripture tells us that Christians are to be filled… 1. …with the Spirit. “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18). 2. …with comfort. “I am acting with great boldness toward you; I have great pride in you; I am filled […] 
THE resurrection of Christ is the heart of Christianity, which makes it pulsate with the life of God; it is the keystone to the arch of truth, which holds all the faith of the Gospel together; it is the foundation of the Church; it is the mainspring of Christian activity; it is the lever […] 
THE cross of Calvary was ever casting its terrible shadow across the path of Christ. It is interesting and instructive to mark Christ’s repeated reference to His death. The death of Christ is: The testimony to man’s sin. And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing […] 
We have a God who gives, and He gives the greatest gift of all—namely, Himself. There are seven places in the New Testament where the words “Gave Himself for,” are distinctly associated with Christ’s substitutionary work. In each case the Greek preposition, “Huper,” translated “for,” occurs. “Huper” means to act on behalf of another,as […] 
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” (2 Corinthians 5:17) Paul tells the Corinthian church that every Christian is made anew—a “new creation”. The old is gone and the new is come. What is this old nature that […] 
“And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.” (Acts 6:8) Sure enough, everything the Christian knows is grace from God on high. Consider what Scripture has to say about this amazing grace. Those who are full of grace are: Responsive to grace. “And […] 
Sin is the legacy that our first parents have left the human race. Thomas Boston says: “God made Adam captain of the ship, in which were all our goods, and he ran us on to the rocks and made shipwreck of us.” Romans 5 reminds us that there are two great representative heads—the first […] 
THE “Gathered togethers” of Scripture are associated with the fellowship of God’s saints. Gathered together in sorrow “And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together ” (Luke 24:33). This is when the disciples were gathered together after the crucifixion of Christ. Gathered together for worship […] 
“And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.” Acts 6:8 Those who are full of grace are… Responsive to grace. “When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed” (Acts 18: 27). Built up by grace. “And now I commend you […] 
How would you describe the gospel? Here are a few answers from the pen of F.E. Marsh (a commentary that is coming soon to the Blue Letter Bible). Divine Gospel. “Separated unto the Gospel of God” (Romans 1:1). Gracious Gospel. “To testify the Gospel of the grace of God” (Acts 20:24). Wondrous Gospel. “The […] |