The Doctrine of Israel (Part Nine): Romans 11
by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The Microbe is Nothing, the Terrain is Everything
by Bill Onisick

Beware the Second Flood (Part Two)

by David C. Grabbe

Part One drew upon the imagery in Revelation 12:15, in which a flood of words pours from the mouth of the serpent to sweep away God’s people. A ready application arises in our present ... (more)

Bound By Sin

It is a well-known biblical principle that sin is addictive and ultimately enslaving. However, the apostle Paul uses an even more graphic metaphor taken from Roman penal practices, describing iniquity as a corpse to which a person remains shackled until he dies from its corruption. This repulsive image should spur us to redouble our efforts to repent of "the sin that so easily ensnares us" (Hebrews 12:1).