Parakletos – Advocate
The good news of the gospel is that as spiritual “criminals” (sinners), we have an advocate in Jesus Christ. “My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if
Devotionals on the different names and meanings in which God revealed himself to his people
The good news of the gospel is that as spiritual “criminals” (sinners), we have an advocate in Jesus Christ. “My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if
The good news of the gospel is that the God who is spirit came into the world in the person of Jesus Christ. “God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and
One of the great titles of God is “the Holy One of Israel.” It’s a name that tells us a lot about our Maker, and a name worth exploring. “This is what the Lord says—your
Today, you don’t have to feel feeble and vulnerable. Don’t think you’re walking around this world defenseless. The “horn of your salvation” fights for you. “My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
According to David, God is the Friend who lifts our head. David knew what it was to be depressed and overwhelmed. He understood sadness and grief. He was familiar with guilt, shame, and pain. “But
When we describe God as the God who hates, don’t we validate all the critics who insist that God is an angry God—the ones who claim that God is unreliable, unstable, even unrighteous? “The arrogant
Isaiah introduced the idea of God as Sar-Shalom (Isaiah 9:6) revealing that God Himself is peace and also the giver of peace. Real life, rich life, abundant life—the life we want—is found only in Him.
The history of the Hebrew people is filled with great men and women known as judges. Such men as Samuel, Samson, and Gideon (and an amazing woman known as Deborah) didn’t wear robes, wield gavels,
If you’ve had a loved one die, you know the pain of grief, and you’ve also brushed up against the great mystery of life. What is this immaterial essence or spirit that animates us? Where
God is the source of all true, eternal wisdom (Proverbs 2:6). This makes perfect sense because God is “the only wise God.” In other words, He is inherently, intrinsically wise. If you want earthly “wisdom,”