Biblical Briefs
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What “My Thoughts Are Not Your Thoughts” Really Means
Isaiah 55 addresses exiled individuals doubting God’s patience after Jerusalem’s fall. It emphasizes God’s abundant pardon and forgiveness, contrasting human notions of conditional forgiveness. The chapter reveals that God’s ways of mercy far exceed human understanding, inviting sinners to seek Him without fear, promising compassion and abundant pardon through Christ.
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More Than a Man’s Voice: The Nature of Faithful Preaching
Most Christians think of a sermon as a man explaining the Bible. The Apostle Paul thought it was something more. What follows is a brief exposition of 2 Timothy 4:1-3. The Apostle Paul is writing his final letter. He knows his days are numbered. He tells Timothy plainly in chapter 4, verse 6: “I am…