Biblical Insight Today

Colossians 2: 2-3 “Love” is the Vehicle of Revelation Love is the conduit through which spiritual wisdom and knowledge is carried along to the believer. Brotherly love is absolutely essential for spiritual growth. As a matter of fact a Christian will not and cannot grow in wisdom and knowledge when brotherly love is compromised in the body of Christ. It like turning of the faucet to the flow of water; when the valve is closed the water flow is hindered and it comes to a standstill. “Unity in Love” is the channel through which the knowledge and wisdom of God travels and it is essential for spiritual growth. When brotherly love is compromised spiritual growth is stifled. The Christian is to be strengthened in heart and firmly bound together in Christian love. The revelation of God cannot be properly known apart from the cultivation of brotherly love within the community. The Corinthian church, which had special need to learn this lesson, was reminded that “knowledge...

Revelation 4 Have you given much consideration to the content of the Lord’s Prayer?  I mean have you ever consider what is being asked for when this prayer is recited?  Jesus said, “After this manner therefore pray you: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:9-10) That’s a pretty powerful prayer to pray, especially when you consider that God answers prayer.  Whenever this prayer is prayed it’s a request to God asking that the activities of heaven be the activities on earth. I got thinking about this and wondered what is really happening in heaven at this very moment?   Is there a similarity between what happens on earth and what happens in heaven?  We know the sorts of things that take place on earth but heaven; well, we’re not so sure about. We can only imagine. The truth is God didn’t just leave it to our imaginations; He gave us revelation to help our im...

In John 3:16 (ESV) Jesus said, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” It is only one sentence. And that sentence contains only twenty-four words. Yet that one sentence is packed with so much truth that we literally will not have time to fully unpack its contents, but I will try. From this one verse we can find at least seven truths (probably more) about the love of God. Let’s look at them now. 1. THE LOVE OF GOD IS UNCONDITIONAL.   For God so loved the world The Greek word for world (kosmos) is defined as “the ungodly multitude; the whole mass of men alienated from God, and therefore hostile to the cause of Christ.” This is the world that God loved. It doesn’t say that God loved all the good guys. Or that God loved all the Jews. Or that God love all the saints. It says, “For God so loved the world.” That God should love the world only heightens the mystery of this love. Were we t...