Boasting about weaknesses. Does that sound strange to you? Most people only boast about their achievements, possessions or personal qualities. Who boasts about the things that they’re not proud...
I know what’s the right thing to do, but I can’t. I just can’t. Have you ever felt powerless to change something in your life? Paul describes such helplessness in Romans 7:18 where...
Some of us might know that peace in Hebrew is called shalom, but “perfect peace” here is actually translated from shalom shalom. Repetition is often seen in Hebrew literature when authors...
The word for “repent” in Greek is metanoeล. It means to change one’s mind for the better and to feel compunction for one’s past sins. The word for “believe” in...
The timing of Jesus’ return will be completely unexpected. That is why we need to be watchful as believers. We need to hold fast to what we have heard and received from the Word of God, and we...
False prophets. We probably don’t hear or use this term that often as compared to biblical times, but Jesus’ warning about wolves in sheep’s clothing is still relevant today. In a...
At first glance, this verse might leave us thinking that we are not to judge others at all. But later in the chapter, we see Jesus telling believers to identify false prophets by looking at their...
Here we see that Jesus wants sincerity and integrity of heart when it comes to our devotion. Indeed, the verse right after this sees Jesus calling such people “hypocrites”, using a Greek...
โEh that guy is a red flag.โ Everyone seems to be talking about red flags and green flags these days. But have you ever wondered how these terms came about? It might be a surprise to you, but...