2 Tim 2:15 "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."
Key Scripture Mark 9:24 “Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” Context This is a short prayer to our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a prayer acknowledging that without God we cannot believe as we ought to believe. This passage is part of Mark’s reference to the …
Key Verse Galatians 5:6 “For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.” Context The context of Galatians 5, specifically in relation to the first 6 verses is firstly the “goal of the gospel.” Christ’s redemptive work set us free in order that we might be free. …
Key Scripture Amos 3:3 “Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet.” Context The prophet Amos is establishing his right to prophesy about the coming judgment on the northern Kingdom of Israel. Amos does this by a series of little parables or comparisons. He illustrates the truth that ‘all effects have causes,’ and …
1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” When we read 1 John 1:9, there is a question that comes to mind straight away. If Jesus died on the cross, once and for all for our sins, then …
It is very important to ask the question, “How does sin trap and hold us”? Quite simply, knowing the answer to this question means you are aware of the trap and can prevent yourself from being caught in it. A trap is designed to capture you and keep you captive. Knowing the trap will be …
Micah 6:8 “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? When we read this passage, what we read is a question from the Prophet Micah. The question he asks is, “what …