by Matthew Borgstrom | Mar 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
The beginning of Eph. 5 begins with a lofty call to imitate God. However, as soon as we hear this call to imitate God, how does our flesh want to strongly object?—“But we aren’t God, we are sinful, weak humans. Therefore, that’s an unfair standard to place upon us.”...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Feb 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
In light of what the Apostle Paul commands in Eph. 4:32, here are some questions to see where we are at with regards to exemplifying compassion: Generally speaking, are you able to enter in to another person’s plight even if their circumstances are the direct result...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Feb 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
The parable in Luke 7:41-42 encapsulates a principle even understood in the world, which is the greater the mercy shown, the greater the love should be given to the one showing mercy. Therefore, virtually every human being could come up with the right answer to...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Feb 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Up to this point in the Gospel of John, John the Baptist has consistently been pointing others to the Messiah, the Lamb of God–Jesus Christ. However, what sticks out in John 3:27-30 is that John is not only one who understands it’s his entire purpose in life to...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Feb 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
John 3:19-20 contains another antithetical teaching from John, in that if someone loves the darkness, the one will, by default, hate the Light. There is no mixing of the two; in order to have one, the other has to be eliminated. And it follows that whatever one hates,...
