Reading Scripture Psalm 3

  In light of the resurrection of Christ, we can clearly see the warning and the blessing in this Davidic Psalm, warning because Jesus is Lord, the blessing because Jesus is Lord. In this Psalm we are reading about the Lord’s anointed (Messiah) and for those who are less familiar with this psalm than others, here are a few fixed points. verse 1-2 speaks of the crucifixion, verse 7...

Should the gathered people of God sing even though the government says that we shouldn’t? Is not singing a form of Christian charity or an act of disobedience before God? The early church when they met together (Acts 2:42) devoted themselves to the word of God, fellowship, the breaking of bread and prayers. In Ephesians, we learn that a church which is filled with the Holy Spirit and living...

In seeking to understand the atonement, we must recognise that everything depended on Christs’ obedience to the Father’s will. His obedience, unlike that of a lamb involved His will. As we think of Jesus being the Servant king, we come to understand that He is God’s Servant and He came not to be served by us, but to serve God by fulfilling His will. He became obedient unto to...