Posts by Josh Moody
Hebrews 6:13-20: The Promise of God
Isaiah 27-28, Proverbs 23:1-18, Luke 22:39-46, Hebrews 6:13-20 Hebrews 6:13-20: How do you know that God will do what he has promised to do? We often think of God’s promises, in the plural, but there is an overarching promise, in the singular, that holds together all his promises and is the guarantee of them all. It is this…
Read MoreHebrews 1:10-14: Better
Isaiah 3-5, Proverbs 19:1-14, Luke 20:41-47, Hebrews 1:10-14 Hebrews 1:10-14: Christ’s superiority is further described here as the author of Hebrews begins to lay out his case that Jesus is better than anything and anyone else. He first describes Christ’s superiority to creation in his role in creation, ruling and bringing to an end all of creation. He…
Read MoreHebrews 1:1-9: God’s Last Word
Isaiah 1-2, Proverbs 18, Luke 20:27-40, Hebrews 1:1-9 Hebrews 1:1-9 The Book of Hebrews, anonymous in its manuscripts, comes to us as a great word that exalts Jesus above all other heavenly and earthly powers, and also calls us to stick with Jesus because he is therefore better than anything and anyone else. It is written…
Read MoreAugust 26-31, 2023
In keeping with the Bible reading plan we are using, the last days of each month are designated as “free days.” August 26-31 then are intended to allow you to catch up on reading you may have missed or to study passages more in depth that intrigued you during the first 25 days of the month.…
Read More1 Timothy 4: Heresy and Its Antidote
Ezra 8, Proverbs 6, Luke 14:25-35, 1 Timothy 4 1 Timothy 4: In this passage, Paul teaches Timothy – and us – what the nature of false teaching is and what is to be done about it. First, according to Paul, false teaching will occur in the last days. That is, in the time between Jesus’ first coming…
Read More1 Timothy 3:8-18: Deacons
Ezra 7, Proverbs 5, Luke 14:15-24, 1 Timothy 3:8-18 1 Timothy 3:8-18: Paul now describes the necessary qualifications for the role of deacons. Basically, they are similar to that which he described for an overseer with this important distinction: while an overseer must be able to teach, a deacon need only “keep hold of the deep truths of…
Read More1 Timothy 3:1-7: An Overseer
Ezra 6, Proverbs 4, Luke 14:1-14, 1 Timothy 3:1-7 1 Timothy 3:1-7: The Bible reading program that we follow in our devotionals suggests that this reading goes to verse 10 (and then the next from verses 11 to 18). But the more natural way to divide this chapter is at verse 7 – see the “similarly” at verse…
Read More1 Timothy 2: Christ Centered Worship
Ezra 4-5, Proverbs 3, Luke 13:22-35, 1 Timothy 2 1 Timothy 2: This chapter begins a section of Paul advising Timothy how he is to conduct worship in (as he calls it at the end of the section) “God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.” To put it…
Read More1 Timothy 1:1-11: Defeating False Teaching
Ezra 1-2, Proverbs 1, Luke 13:1-9, 1 Timothy 1:1-11 1 Timothy 1:1-11: In this (and its companion letter 2 Timothy), Paul is writing to the young Timothy to give him specific instructions regarding how to shepherd the church under his care in the great ancient city of Ephesus. In particular, Timothy will need to correct the false teachers…
Read MoreJuly 26-31, 2023
In keeping with the Bible reading plan we are using, the last days of each month are designated as “free days.” July 26-31 then are intended to allow you to catch up on reading you may have missed or to study passages more in depth that intrigued you during the first 25 days of the month.…
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