our old selves die and we are resurrected as new creations who are empowered to live righteously by grace.

not only do we live in the covenant of forgiveness, but we live in the covenant without wrath.

kosmos is used only three times in Revelation:

God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ.

throughout the New Testament, Paul and the other apostles fleshed out what the command of Christ looked like by adding more specific commands that give practical legs to the law of love.

They were confident that if they made a wrong turn, God could block or redirect them. We can live with the same confidence. This knowledge enables us to live according to the principle of the green light and go for it, trusting God to stop us if we are headed the wrong way.

dispensationalists believe the Church is declining, which is not the same as believing the Kingdom is advancing.

In the midst of Israel’s vassal covenant, suddenly David received a grant covenant seemingly simply because his heart was right.

They were so gripped by the majesty of God before them that they shut down and pushed away the possibility of relationship with God. They said, “We are afraid we will die in His presence,” even though He had just demonstrated to them that no one would die in His presence.