Entries by Jonah Chitty

He Who Laughs Last Laughs Best

God’s promises sometimes appear too good to be true because God specializes in the impossible. One example in the Bible is when he gives a son to Abraham and Sarah. Their son’s name is Isaac, which means he laughs. Abraham and Sarah both laughed, but God has the last word and fulfills his word always, […]

How Can I Be Righteous Before God?

In God’s economy, faith is that which is rewarded with righteousness. There is no amount of good work that you and I can do to be in the right standing before God. How can we be righteous before God? The answer is faith. The poster person for this theological truth is Abraham. We learn that […]

Yahweh’s Promises

Genesis 12 is a turning point in the Bible. The story of Abraham, still Abram in this passage, begins to come into focus. God tells him to follow after him and makes some astonishing promises. Again, the early chapters of the Bible paint Yahweh as the promise-making God. As we continue reading, we will also […]

Job: Behind the Curtain of God’s Providence

Job is a fascinating story in the heart of the Old Testament. Our Bible reading plan has us reading a few chapters and what a blessing they are to us. Job pulls back the curtain on the nature of God’s good, wise, and loving providence. The book is entitled Job, but we learn much about […]

Noah, the Flood, and More Promises

The story of Noah and the flood is a fantastic story about God. We learn in Genesis 6-9 that God will not ignore sin. Sin must be punished. Yet a pattern begins to emerge in the early pages of Scripture that even amid judgment, there is mercy and salvation for those who walk with God […]

Hope in the Midst of Ashes

What is wrong with the world is a quintessential question for everyone alive. All religions and philosophies deal with the problem. The Bible tells us what’s wrong with God’s good creation in Genesis chapter 3. In a word, the answer is sin. Adam and Eve fell prey to the serpent’s temptation, ate the fruit God […]