This Old Testament ritual may seem strange at first glance, but it paints a powerful picture of what Christ has done for us and what takes place in baptism. Two birds were involved in the cleansing ceremony for someone healed of a skin disease. One bird was sacrificed over fresh...

Today’s verses describe God’s prescription for a priest helping someone with a serious skin condition in the time of Moses. The person had to be separated from the community until they were healed. In the instructions, there was a component of atonement, as well as a component of cleansing and...

In the verses preceding this passage, the writer tells us that even after Jesus’ ministry, death, and resurrection, there were some disciples who still did not believe that He was the Son of God. How could there be any doubt in anyone’s mind about who Jesus was? Yet there were...

Are we walking with the Lord and yet remain unbaptized? The beginning of this passage states that we are to repent of our sins. The next statement is to turn to God. Whether we believe we can have a relationship with God without being baptized, what matters is what God...

Confidence—we often build it on things that make us feel safe and bring a sense of security to our lives: a relationship, a job, or our finances. Sometimes, our tendency to depend fully on these things instead of God can lead us to create our own "Nile River." The Nile...