1 Peter 1:1-2 What in the world is going on? Have you ever thought that to yourself as you tried to make sense of the mess you’ve found yourself in? Maybe you’ve thought that as you’ve watched the news or someone else’s life as it seemingly unraveled. Life often doesn’t make sense. As a believer, we […]
1 Peter 1:3 Do you ever feel like the world is spinning out of control? Do you ever feel like your own life is on a hopeless trajectory heading towards disaster? You’re not alone. Even Jesus’ closest followers felt that way after the death of their beloved Messiah. But their hopelessness turned into hopefulness one Sunday morning. What […]
1 Peter 2:21-24, Isaiah 53:3-6 Why did Jesus have to die? What was so bad, that it required the sinless Son of God to shed His blood and give up His life? In a word, “sin”, Because of God’s great love for us, sin was the barrier between us and God. Only one mediator, only […]
We are exhorted in Philippians 2:5 to ” Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,” How can a believer have the same attitude, or mind of Christ, when Jesus was God? Did He endure His hardships, serve others, and even perform miracles because He was God in the flesh, or because God […]