There is no doubt that Old Testament kingship reaches its climax with the rise of the Davidic monarchy. What is also just as clear is that the promise of kingship did not begin with David. It goes back as far as Abraham. Recall that the Lord promised Abraham that “kings shall come from your line”…
Read MoreLessons from the Genealogy of Jesus Christ, Part 6 of 6: THE Seed of the Woman
Imagine, you are in the Superbowl. You are down by four points, but your offensive is on the field with only a few minutes left in the game. The opportunity of a lifetime – you can win this game and the championship, but you are ninety yards away from the game-winning—no, Championship-winning—touchdown. After executing a…
Read MoreLessons from the Genealogy of Jesus Christ, Part 2 of 6: Christ, the Son of David
Matthew begins his genealogy by proclaiming that Jesus is the “son of David, the son of Abraham.” These two covenantal forefathers are so significant that Matthew mentions them before starting the actual genealogy. So, we will also begin by discussing the significance of Jesus as the son of David, the son of Abraham We begin…
Read MoreLessons from the Genealogy of Jesus Christ, Part 1 of 6
Many years ago, when I was a “real pastor” (meaning, I was a pastor of a local congregation), I had a nonbeliever who began to attend my church. After many months of meeting together, the Lord blessed him with new life and he embraced Jesus as his Lord and Savior. It was a very exciting…
Read MoreOde to Theological Studies
O Studies, O Studies, we’ve been your sad prey For you have worked us so diligently ‘til May Our minds are weary, our bodies fatigued Our teachers are ruthless, folks of intrigue . Midterms were a pleasure, howev’r only some Finals are more a burden than fun Papers, papers, more papers we write ‘Bout the…
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Redeeming Chillingworth 