The world’s largest inland sea links Europe with Africa and the Middle East, tying together the influential cultures of Rome, Greece, Israel, and Egypt. The ancients called it Mediterranean, from the Latin mediterraneus (“midland”)—medius (“middle”) plus terra (“land, earth”). The ancients thought of the Mediterranean as the “sea in the middle of the earth.” The […]
In his letter to the Galatian church, Paul told his readers that God sent his Son into the world at the “fullness of time” (Galatians 4:4, English Standard Version). This fullness of time to which Paul referred was the proper time for God to send the Messiah into the world and to set the church […]
Christians correctly believe that God will hear our prayers, answer our prayers, and bless our lives as we follow him. We cannot separate the Word from our prayer life because we learn about these beliefs in the Bible. From the Israelites’ walk through the sea, to Peter’s walk right out of shackles and a jail […]
One of the warmest words in the English language is “come.” In the original language, the form of that word used in our text today appears 636 times in the New Testament alone. The God of the Bible is a God who invites. Through the prophet God said, “Come” (Isaiah 55:1). Jesus himself said, “Come” […]
The earth teems with life. Just read the first chapter of Genesis. God filled the earth with “plants bearing seed . . . and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good” (Genesis 1:12). God decreed that the water would “teem with living creatures,” and […]
