When John is carried to heaven, he first sees God on the throne, and then a heavenly worship service which includes praise for God as creator.
The English half of a bilingual sermon emphasizing the element of speech present in Ephesians 5:3-14.
Although the Lord will show the futility of trusting Egypt by its overthrow, his broader purpose is of transforming, delivering grace.
Paul contrasts the before and after of Christian identity and bases the contract of Christian and worldly conduct upon that.
When God overthrows the idols on which Egypt relies, he opens the way for them to turn to the Lord.
The idol of covetousness demands the sacrifice of God's kingdom in exchange for absolute emptiness.
The sovereign Lord rests in his own purpose and rebukes the nations in his own time.
Fornication and it concomitants are incompatible with Christian calling, Christian identity, and Christian love.
Ephraim and Syria's reliance on themselves, their alliances, and their false religion leads to disastrous judgment; but the Lord's remnant will learn through that to look to their Maker instead.
As part of his larger warning against the danger of apostasty, Paul emphasized the continuity between the Corinthian church and OT Israel, including that all Israel was baptized into Moses.
Starting from the revealed standpoint that loving parents discipline their children, the nature of rebuke as a benefit of the covenant of grace is clarified by a particular thread of special revelation.
Christian identity as God's beloved children in Christ grounds the Christian behavior of imitating God by walking in love.
Although Moab was often an enemy to God's people, Isaiah proclaimed a Gospel call that included them with heartfelt earnestness; but in pride they would not hear.
God's merciful kindness in Christ is a strong reason to lay aside all the concomitants of angry displeasure to pursue gentle usefulness and practical relief of suffering instead.
The destruction of Assyria served as proof that the predicted destruction of Babylon could also be expected, as the God of universal sovereignty continues to act to preserve his people from all their enemies.
Since preaching is an opening of the kingdom of God to believers, what does it say about our priorities in seeking first the kingdom of God when other things crowd out hearing?
The Spirit's work in us is to bring us to a good life, where we work what is good and say what is good.
Isaac is the blessed of the Lord, because he is in covenant with God.