What does it mean to speak the truth in love? This phrase comes from Ephesians 4:15, where the apostle Paul writes,...
Re-Examined
Galatians 3:28 Re-Examined: No Jew, Greek, Slave, Free, Male, or Female
I write these re-examined articles because context matters. It always matters. If we are going to apply Scripture to...
James 1:19 Re-Examined: Quick to Hear, Slow to Speak, Slow to Anger
Some passages of Scripture lend themselves to being easily taken out of context. Their meaning seems to be...
1 Corinthians 6:19 Re-Examined: Your Body is a Temple
In 1 Corinthians 6:19, Paul asked, “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom...
Romans 13 Re-Examined: When to DISOBEY the Government
This is a follow up to a post I wrote in February, “Romans 13 Re-Examined: Obey the Government." That post left a lot...
Psalm 116:15 Re-Examined: Is Death “Precious” in the Lord’s Sight?
It is a passage quoted at nearly every funeral, "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints" (Psalm...
John 4:24 Re-Examined: Worship in Spirit and in Truth
Jesus talked with a Samaritan woman at a well about her life, about God, about the Messiah, and about worship. He told...
Matthew 7:1 Re-Examined: Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged
Jesus preached, in the Sermon on the Mount, "Judge not, that ye be not judged" (Matthew 7:1, KJV). But what did He...
Romans 13 Re-Examined: Obey the Government
I would argue that very few passages in Scripture have been more abused over the centuries than Romans 13:1-7. It has...
2 Corinthians 5:10 Re-Examined: Appear Before the Judgment Seat
A lot of people seem to believe that on the Day of Judgment, all of their good deeds will be weighed against all of...
Luke 22:36 – Sell Your Cloak to Buy a Sword
It's time for us to resume our "Re-Examined" series by considering Luke 22:36, in which Jesus says, "Let the one who...
PROVERBS 22:6 RE-EXAMINED: Train Up a Child in the Way He Should Go
Today's post is part four of our "Re-Examined Series," in which we are taking a look at some well-known passages that...