Questions About Grace
Bible Studies on Grace
The Covenant Renewed
God renews the covenant with Israel, revealing His character in a magnificent proclamation of mercy and justice. Moses receives new stone tablets and ...
6 min readDavid's Kindness to Mephibosheth
David seeks to show kindness to any remaining member of Saul's house for Jonathan's sake. He finds Mephibosheth, Jonathan's lame son, and restores his...
4 min readPraise the Lord, O My Soul
One of Scripture's most beloved psalms, calling the soul to praise God for His benefits: forgiveness, healing, redemption, love, satisfaction. David c...
6 min readJonah's Anger and God's Compassion
Jonah is angry that God spared Nineveh—this is exactly why he fled. God uses a plant, a worm, and a scorching wind to teach Jonah about compassion. ...
5 min readThe Word Became Flesh
An exploration of the profound opening of John's Gospel, revealing Jesus as the eternal Word of God who brings light, life, and grace to all who belie...
5 min readSaved by Grace
Ephesians 2 contains one of the clearest explanations of the gospel: we were dead in sin but made alive in Christ—not by works but by grace through ...
5 min readSound Doctrine and Grace
Paul charges Timothy to combat false teachers in Ephesus, contrasts their speculation with sound doctrine, and shares his own testimony of receiving m...
6 min readSaved Not by Works
Paul instructs Titus on civic responsibility and peaceful relationships, grounds transformation in the mercy of God and regeneration by the Spirit, an...
5 min readLord of the Sabbath and the Sermon on the Plain
Jesus declares Himself Lord of the Sabbath and chooses His twelve apostles. In the Sermon on the Plain, He teaches the Beatitudes and calls His follow...
7 min readOpen Hearts
Paul urges them not to receive God's grace in vain. He catalogues his sufferings as evidence of genuine ministry. He pleads for them to open their hea...
5 min readCome, Everyone Who Thirsts
One of the Bible's most gracious invitations: come to the waters, buy without money, seek the LORD while He may be found. God's thoughts and ways are ...
6 min readThe Remnant and the Olive Tree
God has not rejected Israel. A remnant remains by grace. Gentiles are grafted in like wild branches, but Israel's fullness is coming. God's ways are u...
5 min readSound Doctrine and Godly Living
Paul instructs Titus on teaching various groups—older men and women, younger people, and slaves—all grounded in the grace of God that teaches us t...
6 min readWar with Ammon: Kindness Rejected, Victory Won
This chapter recounts how David's gesture of kindness to the Ammonite king was shamefully rejected, leading to war against Ammon and their Syrian alli...
5 min readFaith and Works
James confronts favoritism toward the rich, argues that faith without works is dead, and demonstrates through Abraham and Rahab that genuine faith alw...
6 min readKindness to the Poor Is Lending to the LORD
Proverbs 19 addresses poverty and wealth, family relationships, discipline, and the remarkable promise that kindness to the poor is a loan to God.
5 min readHear Me, LORD, and Answer Me
David's personal prayer weaving together petition and praise. He appeals to God's character—mercy, faithfulness, uniqueness—while crying out for h...
6 min readA Prayer for Cleansing and Renewal
David's profound psalm of repentance after his sin with Bathsheba. This deeply personal prayer reveals the path from guilt to restoration through God'...
5 min readEyes Upon the Master
Psalm 123 is a brief but powerful prayer for mercy, expressing complete dependence on God like servants watching their master.
4 min readThe Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, and Prodigal Son
When criticized for receiving sinners, Jesus tells three parables of stunning grace. A shepherd leaves ninety-nine sheep to find one lost. A woman sea...
8 min readThe Jerusalem Council
The early church faces its first major theological crisis: must Gentiles follow Jewish law to be saved? The council's decision preserves the gospel of...
5 min readGreat Is the LORD
Psalm 145 is David's grand acrostic hymn of praise, extolling God's greatness, goodness, and everlasting kingdom—the gateway to the final Hallel psa...
6 min readRuth Gleans in Boaz's Field
Ruth goes to glean grain to provide for Naomi. She "happens" to find herself in Boaz's field. He shows her unusual kindness, commanding his workers to...
5 min readCorruption and Grace
As humanity's wickedness reaches its peak, God grieves and plans judgement. Yet Noah finds favour, demonstrating that grace exists even in the darkest...
3 min readPersistent Prayer and True Humility
Jesus teaches persistence in prayer through the parable of the persistent widow. The Pharisee and tax collector reveal that God opposes the proud but ...
7 min readPeace with God
Justification brings peace with God and access to grace. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Through one man sin entered; through one Man...
5 min readJacob Meets Esau
Genesis 33 records the long-feared reunion between Jacob and Esau, which turns from terror to tearful reconciliation, followed by Jacob's settlement i...
5 min readGod's Sovereign Choice
Paul grieves for unbelieving Israel yet affirms God's sovereign right to choose. Election rests on God's mercy, not human effort. God shapes vessels f...
5 min readThe Workers in the Vineyard and True Greatness
Jesus tells the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard, showing that the Kingdom operates on grace rather than merit. He again predicts His death, red...
7 min readDead to Sin, Alive to God
Paul addresses the misuse of grace. Shall we sin so grace may increase? Absolutely not! United with Christ in death and resurrection, we are freed fro...
5 min readContinue in Prayer
Paul instructs masters to treat slaves justly. He urges continued prayer with thanksgiving and asks for prayer for open doors. Walk wisely toward outs...
5 min readThe Grace of Giving
Paul commends the Macedonians' generous giving despite poverty and encourages the Corinthians to complete their collection. Christ became poor so that...
5 min readAll Have Sinned
Paul completes his case: Jews and Gentiles alike stand condemned under sin. No one is righteous by works. But now, apart from the Law, God's righteous...
5 min readThe Promise of Rest Remains
Continuing the wilderness warning, the author shows that God's promised rest still awaits His people. Believers must strive to enter that rest through...
6 min readDavid's Census: Sin, Plague, and the Temple Site
This chapter records David's sinful census prompted by Satan, the resulting plague that killed 70,000, God's mercy at the threshing floor of Ornan, an...
5 min readWoe to the Rebellious Children
Judah seeks help from Egypt instead of God. Isaiah warns that Egypt's help is worthless and Judah's rebellion will lead to disaster. Yet God waits to ...
6 min readThe Day of the Lord
Peter addresses scoffers who mock Christ's return, explaining that God's patience allows time for repentance. The day of the Lord will come suddenly, ...
7 min readThe Tent of Meeting and God's Presence
After the golden calf disaster, the question becomes whether God will still dwell among His sinful people. Moses pitches a tent outside the camp where...
6 min readPut On the New Self
Since you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above. Put to death earthly vices and put on compassion, kindness, and above all, lo...
5 min readBlessed Is the One Who Considers the Poor
The final psalm of Book I pronounces blessing on those who care for the weak, describes betrayal by a close friend, and ends with confident praise.
5 min readWeeping May Tarry for the Night
David dedicates the temple with praise for God's healing, celebrating how God turned his mourning into dancing and his weeping into joy.
6 min readA Prayer in Anguish
David cries out from deep distress, pleading with God not to discipline him in anger, and finds hope in God's steadfast love even as he weeps through ...
5 min readContending for the Faith
Jude urges believers to contend for the faith against false teachers who have infiltrated the church, using Old Testament examples to warn of God's ju...
7 min readMay the Nations Be Glad
A brief but powerful missionary psalm praying for God's blessing to spread worldwide. The vision is clear: as God blesses His people, all nations will...
4 min readThe Righteous Care for Their Animals
Proverbs 12 addresses loving discipline, diligent work, careful speech, and even care for animals as marks of wisdom.
5 min readSubmit to God
James diagnoses the source of conflict—desires battling within us—and prescribes the remedy: humble submission to God, who gives grace to the humb...
6 min readNineveh Repents
God calls Jonah a second time. He goes to Nineveh and proclaims: "Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!" The entire city—from king to cat...
5 min readI Remembered You, God, and I Groaned
Asaph wrestles with spiritual desolation, unable to find comfort even in prayer. Yet he disciplines himself to remember God's past acts, finding that ...
6 min readPower in Weakness
Paul shares his vision of paradise and his thorn in the flesh. God's answer: "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness...
5 min readIsrael's Kings and Elisha's Death
Jehoahaz and Joash reign over Israel during Syrian oppression. Joash visits dying Elisha, who prophesies limited victory because Joash struck the grou...
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