Second Reading

Commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 [11-13] 14-17

God’s act of new creation completely changes the way Paul [...]

Commentary on 2 Corinthians 4:13—5:1

To read 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 solely as a summary of [...]

Commentary on Romans 8:12-17

The Apostle Paul does not explain the Trinity — how God is three-in-one and one-in-three [...]

Commentary on Romans 8:22-27

What if, for a moment, we were to set aside the fact that our text [...]

Commentary on 1 John 5:9-13

1 John offers a Twitter version of John 3:16 as the central claim of this [...]

Commentary on 1 John 5:1-6

Verse 1 once again unites what this author has repeatedly refused to separate: belief in [...]

Commentary on 1 John 4:7-21

This pericope seems to be a review of what we have heard from 1 John [...]

Commentary on 1 John 3:16-24

Last week’s text addressed the problem of sin in the believer’s life. This week, the [...]

Commentary on 1 John 3:1-7

The closing lines of chapter 2 reminded the readers of Jesus’ expected return, and called [...]

Commentary on 1 John 1:1—2:2

Good News, Bad News This text plays nicely with this [...]