Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians

The Bible is redundant in associating the death of Jesus with the exposure and defeat of Satan and the cosmic opponents of God. Yet, it seems that this meaning is rarely expressed and the death of Jesus is discussed mainly in terms of personal salvation. In this Bible study we …

It’s often difficult to imagine how Jesus would respond to the specific circumstances in our every day 21st century lives. How would Jesus deal with rude customers at a bank or with wild children in a classroom or at home? The Gospels tell us much about Jesus but yet there …

We are often pre-occupied with our own personal salvation to the point that we lose the “big picture”. Yet the Bible again and again tries to reveal to us the reality of a cosmic conflict that is being fought over the character of God. As we really begin to understand …

The theme of the Bible is the real “Stars Wars” story. The great “war in heaven” described in Revelation 12 is the great ‘Mother of all Wars.’ Emphasis of this warfare motif goes by various names such as “The Great Controversy”, “The Larger View”, “Cosmic Conflict Theology”, “Christus Victor” and …

These 3 books were all written from prison, but Paul speaks in the most clear and beautiful language about love, freedom and the unity that God will achieve. Unity between his people as they complete the body of Christ; unity as we – his living stones – build the spiritual …