When we look at the life of a man like Abimelech we see not Christ, but his opposite

Thus God returned the evil of Abimelech, which he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers. And God also made all the evil of the men of Shechem return on their heads, and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. —Judges 9:56-57 Pastor Kim Riddlebarger comments on Judges 9, our … More When we look at the life of a man like Abimelech we see not Christ, but his opposite

Overestimating and underestimating the Lord’s Supper

Our reading today is 1 Corinthians 10:14-33. Here is some insights on that passage from John Piper, in a sermon,“Idolatry, the Lord’s Supper, and the Body of Christ” What 1 Corinthians 10 is about is the way the Corinthians had overestimated the power of the Lord’s Supper as sacramental food, and had underestimated the purpose … More Overestimating and underestimating the Lord’s Supper

Restoration and Mercy

You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your hot anger. Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away your indignation toward us! —Psalm 85:3-4 C.H. Spurgeon, in “The Treasury of David” connects Psalm 85 and the book Judges: How often did the longsuffering of God take away from Israel the punishments which had … More Restoration and Mercy