Jesus gave these words of comfort to his disciples as part of his farewell discourse in the upper room before his trial and death (John 14:1-16:33). In 14:15-31, Jesus promised the disciples that He would send His holy Spirit to […]

Isaiah 25 and 26 contain a series of songs. In 25:1-8, Isaiah sings of his faith in God, a faith grounded in God’s faithfulness in the past. In 25:9 Isaiah turns his attention to the future, and sings of God’s […]

In Romans 8, Paul describes how Christians live through the Holy Spirit. Having defined justification by faith in the early chapters, new life in chapter 6, and the reality of the ongoing struggle with sin in chapter 7, Paul explains […]

In Romans 9-11, Paul considers God’s faithfulness to the Jewish people in the Old Testament, and asks whether the blame for their rejection of Christ was God’s or their own. In the middle of chapter 10, Paul explains that faith […]

Whereas the false apostles who tried to lead the Corinthian church astray made appeals to their own abilities and successes, Paul demonstrated his authority as an apostle by appealing to his experience of suffering. In 2 Corinthians 6:1-13, Paul gives […]