The Bible commands us to obey the authorities, and yet there are examples in the New Testament of the believers disobeying the authorities. In this

The Bad Guys of the New Testament were the Pharisees. They were Jesus’ main antagonists, arguing about the law and about righteousness from keeping the

The Bible is abundantly clear, in both the Old and New Testaments, that God is merciful and forgiving, even to us who are undeserving. God’s

A common perception people have of God from the Old Testament is of a wrathful deity with his hand hovering over the Smite! button, ready

In Old Testament times, the glory of the Lord was something seen indirectly, at a distance, from behind. With the Lord Jesus, all of a

At the destruction of Jerusalem, the people of Judah went into exile in Babylon. When king Cyrus decreed the people could return to rebuild Jerusalem,

Isaiah 40 gives us many reasons to rejoice at the return of the Lord. We rejoice because He is a mighty God, a good Shepherd.

God comforts us through the difficult parts of life, so that we may, in turn, comfort others as they go through similar difficulties. In fact,

How does Jesus see the law? Considering that the lawbreakers wanted to be close to Jesus, whereas the law keepers wanted nothing to do with

The people of Israel had strayed far, far from God and His plan for them, and had suffered devastating consequences as a result. Yet despite