A variation of this essay, “Christ as Provider,” appeared in CGG Weekly on April 27, 2012. “Then Boaz said to Ruth, ‘You will listen, my daughter, will you not? Do not go to glean in another field, nor go from here, but stay close by my young women.’” —Ruth 2:8 …
This essay, “Spiritual Gifts: Unity, Edification, and Order,” appeared in CGG Weekly on July 29, 2022. “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant.” —I Corinthians 12:1 The members of the early Corinthian church held a keen interest in spiritual gifts. The congregation’s founder, the apostle …
I wrote this essay, “Spiritual Gifts, an Overview,” for CGG Weekly on July 22, 2022. “But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.” —I Corinthians 7:7 Jesus Christ launched His church with a bang on the Pentecost after His resurrection. As Head of …
This essay, “Jesus Was a Carpenter,” appeared in CGG Weekly on April 8, 2022. “‘Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?’ So they were offended at Him.” —Mark 6:3 When people first …
This essay first saw the light of day on October 29, 2009, as a CGG Weekly essay, “Can the True Church Be Found?” “. . . on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.” —Matthew 16:18 Perhaps the most famous …
This Random Bible Verse comment was adapted from a CGG Weekly essay titled “How Revelation Enters the Church, ” first appearing on August 9, 2013. “For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ.” —Galatians 1:12 Only a …
I wrote this Random Bible Verse comment the day after the Newtown, Connecticut, shooting, December 15, 2012. “And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.” —Matthew 24:12 That this verse “randomly” came up in the random verse generator seems none too coincidental today. Yesterday saw the …
A few years ago, I began writing short commentaries on verses randomly plucked from Scripture, thus the title of “RBV”: Random Bible Verse. I hope you can profit from these, as I post them from time to time. This one originally appeared on my previous blog on December 15, 2012. …
