Biblical studies
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What does the Holy Spirit do in salvation? This podcast explores new birth, union with Christ, adoption, sanctification, witness, and resurrection hope.
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Where the Gospel Becomes Visible Lorenzo PalonA reflection on Colossians 4:2–6 What does a Christ-shaped life look like in ordinary public life? In Colossians 4:2–6, Paul brings together persistent prayer, thankful watchfulness, gospel opportunity, wise conduct, and gracious speech. These aren’t isolated Christian duties. Together, they reveal how the lordship of Christ becomes visible through…
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Covenant is the backbone of the Bible’s unified story. From creation and Abraham to David and the new covenant, every promise leads us to Jesus Christ.
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Jesus didn’t merely fulfil a list of isolated predictions. He brought Israel’s promises, patterns, covenant hopes, suffering, kingship, temple, and new-creation hope to their intended climax.
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The book of Job doesn’t give us a simple formula explaining human suffering. Instead, it exposes the cruelty of blaming sufferers, defends honest lament, and reveals a God whose wisdom exceeds our limited understanding.
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The Bible speaks to Christians today, but we aren’t its original audience. Faithful interpretation begins in the ancient world of the text, follows the biblical story to Christ, and only then asks how Scripture addresses the church today.
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Colossians 4:2 gives us a powerful theology of prayer: continue earnestly, stay spiritually watchful, and pray with thanksgiving. Biblical prayer is not a last resort but the daily posture of a life dependent on God.
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Biblical exegesis is not about forcing our ideas into Scripture. It is the disciplined practice of listening carefully to the text, respecting context, genre, history, and the whole biblical story fulfilled in Christ.
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Some teachings try to protect the sinlessness of Jesus by saying his human body was pre-made in heaven and placed inside Mary’s womb. But this does not strengthen the incarnation. It weakens it. The gospel does not say the Son of God avoided our humanity. It says the Word became flesh.