Shane Rosenthal provides an exhaustive summary of what the historical record says about Jesus in his latest blog post, “Outside the Gospels, What Can We Really Know About Jesus?” Not only do secular authors verify His existence, but historians also consider other parts of the New Testament to be historical …
“O Corinthians! We have spoken openly to you, our hearts are wide open.” —II Corinthians 6:11 Understanding II Corinthians as a whole requires knowledge of the often-strained relationship between the apostle Paul and the church in Corinth. The city was a crossroads of the pagan Mediterranean culture of the day, …
This piece, “Witness and Warning to the Powerful,” first appeared as a CGG Weekly essay on February 7, 2014. “. . . he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel.” —Acts 9:15 The Bible contains an interesting phenomenon, one …
CGG Weekly published this essay, “Hold Tightly to Revelation,” on August 2, 2013. “. . . those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” —Deuteronomy 29:29 The Bible is not against what we might call …
I wrote this essay, “Evil Is Real (Part Two),” for CGG Weekly on September 3, 2010. “For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice.” —Romans 7:19 It is amazing to realize how blunt God is in His …
This essay, published in the CGG Weekly of September 7, 2001, was originally titled, “The True Gospel (Part Six).” “I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel.” —Galatians 1:6 Maybe the most amazing fact gleaned …
This essay was first published on March 16, 2018, as a CGG Weekly essay, “Are You Zealous? (Part Five).” “. . . not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord . . .” —Romans 12:11 The apostle Paul was so grateful for God’s calling—despite his having persecuted the …
This Random Bible Verse comment was originally published as “Are You Zealous? (Part Four)” in the March 9, 2018, issue of the CGG Weekly. “I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.” —John 9:4 It …
