The Suffering Savior Psalm 22:1–18 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Psalm 22:1 THE SUFFERING ONE cries out to God, believing that he has been forsaken by him, asking why he has been forsaken, and asserting that God is silent. He receives no answer (see Matt. 27:46). The idea that Jesus could…
“Every day I wake up at some level and just am stunned at where God has brought us.”
The Louisville host committee has announced that the theme for the week will be “The Welcome of God,” featuring Romans 15:7.
Responding to God Psalm 19:1–14 O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14 The final three verses of this psalm are the climax of the psalm. For in them the psalmist applies what he has been learning to himself. They show that he has been learning. His response to God’s self-revelation falls into two…
In this episode of What Christians Believe, Derek Rishmawy and guest Michael Allen focus on the affirmation of Christ’s return in glory.
My God Is My Rock Psalm 18:30–50 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. Psalm 18:32 (NIV) David describes in common terms what God’s intervention meant to him personally. It meant, in short, that God provided for his every need. The terms are physical. First, his feet: “He made…
The Bible’s interest in giants is not merely biological; it is also theological.
What Can the Righteous Do? Psalm 11:1–7 For the Lord is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face. Psalm 11:7 What can the righteous do? David looked around at the wicked. He looked up to God. Now he looks ahead, to the future, concerned at this point not with the destiny…
Eight episodes of byFaith’s podcast, “What Christians Believe,” examining the Nicene Creed, are available with more to come.
Praise the Lord! Psalm 9:1–20 I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart. Psalm 9:1 The tone of Psalm 9 is set by the first two verses, which declare David’s intention of praising God verbally, with words and in song, and with his whole heart. Here we need to apply David’s example…