Daily Thoughts From God's Word

A constant refrain in these chapters is the need to walk and live as the children of God. “I . . . urge you to walk worthy of the calling...

Last evening, at Baxter, Daniel wrapped up our study of the epistle to the Hebrews largely by reading verse after verse, first, that tell...

The fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control (5:22,23). Paul writes...

“Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father” (1:2)....

There’s danger present for the Corinthians. False apostles among them are preaching a gospel that is not the gospel. Always, that...

Paul writes: “For even if I grieved you with my letter, I do not regret it—even though I did regret it since I saw that the letter...

In September 2019, I led a team of teachers to Yangon, Myanmar where we taught classes in three different institutions. The team...

Paul wrote his second letter to the Corinthians “to the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of...

“Different gifts, but the same Spirit” (12:4). Here’s a great challenge. We are all so different, in our families, in our churches, from...

Paul begins to get into a discussion about Christian freedom, particularly, the eating of food offered to idols. Paul makes an...

So often, when we open the Word and begin to read, we find ourselves in a place of comfort. It’s easy just to settle in, read slowly...

Paul’s opening chapter is pretty encouraging, but also pretty humbling. He’s getting ready to deal with some problems in the Corinthian...

Phoebe, Prisca and Aquila, Epaenetus, Mary, Andronicus and Junia, Ampliatus, Urbanus, Stachys, Apelles, the family of Aristobulus,...

In chapter 14, Paul writes about foods, special days, and other matters. One considers certain days important, another thinks of...

Paul writes about relationships in the church body: “As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. ...