Author Archives: David Cartledge

God promised to bless Abraham and his seed. He also promised that all nations would be blessed through Abraham and his seed. God, the promise maker, proved to be the promise keeper by coming himself as Abraham’s seed in Jesus … Continue reading →

When Paul preached the gospel in Galatia, some came to know the true and living God.  This happened as they trusted in Jesus alone. Later, these people turned from trusting Christ alone to Christ plus law observance.    In response, Paul … Continue reading →

Philip asked Jesus to show them the Father.  Jesus replied, “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?  Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and that the Father is in … Continue reading →

Jesus said, “I and the Father are one.”  He then went on to say, “…the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”  Theologians have used the word perichoresis to describe this kind of oneness. The word perichoresis means … Continue reading →

Too many people seem to live from one moment to another rarely considering what their lives mean.  However, there may be moments when a person pauses to consider what matters more than anything else.  We would say that we were … Continue reading →

Jesus identified with us by becoming human and entering into the entire human plight. Furthermore, Jesus remains human even though he is now exalted to the highest place at God’s right hand.  There, he continually represents us in the presence … Continue reading →

We humans need to know that we are valued.  We want to be assured that we have worth in our own eyes and the eyes of others. More so we need to look God in the face assured that we … Continue reading →

Trinity is One God in three persons and three persons in One God.  For many, this is a big puzzle.  And they soon give up on the puzzle thinking that Trinity is beyond them and not much use to them … Continue reading →

The only way we can know anything at all about God is through his self-revelation.  He has communicated himself to us in the Jesus’ story by the Spirit. This good news story reveals the One God as three persons who … Continue reading →

I used to receive teaching about God that began with the essence of God. This essence was defined in such a way that God appeared non-relational.   Relationships did not appear essential to God’s Being.  This impersonal divine essence would … Continue reading →