Commentary on 1 John 3:16-24
Reading 1 John all the way through, it sounds more like a sermon than a [...]
Second Reading
Commentary on 1 John 4:7-21
This section of 1 John is centered on the theme of “love” (agape) and “loving” [...]
Commentary on 1 John 5:1-6
The final chapter of 1 John brings together themes that have been presented throughout the [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 1:15-23
Ephesians proclaims the exalted position of the resurrected Jesus as [...]
Commentary on Ephesians 1:15-23
Paul’s letter to the Ephesians opens with a loving prayer.1 [...]
Commentary on 1 John 5:9-13
As with the previous eight verses of this chapter, 1 John 5:9-13 persists with connections [...]
Commentary on Romans 8:22-27
Romans 8 is perhaps the greatest chapter on the Spirit in the entire New Testament. [...]
Commentary on Romans 8:12-17
After a fast-moving thunderstorm passed through our city, we woke up to a world without [...]
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 4:5-12
This short cryptic passage presents us with a synopsis of [...]
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 4:13—5:1
Paul depicts the life of faith in the Messiah in [...]