Psalm 107 opens the fifth and final “book” of the Psalms. Its first four stanzas recount the Lord’s deliverance of his people from a variety of forms of distress, and its final two speak of the Lord’s judgment and […]

  In the verses following this one, John teaches us that no one is naturally a child of God, and that no one becomes a child of God on the basis of human decision (verse 13). Rather, we become children […]

  Paul concludes his letter to the Philippians with a series of exhortations, and his instructions about prayer include some of his most famous instructions. It is important to remember that not all anxiety is sinful, for earlier in Philippians […]

  As the people of Israel prepared to enter the Promised Land, Moses warned them about the danger of idolatry. Specifically, Moses warned them about the danger of false prophets (13:1-5), the danger of close relatives and even family members […]

  In this verse, Paul simultaneously captures two truths that informed his response to Peter’s failure to treat the Gentile Christians in the same way that he treated the Jewish Christians. First, Paul emphasizes that our union with Christ brings […]

  When Jesus spoke the words in this verse, he was quoting from the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy. Whereas the people of Israel were unfaithful and ungrateful for God’s miraculous provision of manna in the wilderness, Jesus here expresses […]