This letter was written by the apostle John. This was the beloved disciple that Jesus entrusted His mother to at Calvary. This letter was written…
Devotions
Living in the Last Days
Now that Jude has warned his readers about these false teachers, he instructs them to persevere. He instructs them to “remember what the apostles…
Contend for the Faith
Jude, the author of this short letter, is the half brother of Jesus. Many see Jude as a companion letter to 2 Peter since Jude writes concerning…
Abolish or Fulfill
It is not surprising that the more legalistically inclined Jews would accuse Jesus of setting out to abolish the Law and the prophets. According…
You Are Light
The second analogy that Jesus uses is “light.” The purpose of light is to illuminate the darkness. Light reveals the things that cannot be seen
You Are Salt
In Matthew chapter five, Jesus is declaring that believers in any age under any condition are to be both salt and light in the world. Since the…
Blessed Are the Pure in Heart
I truly wish we could cover all of the beatitudes found in Matthew chapter five, but time will not allow this. I highly encourage you to take the…
Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
Today we will look at the fourth beatitude. Here we discover that, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.” Here, Jesus is…
Blessed Are Those Who Are Meek
When most people hear the word “meek,” they think of weak. Yet this is not what Jesus is conveying here. According to commentator Matthew Henry…
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
The mourners referred to here are like the Lord Jesus, who was a man of sorrows. Though perhaps they are not immediately comforted in their tro…
The Be-Attitudes
The Sermon on the Mount opens with the Beatitudes. Please note that these are be-attitudes and not do-attitudes. They state what the subjects of…