Robbing God’s Storehouse (Malachi 3:6-12)

Failure to live faithfully has been the focus of our study of the book of Malachi. Thus far we have learned that the people of Malachi’s day had major problems in their worship that God sought to correct. They questioned God’s love, were apathetic in worship, the religious leaders turned aside from true instruction (causingContinue reading "Robbing God’s Storehouse (Malachi 3:6-12)"

Wearying the God of Justice (Malachi 2:17-3:5)

Do not mistake the patience of God with sinners as either approval or indifference of their sin. God's kindness and patience are meant to lead to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). In the book of Malachi, God has thus far spoken forcefully with His people about their dishonorable practices and apathetic worship. In the next disputationContinue reading "Wearying the God of Justice (Malachi 2:17-3:5)"

Profaning God’s Covenant of Marriage (Malachi 2:10-16)

Those who belong to the Lord should be careful to live in a manner that pleases the Lord. Failure to live faithfully has been the focus of our study of the book of Malachi. Thus far we have learned that the people of Malachi’s day had major problems in their worship that God sought toContinue reading "Profaning God’s Covenant of Marriage (Malachi 2:10-16)"

Unfaithfully Teaching God’s Word (Malachi 2:1-9)

The Lord’s messengers must be careful to speak and act in a way that brings glory and honor to the Lord. In Malachi 2:1-9, the Lord commanded the priests to repent of despising His sacrifice, turning away from Him, and causing many to stumble by their instruction. This warning was given to the priests inContinue reading "Unfaithfully Teaching God’s Word (Malachi 2:1-9)"

Dishonoring God’s Sacrifice (Malachi 1:6-14)

  In this section of Malachi, we read about the priests who dishonored God by permitting the offering of polluted (sick or lame) animals as sacrifices in the Temple. In the Law of Moses, the Lord made clear that animal sacrifices were required to be of a “male without blemish” (Lev 1:3). The Lord rebukedContinue reading "Dishonoring God’s Sacrifice (Malachi 1:6-14)"

Doubting God’s Love (Malachi 1:1-5)

Introduction to Malachi   Malachi is a book that deserves our attention. It was written to a people who questioned the love of God, were troubled by the world around them, were apathetic in their worship, were indulging in sinful activities, dishonoring marriage, selfishly withholding their tithes and offerings, and questioning the benefit of followingContinue reading "Doubting God’s Love (Malachi 1:1-5)"

God’s Glorious Gospel (Ephesians 2:1-10)

One of my favorite sections of Scripture is Ephesians 2:1-10. In these ten verses we have a glorious picture of our salvation in three parts: 1) We were spiritually dead, 2) God has supernaturally delivered us from spiritual death, & 3) being delivered from death to life, we are given good work to do. AsContinue reading "God’s Glorious Gospel (Ephesians 2:1-10)"

Advent: God is Love (1 John 4:8)

In April of 1975, the #1 song in America was Minnie Riperton’s “Loving You”. It began with this line: “Loving you is easy because you’re beautiful.” Not because you are nice, not because you are kind, but because you are beautiful. This is actually a consistent theme in modern music. Turn on “Top 40” radioContinue reading "Advent: God is Love (1 John 4:8)"