I know everyone is concerned about my well-being even though no one has mentioned it. This is the time of year when I have exams and tests. Here are the results. Diagnoses ARCD – Age Related Cognitive De… Dec… something Curmudgeonosis (with acute Crankyalgia) Midpoint Bellyfat Crisis No Good Songs Since 1977 Neurosis Onomatopoeia Fishing […]
Hard conversations with God
When I was reading the book of the prophet Isaiah, my attention was drawn to a long section that I had never quite understood the meaning – Isaiah 63:7 – 65:16. It didn’t seem to quite fit with the context, the chapters preceding and following. Then I saw it. This is a conversation between the […]
God Chooses
Come along with me for a “tour” through Paul’s epistle to the Romans, chapters 9 – 11. This will not be a detailed study of everything that is written. I want to provide an overall understanding of this important section of Scripture – a tour highlighting the main features throughout then arriving at the critical […]
The Exemption for Jesus
The place of the Old Testament (Old Covenant) Law in the life of one following Jesus is a significant issue that I believe needs to be clarified and understood. Frankly speaking, I think most Christians don’t get it. Reading through the Gospel of Matthew, I came upon a short passage that provides some clarity. What […]
There is hope
There’s hope for us. We are not unavoidably doomed to our flaws and failures and to our pains and scars. We can become something that we are not. The New Testament informs us that followers of Jesus “have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator” […]
Jesus is the man
In part 5 of my previous series on The Image of God, I wrote briefly about Jesus being human. Philippians 2:6-8 tells us about Christ Jesus, Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very […]
THE IMAGE OF GOD Part 8
Humanity was made by God to be his images in his creation. That makes a difference in our understanding of who we are and what we do. It forms our souls, our significance, and our lifestyles. Actually, it re-forms us. But it is not just we ourselves that is impacted. Romans 8:16-23 reveals an astonishing […]
The Image of God Part 7
This part 7 of my study series on the image of God has proven to be the most difficult part to write. It is about we followers of Jesus living out in our daily lives the reality that we are his images. There are three reasons for this being difficult to write. First is awareness […]
The Image of God Part 6
The Son of God emptied himself and took on human flesh without the brokenness and corruption that all other humans own, and he lived up to God’s original design of humans, and thus restored the reality of a human in God’s image. He is the new Adam, the true image of God. He is the […]
The Image of God Part 5
Let me briefly recap this study thus far about the image of God. PART 1 In Colossians 3:10, Paul wrote: “You have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.” This statement is a description of a person who is believing in Jesus, a person who […]