1st Century Cretans and 21st Century Mythology
Titus 1:10–2:1 Elders and those appointing them know Titus 1:5–9 well. We are less familiar with the history of Crete that made their appointment so
Paul Birston
January 5, 2021
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Lessons from Titus 2
Paul left Titus in Crete to straighten out what was left unfinished (1:5). Interestingly, Cretan Jews were present on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:11).
Shawn Leblanc
January 5, 2021
The One-Sentence Gospel
Titus 3:4–7 is one sentence in the original Greek. In one extended sentence, the Apostle Paul encompasses the full gospel of Jesus Christ! “But when
Geoffrey Ellis
January 5, 2021
The Preservation of the Gospel
Lessons from 2 Timothy 1 Among scholars who accept Pauline authorship of 2 Timothy, the consensus is that it is the last of Paul’s surviving
Thayer Salisbury
October 11, 2020
A Faithful Saying
Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we
Noel Walker
October 11, 2020
Godly Living and Serving in the Last Days
2 Timothy 3 In this seventeen verse chapter, the Apostle Paul exhorts the young Timothy about those who are dangerous to the gospel and gives
David Nickele
October 11, 2020
When The End Justifies The Means!
Hearing Paul in 2 Timothy 4 “Once upon a time” often alerts us to the unreal. I recall my grandmother reading to me from books
George Mansfield
October 11, 2020
Psalms of Trust An Introduction
In the Psalms and their historical backgrounds we see many pictures of people trusting God. David, for example, who wrote approximately half of the 150
Paul Birston
July 29, 2020
Arrow in the Heart Psalm 11
“In the LORD I take refuge; How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain; For, behold, the wicked bend
Tim Johnson
July 29, 2020
The Psalm of Psalms #23
“The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores
George Mansfield
July 29, 2020
Introducing Philemon to His Brother Onesimus through a Letter of Appeal Framed by God’s Grace in the Power of the Gospel
The gospel of Jesus Christ transforms people and relationships, often radically. It changed Paul from a “blasphemer, and a persecutor and a violent aggressor” to
Paul Birston
May 15, 2020
Paul, Philemon, and the New Testament Approach to Slavery
Philemon, the Christian to whom Paul’s letter by this name was written, was a slave master. If we knew of any Christian today who held
Ed Broadus
May 15, 2020