Skin for Skin
The devil wants to deceive us. Sometimes he does this by telling us an outright lie. He lied to Eve when he said, “You will not surely die” (Gen. 3:4). Tragically, this worked for him then and it still works today. At other times he is more underhanded. When he...
Jesus, Deity, Son, Propitiation, Redeemer, Saviour
The inspired Scriptures reveal many things about Jesus that make Him extra special to us. Let’s look at a few of these. Jesus is Deity. He is equal to the Father. Paul wrote of him, “Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God” (Phil....
Suffering for Christ’s Sake
There is such a difference between the life of the Christian and the life of the man of the world that conflict between the two is certain. Jesus Christ, our Savior, suffered. We are no better than He was! If we follow Him, we will suffer. Indeed, Jesus told us...
Kindness
In Solomon’s description of the virtuous woman he says, “In her tongue is the law of kindness” (Prov. 31:26). Earlier Solomon had also mentioned kindness as a trait to be desired: “There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel―that will stand....