...God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pain: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world....
Seeing with Eyes of Faith: Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus
Jesus gave sight to the blind. This served as a sign of His messianic identity and mission (Lk. 7:18-26; cf. Isa. 29:18; 35:5-6). Luke recalls Jesus’ encounter with a blind man who persistently sought the Lord to be made whole, which unveils an illustrious example of profound spiritual insight and faith. This miracle occurs immediately … Continue reading Seeing with Eyes of Faith: Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus
Humility and Justification in the Parable of the Tax Collector and Pharisee from Luke 18:9-14.
The Gospel of Luke tells of Jesus encountering crowds of people “who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt” (Lk. 18:9).[1] They were basically self-righteous, prideful, and oblivious to their own brokenness. They went about sizing up others as deplorable wretches ruining society. Those the self-righteous criticized were indeed sinners; … Continue reading Humility and Justification in the Parable of the Tax Collector and Pharisee from Luke 18:9-14.
Gratitude and Faith from the Tenth Leper: Jesus’ Healing of Lepers from Luke 17:11-19
It is easy to forget God on the other side of crisis. Hard times can be an occasion to abandon God but good times can do the same
J.I. Packer — Communion between God and man
Communion between God and man is the end to which both creation and redemption are the means; it is the goal to which both theology and preaching must ever point; it is the essence of true religion; it is, indeed, the definition of Christianity.
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