Psalm 50 is a prophetic message of judgement on a people who appear to be zealous in their outward worship but who are behaving as if God needed them. They…
Paul gives advice to slaves and to all on dealing with false teachers. He promotes a better way of godliness with contentment.
God appeared to Abraham with 2 angels but Abraham does not seem to have recognised God immediately. Later he connects what is said with the promise given in chapter 17.…
The disciples obeyed Jesus' instruction to wait in Jerusalem. They needed to replace Judas with someone who was an eyewitness of all that Jesus had done and taught and they…
Jesus confronts the lost sense of awe at the holiness of God by proportionate use of violence. In doing so he fulfills OT prophecy.
The Canaanite women shows impressive depth of faith - possibly on the basis of little knowledge. This contrasts with the previous chapter where Peter lost faith when he took his…
1. Paul's prayers are different to ours more spiritual than ours. Vv 14-19 are one sentence in Greek. Family defined your position. Paul had proven that God's strength is sufficient…
This prayer gives us a deep insight into Jesus' humanity. He was always subject to his father and always submitted. In our despair we can turn to the one who…
This is greatest penitential psalm. It follows David's adultery with Bathsheba. We have an instinct to deny that we have done anything wrong. We can fool ourselves, but not God.…
Abraham was used to God appearing to him, but this time there were two angels with him. God's appearance must have been for Abraham's benefit. 1. It is not a…