Life-transformation does not come out of nowhere—and we cannot achieve it by ourselves. It only comes through the power of the gospel. Having told us how we need to live, Paul now reminds of why and how this is possible.
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Life-transformation does not come out of nowhere—and we cannot achieve it by ourselves. It only comes through the power of the gospel. Having told us how we need to live, Paul now reminds of why and how this is possible.
Jonathan Griffiths serves as President of Heritage College and Seminary and as Executive Director of the Timothy Trust. He studied theology at Oxford and Cambridge universities and is the author of more than fifteen books—most recently, Gathered for Good: God’s Good Design for the Local Church (B&H, 2025). His syndicated Bible teaching program, Encounter the Truth, is heard on radio networks across Canada and the United States and globally through podcast. Jonathan is deeply committed to expository preaching and loves to train and mentor others in word ministry. He and his wife, Gemma, have three children.
Did David really rape Bathsheba? We tend to think of the story as more of a “sordid affair” which, while horrific and sinful, seems to most of us a lesser sin than the sin of rape.
