Posts in Jesus Christ
The Gospel According to Titus

The following is a summary of John Stott’s exposition of Titus 3:3-8 found in his commentary on 1 Timothy & Titus. According to Stott, these verses are “perhaps the fullest statement of salvation in the New Testament…

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Miserable Comforters

Indeed, Jesus’ suffering was not only the cross but all instances he experienced of unjust hatred, doubt, misunderstanding, jealousy and betrayal (a snippet of a much longer list). All this was the result of obedience and righteousness, not personal sin…

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Although He Was a Son: How and Why Did Jesus Learn Obedience

Indeed, Jesus’ suffering was not only the cross but all instances he experienced of unjust hatred, doubt, misunderstanding, jealousy and betrayal (a snippet of a much longer list). All this was the result of obedience and righteousness, not personal sin…

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The Discipline of Solitude

As seen in His temptation in the wilderness, His retreating into prayer alone with the Father, or His pleading before God in Gethsemane, Jesus committed Himself to private, undistracted time with God…

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Seeing Jesus in Marriage

Although the chapter’s focus is the relationship between truth, love, and grace in marriage, one of my main takeaways was all the tangible illustrations of how marriage reflects Jesus’ relationship with the church. Below is a summary of 9 parallels I found between these relationships…

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