A Miracle, A Name, A Prophecy: John the Baptist’s Birth The book of Luke opens with two angelic birth announcements. One is Jesus. The other is John. John was born to a priestly family. All of his parents’ friends and family were expecting that Zechariah and Elizabeth, an older childless couple, would name their son Zechariah to carry on the…
Over and over in Psalm 119, the Psalmist pleads with God to give him life according to his word and his promise (v. 25, 107, 154, 156). In his moment of trouble, it is the word of God and the promises of God that bring him life and sustain him in it. He says that he has stored up the…
As Christians, most of us know that reading the Bible is an important thing to do, even if we don’t exactly know why. But what are we supposed to do when we read the Bible and nothing seems to happen? We don’t learn anything new, we don’t find a Tweet-worthy line, we don’t get anything out of it, and it…
We need to memorize the Bible The primary way that young adults can walk in purity and holiness before God in the midst of a sex-obsessed, corrupt, idolatrous world is by guarding our lives with his word; by storing up Scripture in our hearts. Hear what the Psalmist says: “How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding…
This post is adapted from a paper I wrote for my Systematic Theology class at Redeemer Seminary, and posted during our #LightToMyPath series at The Well. What is Scripture? Scripture is the God-breathed revelation of the identity and will of God, centered on the person and work of Jesus, through which he exercises his authority to form, shape, and equip…