All posts tagged grace
Look to Christ
by Mathew Block “I had no love for this righteous and angry God, but secretly hated Him, and thought to myself: ‘Isn’t it enough that God has condemned us to everlasting death because of Adam’s sin and that we must suffer so much trouble and…
A Promised Peace
by Mathew Block For several weeks leading up to Christmas, the Church commemorates a season called Advent. The word comes from a variant of the Latin word for “to come,” and refers to the prophesied coming of Christ. Consequently, in Advent Christians do two things:…
The End of Hope
by Mathew Block “I thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive. But better than both is he who has not yet been and has not seen the evil deeds that are done under the sun.” –…
Christmas is about Jesus
by Robert Bugbee “Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (St. John 1:17). Christmas is about Jesus Christ. That is as it should be. The faith of Christians is to be centered on Jesus Christ. The whole mission of God’s Church in the world comes…
Why read the Bible?
by Mike Bieber What’s the benefit of reading the Bible? As far as questions go, that doesn’t seem too hard to answer! But when I begin to answer it, a different question immediately comes to mind: the Bible is so full of wisdom and direction,…