We wrap up our study of 1 Thessalonians by spending some time in chapter 5. Paul calls for a total commitment to readiness for the second coming of Jesus. When we accept the gospel, we become children of the light. As we live out the gospel in faith, hope, and love, we grow more and more into the image of Jesus. If we are ready to die in Christ today, we will be ready if Jesus comes today.
In the Bible, Jeremiah and Jesus powerfully convey themes of judgment and hope. Jeremiah, amidst Judah's turmoil, prophesied severe consequences for societal sins, urging...
Sin entered the world through one man. And his act of disobedience cost humanity far more than this man could have ever imagined. To...
The Parable of the Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8) is a powerful, focused teaching that Jesus delivered specifically "to show them that they should always...
