Pamela Palmer
Paul alluded to something very significant in this passage – creation is groaning. Believers are groaning inwardly. Creation is in bondage, just as humanity feels the weight of sinfulness, death, and ...
Lisa Loraine Baker
God’s covenants fall within four major movements: creation, fall, redemption, and new creation. The first biblical covenant is the Adamic Covenant (aka the Creation Covenant or Covenant of Works)....
The previous months had been wrought with bad decisions and the consequences were catching up with me. I was trying to get rid of old habits, but I was missing something....
Michelle Treacy
One of the beautiful things butterflies can remind us of is the birth, death, and resurrection of Christ. Like butterflies, Jesus was born, died on a cross for us, and was buried in the tomb....
Rylie Fine
Imago Dei may be an obscure phrase, but it captures one of the Bible's crucial teachings about humanity's status, identity and value....
Heather Adams
Paul is stating that believing in Christ starts a process within us which alters our hearts, minds and lives. And the beautiful result is that we grow more and more like the Lord Himself. The Apostle ...
Hope Bolinger
One of the most common questions an atheist may try to pose to a Christian is, “where did God come from?” In other words, who created God? Or when did God begin? The question itself is...
Ed Jarrett
The Scripture is clear concerning the essential nature of the atonement, and that the atonement was crucial in bringing humanity into the relationship with God that he wanted. But it did more than sim...
Matthew Harmon
What was true of the Philippians is true of us as believers today. God is the one who began the great work of redemption in us, making us a new creation by the work of his Spirit....
Hope Bolinger
God actively created the world in six days, but we should never exclude the seventh day from Creation. In fact, if anything, the seventh day is one of the most important—showing that if our Lord can r...
Dr. Michael A. Milton
At the end of every great question in the Bible (whether about the age of the earth or a mysterious doctrine — as in Romans 9 and predestination — ), the Holy Spirit appeals to the incomprehensible di...
Britt Mooney
From scriptural themes, ancient Christians and theologians believed caring for the environment was a sacred duty. They viewed the natural world as a creation of God, deserving respect and stewardship....
Lisa Loraine Baker
We see the word covenant in many church names, but what is a covenant? What does it mean when theologians say an Adamic covenant goes back to the Garden of Eden?...
Dawn Wilson
Some people are creative wonders, creating incredible works of art using their skills and talents. Others, not so much. People can also be creative with their words, building relationships and coaliti...
Bethany Verrett
When something in the Bible is important, it's repeated. When something is really important, it's repeated multiple times. God's command for humanity to "be fruitful and multiply" can be found 10...
Seth L. Scott
The practice of rest can seem like an intangible luxury in our chaotic world, but our willingness to relinquish control in the structure of the day and rhythm of the week to a loving Creator demonstra...
How can we as God’s people today benefit from Amos? What is it that God has to say to us today through this Minor Prophet?...
Ed Jarrett
There's quite a lot of debate about the origin of the world, even among Christians. But whether you hold to an old earth philosophy or believe the earth is rather new, there's one question that still ...