Let us get back into the book of Philippians. And again, a very quick review of the beginning of chapter 3. I mentioned to you that there is a rather abrupt transition at the beginning of the chapter. It almost looked as though Paul was …
"The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him." —Proverbs 20:7 As a young boy, my first love was baseball. I played the game every chance I got. I followed the sport via newspaper and radio. My …
This has not been a good week, primarily because I have been enduring a stiff neck since last Friday. It used to be a rare occurrence, but lately, I seem to get them every few months. They must stop, so I am actively looking for ways to …

(14) But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality. (15) Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.
The structure of this paragraph ties together the doctrine of Balaam, the sins of eating things sacrificed to idols and committing sexual immorality, and the doctrine of the Nicolaitans. Christ implies that all three are the same basic …
Near the beginning of his gospel, John makes an astonishing declaration. Though it may be familiar to us, having read it often, its singularity should still electrify us: "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth" (John 1:14). To the Greek mind, that a god—let alone the God—would debase himself by becoming flesh and blood was preposterous. John's announcement was a psychological earthquake, a force that violently shook reality, requiring a reevaluation of all thought. As fanta
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