The Prodigal Son’s behavior was bad. Seriously bad. The first century Palestinian audience, hearing the parable from Jesus’ lips, may have recalled Deuteronomy 21: 18 – 21. 18 “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his […]
Its late. A layer of thick black paint covers the area around my eyes, including my eyelids. I add black streaks that run from my eyes down my cheeks. In 1976 there aren’t a lot of product options for hair. I borrow a can of cheap hairspray and go to […]
Access to God sounds strange, but the believer has been granted access to God through the blood of Christ. Through Christ, we have a very unique level of permissions. Put another way, Christians are a new Holy of Holies where God’s Spirit resides and provides us with continual access to […]
In part 3 we look deeper into Jesus’ claim, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Consider Hebrews 10:19-22 (ESV) 19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 […]
Again, Jesus’ radical claim to be the way, and the truth, and the life, and that no one comes to the Father except through him means that you, as a believer in Christ, have access to the Father through Christ. Right now. In this section we will examine the Christian […]
