by Joseph Jo | Sep 12, 2018
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 Our study is on the gospel and we are looking at the apostle Paul’s statement to the Corinthians. He writes: “I declare unto you the gospel.” This gospel declaration is his restatement of something he himself had received (v. 3). In fact, what he...
by Joseph Jo | Sep 9, 2018
Philippians 1:27 Every Christian exists in two worlds at the same time. He lives in a world1 teeming with unsaved people captivated by unbelief. This world has rejected his Savior and accepted the lie of Satan. At the same time, if he is faithful to Christ, he also...
by Joseph Jo | Sep 5, 2018
Galatians 1:6-9 6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven,...
by Joseph Jo | Aug 29, 2018
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 The gospel (euanggelion = eu [glad/good] + anggelion [tiding/announcement/news]) is the foundation by which the church rises and falls. Then, what is the gospel? In today’s text, the apostle Paul first talks about three elementary truths about the...
by Joseph Jo | Aug 26, 2018
John 14:1 After telling His disciples that He was about to go away from them (John 13:33), Jesus comforted them by the words that His departure and their subsequent separation were not permanent. “Let not your heart be troubled… (John 14:1). The basis of this comfort...
by Joseph Jo | Aug 19, 2018
John 4:23-24 God created all things for His own glory (Revelation 4:11). It simply means that we are created to worship God. When we fail to worship God, we fail to operate as intended by our Creator. Everything in life has to be evaluated by that standard. Life...
by Joseph Jo | Aug 12, 2018
Romans 2:15; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Every person is born with an internal mechanism which helps him understand the difference between right and wrong.1 The Bible teaches that God writes His own law on the hearts of people so that their own thoughts either accuse them of...
by Joseph Jo | Aug 5, 2018
Collossians 3:9-10 Even though we have put off the old man and have put on the new man (Colossians 3:9-10), you still struggle with sin. One of the most well-known passages in the Bible on sin is David’s adultery with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11). When Bathsheba became...
by Joseph Jo | Jul 22, 2018
Galations 5:16 There are popular Christian books touting the possibility of living “the victorious Christian life,” promising “the very best” that life can offer. While God does bless His people with great blessing (Psalm 103:2-5), the Christian life is also a...
by Joseph Jo | Jun 24, 2018
Matthew 7:13-14 The American poet Robert Frost wrote about standing in the woods looking at two different paths. They were “about the same” even though one was “grassy and wanted wear.”1 Frost took the less traveled road and then philosophized as to whether he would...
