Theology & Bible

Restoring the Power of Pentecost

Battlefield Communion

Nov. 7 | Hold Firm to the End

A heart that becomes hard can all too quickly become unbelieving. A hard heart can test the Lord, but an unbelieving heart can cause a person to turn…

Nov. 7 | Application

The book of Hebrews urges us to stick with our faith. Hebrews 3:14 says, “We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction…

Nov. 7 | Discovery

How would the story from the Israelites’ wandering in the desert help the New Testament church not turn away from God?

Oct. 31 | Both Priest and Sacrifice

Under the Old Covenant, priests would bring animals to the tabernacle and sacrifice them. By contrast, the Messiah not only administers the sacrifice, he is the sacrifice.

Oct. 31 | Application

God puts together some unexpected combinations. Lions and lambs, for example. And what about Jesus Christ, who is both sacrifice and sacrificer, the gift and the giver?

Oct. 31 | Discovery

What is the difference between being made “outwardly clean” and having our consciences cleansed?

Iowa Minister Guides Small Town into Scripture Study

Mike Cooper, pastor of Primghar Church of Christ has launched a community-wide, Bible-focused study that has brought together the churches in his small Iowa town. The study uses…

Oct. 24 | High Priest in a New Covenant

This text (Hebrews 8:1–9:10) is at the heart of the writer’s argument about how the high priesthood of Jesus interfaces with the old and New Covenants.

Oct. 24 | Application

David Faust writes, "Today we face a dizzying array of cultural changes—with shifts occurring not only in technology and style, but in substantive matters like worldviews, ethics, and…

Oct. 24 | Discovery

In what ways is the New Covenant more personal, internal, and relational than the Old?

He Himself Is Our Peace

It was anything but peaceful when peace came to this world. . . .

Oct. 17 | High Priest in the Order of Melchizedek

As the writer moved his argument along about Jesus’ priesthood and New Covenant, Melchizedek became the perfect type of Christ in the Old Testament to connect some interpretative…

Oct. 17 | Application

Jesus Christ didn’t come from the bloodline of the priestly tribe of Levi, but like Melchizedek, he derived his priestly credentials from a higher source.