by Peter Barfoot | Jul 21, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Discipleship, Kingdom of God, Spiritual growth, Teaching
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” ~ Psalm 23:6. The reality that God loves us unconditionally is often described in the Bible by one word: “MERCY”. This word is found 366 times in the...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 21, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Faith, Kingdom of God, Spiritual growth, Teaching
Why wait for the future to come when you can live in the spirit of it now? The words of Jesus in Matthew 11:12 – “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of God suffers violence, and the violent take it by force” are clarified in Luke 16:16 – “The...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 14, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Teaching
There are Christians whose increasing love for the Jews as a people and for the nation of Israel is developing in them a jaundiced view of Paul the Apostle. They tend to believe that Paul’s approach to the Gentiles and influence at the Council in Jerusalem (Acts...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 14, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Christianity, Teaching
The transformation of Jesus and the appearance of Moses and Elijah on the Mount of Transfiguration were not merely a vision but a portal that opened briefly when Heaven touched Earth. Moses, representing the Law, and Elijah, the Prophet, appeared from another...
by Peter Barfoot | Jun 30, 2026 | Christian Worldview, Teaching
Isaac’s love of wild game linked him to his eldest son Esau, who was a hunter. His other son Jacob was a trickster, and used his father’s desire for game meat to deceive him — and in so doing gained the birthright that would have gone to Esau. Paul...
by Peter Barfoot | Jun 30, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Christianity
“The tent of David” housed the Ark of the Covenant while the “tabernacle (tent) of Moses” was located at Gibeon. What does “the tent of David” have to do with the Church? This question relates to how the Jerusalem Council was able...