Through God's grace, our sinless Savior is able to do what sinful men were unable to do. Human kings within the Davidic line fell short, but Christ Jesus is our ultimate reconciler, and He has provided us with a model of obedience and love.

The anointing of Jesus points to His ability to mediate where men failed. The program for God's kingdom, including Israel, will be brought to fruition by Christ.

~ Second of three blogs on theocratic annointing ~ Through His Holy Spirit, Yahweh provided theocratic anointing to specific people to enable them to engage in theocratic tasks, primarily as His human representatives for the leadership of Israel. After Joshua passed away, Yahweh raised up judges in the Promised Land ( Judges 2:16 ). In all, twelve ruled until the time of the monarchy through theocratic anointing. Four judges are recorded as receiving the anointing, but it is

Reflecting on God’s design for marriage, we can never imagine the beauty that was displayed in the Garden of Eden before man’s fall.

Politicians and so-called influencers have tapped into a machine that permeates sarcasm and even direct insults. Today, nothing is off limits. As such, the social media apparatus indirectly asks, “Are you not entertained?”

In a post-Garden of Eden world, it is difficult to fully comprehend that the environment we now live in is an "all-out struggle." Humankind has become used to post-Fall conditions.

As challenging as it is to render the perfect world of Eden in our minds, it is more difficult to understand God’s love for His fallen image-bearers.

While we can’t characterize Christians who promote old-earth theories as being false converts, their position weakens their testimony to an already cynical secular society. For those who take the minority position, may we stand firm. As Paul states in 1 Corinthians 16:3, “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.”

Beyond the Theistic Evolution Theory, which was covered in my previous blog, many evangelicals engage in other assumptions that are contrary to the word of God and His creation narrative.