We don't talk about covenants much in our day-to-day lives, but they are integral for understanding the biblical storyline and what part of that story you and I find ourselves.
Who Wrote What Letters to Whom in the New Testament?
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From: Paul
To: All in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people.
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From: Paul and Sosthenes
To: The church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours.
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From: Paul and Timothy
To: The church of God in Corinth, together with all his holy people throughout Achaia.
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From: Paul and all the brothers and sisters with him
To: The churches in Galatia.
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From: Paul
To: God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus.
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From: Paul and Timothy
To: All God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons.
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From: Paul and Timothy
To: God's holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ.
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From: Paul, Silas, and Timothy
To: The church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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From: Paul, Silas, and Timothy
To: The church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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From: Paul
To: Timothy, my true son in the faith.
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From: Paul
To: Timothy, my dear son.
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From: Paul
To: Titus, my true son in our common faith.
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From: Paul and Timothy
To: Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker—also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier—and to the church that meets in your homes.
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From: Unknown (possibly Paul, Luke, or Apollos)
To: Unknown (probably Christians who had recently came out of the Old Covenant system that was previously established).
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From: James
To: The twelve tribes scattered among the nations.
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From: Peter
To: God's elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bythinia, who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood.
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From: Peter
To: Those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have receieved faith as precious as ours.
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From: Unknown (probably John—the disciple whom Jesus loved)
To: Unknown (probably Christian’s under John’s care).
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From: The elder (probably John, the disciple whom Jesus loved)
To: The lady chosen by God and to her children whom I love in the truth (probably the local church and the members of that church).
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From: Unknown (probably John, the disciple whom Jesus loved)
To: My dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
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From: Jude
To: Those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.
Who Will Save Us?
The movie, Sully, is about the real life event of when Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger safely landed a commercial aircraft on the Hudson River after losing both engines from a bird strike shortly after takeoff. Throughout the movie the NTSB (the National Transportation Safety Board) had been investigating the water landing to determine if Sully had actually made a mistake by going for the Hudson when he could have—and should have—headed for a nearby airport.
What Must I Do to Be Saved?
Podcasts are the best.
I especially like listening to The Rewatchables, which is a podcast where a group of 2-4 people discuss their favorite “rewatchable” movies.
During the last episode I listened to they were talking about Ghost. (A movie I haven’t seen before… I know, I know, I should make it a point to watch it.) Since the movie is about someone’s loved one being killed and then returning as a ghost it didn’t take long for the conversation to come to a discussion about the afterlife.
Jesus and the Father Are One
‘The Gospel’ According to Romans 1:16
In Defense of the New Living Translation... And English Translations in General
Several years ago I watched a pretty intense and illuminating debate on the Trinity between two people who (obviously) did not share the same belief. One believed the God who revealed himself within the Scriptures revealed himself as triune (i.e., the Trinity). The other manifestly believed he did not. For him, God is “one”—case closed (i.e., Unitarian).
Passion Week: Saturday - The "In-Between"
Passion Week: Friday - The Beginning of the End
If the beginning of the end wasn’t when Jesus rode into Jerusalem as a king, it most assuredly was when Judas brought a crowd to arrest him. From that point forward Jesus would no longer walk freely throughout the land with his disciples. From here on out he’d be bound, either by chains or by nails to a cross.
