When we need to tell a fellow Christian that they need to repent, it will help their minds to be more open to our rebuke if we first speak to them and about them in ways that would give them hope and remind them that they still had a lot going for them.… Read More 1 Corinthians: An Excellent Example of Christian Charity and Balance
Notice that Paul starts his letter to Corinth by…not immediately rebuking them for all their shortcomings…but instead by greeting them as “the church of God” (1:2a), ekklesia theos, theos being the Greek term that is used for God and is used here as a genitive noun, i.e., a noun which shows possession. In other words, the first thing Paul says about the church at Corinth is that they are a church which, despite their faults, still belongs to God.… Read More 1 Corinthians: Introductory Thoughts
As we bring our study of this book to a close, we come to the final three verses where Obadiah elaborates on his foretelling of Edom’s doom. It would be good to give an explanation to the unfamiliar terminology in this passage.… Read More Obadiah: “The Kingdom Shall Be The Lord’s”
We reap what we sow (Gal. 6:7-8), so let us reap good things, not wickedness.… Read More Obadiah: “As You Have Done, It Shall Be Done To You”
Likely what comes to mind when we think of “the day of the Lord” is Judgment Day, the day when Jesus comes back, the universe is destroyed, and we all stand before Christ’s judgment seat before being ushered into eternity (1 Thess. 5:2ff; 2 Pet. 3:10ff; 2 Tim. 4:8; cf. Matt. 25:31-46; 2 Cor. 5:10; et al). However, it would be a mistake to consider all biblical references to “the day of the Lord” to only refer to Judgment Day, or to always speak of a 24-hour period.… Read More Obadiah: The Day of the Lord
Pre-Denominational Christianity 
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