It is hard to completely wrap one’s mind around the transformative truth of Jesus Christ revealed in 1 Timothy 3:16. God wants us to know that it is certain, supreme, clear and relevant to our lives, so He emphasizes six pivotal elements about Jesus Christ and His plan for us, including the great incarnation, the great vindication, the great exaltation, the great…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 4)
Today would have been my grandfather’s 110th birthday. While I only have a child’s memory of him, he reminds me of two Bible characters who died when they were 110 years old. Joseph, the favorite son of Jacob, died in Egypt when he was 110 years old (Gen. 50:26). Joseph was one who trusted in God. Although his life took unusual turns, he saw the…
Sometimes at a wedding or a funeral, there will be a slideshow of pictures, showing the growth of a person over the years. It’s fun to see the development from a very young child to a much older adult, where the pictures at the end look nothing like the pictures at the beginning. What if…someone put together a slideshow right now (if this…
The amazing truth of Jesus Christ that is summarized in 1 Timothy 3:16 is transformative, as God’s truth is certain, supreme, clear and relevant to our lives. In this verse, the Holy Spirit emphasizes six pivotal elements of what we know about the magnitude of Jesus Christ and His plan for us, including the great incarnation, the great vindication, the great exaltation…
Romans 8 begins and ends with a reminder of the blessings of being “in Christ Jesus.” In Christ, there is “now no condemnation” (8:1)! Wow! In Christ, nothing “shall be able to separate us from the love of God” (8:38-39)! Wow! The verses in between enumerate the riches of these blessings by emphasizing how God sent “His own Son” (8:3), “condemned sin” (8:3), gives “the Spirit” to…
Did your parents ever tell you to do something and you responded with, “Oh, but I can’t”? Maybe it was a teacher or a boss. Or maybe you told your kids to do something and they said, “Oh, but I can’t.” Is that an acceptable response? What about when God tells us something? The Lord came to Jeremiah to commission him as one of His prophets,…
The truth of Jesus Christ transforms us as it is certain, supreme, clear and relevant to our lives (1 Tim. 3:16a). In this verse, the Holy Spirit emphasizes six pivotal elements of this truth to help us appreciate the magnitude of Jesus Christ and His plan for us, including the great incarnation, the great vindication and the great exaltation. Fourth, Paul emphasizes…
“So, I used a different fire than what God authorized for me to use. What’s the big deal? Fire is fire, right?” “So, first God tells me to strike a rock and then He tells me to speak to a rock, so I just struck it the second time, too. What’s the big deal? Striking the rock was acceptable to Him before, why not now? Besides, we got…