When christians are asked why they think they’re saved, the most common response, by far, is simply to make reference to some passage of scripture. Imagine being asked for proof of your physical birth (which, I suppose, would be a birth certificate), and your response being to quote a passage from a biology book that … Read more
Paul speaks of those who are given the covenant being “grafted into the cultivated olive tree.” Olives produce oil, and that oil is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. The tree into which the Gentiles were grafted is that which reproduces the oil that symbolizes the Holy Spirit. So, that olive tree represents the family … Read more
In this age of Trump, where some might feel like we have an opportunity to change the direction of evil in which the world has been heading, it is actually nothing more than a bit of a reprieve, for the overall trajectory is not going to change, and the world is quickly heading to a … Read more