Jeremiah 1:4-10: Uproot to Plant

Jeremiah writes, “The Word of the Lord came to me.” He’s describing his call to preach. For a man doesn’t call himself to be God’s preacher. “The Word of the […]

2 Corinthians, Lesson 4: The Change in Travel Plans

Last week, we explored Paul and Timothy’s use of a chiasm to mention that God seals and anoints His people in the New Covenant. We explored that and saw that […]

2 Corinthians 3:4-11: The Letter Kills but the Spirit Gives Life

When someone reads the Bible, it’s easy for him to misidentify the person or people a text may reference. For example, in today’s epistle reading, we heard the word “we.” […]

Luke 24:44-53: Preaching Repentance into the Forgiveness of Sins

It’s easy to think of Jesus ascending into heaven as His goodbye to His people. But that isn’t so. Jesus’ ascension wasn’t a goodbye, even though we who live in […]

God’s Law and Gospel: 2 Corinthians 3:4-11

The Christian faith is a matter of God’s revealed, life-creating and life-changing truth.  In matters eternal, research and scholarship can only offer added insight or information.  For research and scholarship […]