1 Peter is a letter written to early Christians experiencing persecution. The first chapter, the home of this verse, opens the letter by describing the certainty and the glory of salvation in Christ. The glorious hope of salvation gave the …
This Proverb is situated in the midst of a series of teachings for young people that connect wealth and moral instruction. God’s sovereignty over all things, including wealth, is at the center of these verses. Therefore, rather than serving …
John 5 records a confrontation between Jesus and the Jews over the issues of his observance of the Sabbath and his relationship with God. Jesus justifies his Sabbath practices by appealing to his divine nature, and he argues that if …
David wrote Psalm 56 when his enemies once again surrounded him. Based on the Psalm’s superscript it is possible that he wrote it during the time when he was forced to fake insanity in order to escape from the Philistines …
In Psalm 69, David cries out to God to deliver him from his enemies. The Psalm opens with an expression of despair, but by its end the mood transitions to one of praise. David confidently expects God to hear and …
This Proverb comes in the midst of a series of reflections regarding wise speech. Here the point is that what a person says has consequences, and walking with integrity (truthfulness) contrasts with walking along crooked paths (untruthfulness). The person …
