Insight for Life: Recent Episodes
Jason Johnson
Jesus tended to religious matters. He attended feast days like Passover and the Feast of Dedication (now commonly called Hanukkah). He met in the synagogues and read and taught from the Scriptures there. He sang hymns with his apostles. Something Jesus never did, however, was become so focused on religious observance that He lost […]
Jesus often answered questions with another question. In Luke 10, an expert in the Jewish law approached Jesus and asked Him what he must to do inherit eternal life. 27He answered: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your […]
In Romans 5, Paul spent a lot of time and ink explaining how we are saved by the grace of God. The chapter break ends this way: 20The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, 21so that, just as sin reigned in death, so […]
13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” 16Simon Peter […]
We need to be sure we understand what the “gospel” is and not confuse that with instruction about how the “church” should function as an institution. Yet, while these two things are not the same, both are very important in the life of a Christian.
A few thoughts on the sometimes-controversial subject of baptism. This podcast barely scratches the surface of the differing sides on baptism, but is a brief overview from one perspective.
Is the study of theology really for everyday Christians? Consider this question with some observations written by minister John Summers and read in this podcast by Jason Johnson.
A review of a popular book among many Christians, The Shack and a comparison to the teaching of scripture.