Archive for April, 2009

Matthew 9:13   “Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.  For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous but those who know they are sinners.”   There is such a difference between “thinking” and “knowing” isn’t [...]

2 Corinthians 10 is a backdrop to this post.   This is a great chapter to address leadership in the church and the authority associated with that leadership.  It is essential to acknowledge that leadership in the church comes with authority.  However, this authority is not like authority that is present in the world.  This [...]

2 Corinthians 1:9 In fact, we expected to die.  But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely on God, who raises the dead.  Paul is in the middle of a discussion of the connection between suffering and comfort.  Paul suggests that suffering actually leads to comfort and that this is [...]