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Johan Marx shared a journal entry on Genesis 2:4–25 1 week ago
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Released from the Law
Have you ever found yourself trying so hard to please God that your Christian walk begins to feel more like a burden than a relationship? You pray, […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 7 months ago
The Power and Pattern of Beginnings
There is something deeply significant about beginnings. The way a ministry starts often reveals the heart, method, and power that will define […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 7 months, 1 week ago
From Bondage to Freedom
One of the greatest misunderstandings of grace is the idea that freedom from the law means freedom to live however we please. Paul knew this […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 7 months, 1 week ago
Walking Before God in Wholehearted Faith
Genesis 17 brings us to one of the most profound covenant moments in all of Scripture. Thirteen years have passed since the events involving Hagar […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 7 months, 4 weeks ago
When We Try to Help God
Genesis 16 is one of those passages that feels uncomfortably close to real life. God has already promised Abram a son, yet time passes and nothing […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 8 months ago
Faith, Promise, and Assurance
Genesis 15 is one of the most significant chapters in the entire Bible because it explains how God relates to His people through covenant and […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Dead to Sin, Alive to God
After declaring in Romans 5 that “where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,” Paul anticipates a dangerous misunderstanding. If grace ove […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Tempted, Tested, and Triumphant
The temptation of Jesus is one of the most revealing moments in the Gospels, not because it shows us the weakness of Christ, but because it shows […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 10 months ago
Death in Adam but Life in Christ!
Few passages in Scripture explain the human condition, and God’s remedy for it, as clearly as Romans 5:12–21. Paul takes us back to the very beg […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 10 months, 1 week ago
God’s Story Woven Through Generations
For many readers, genealogies are the passages we skim quickly, or skip entirely. Lists of unfamiliar names can feel dry, technical, and […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 10 months, 1 week ago
Peace with God through Faith
Few phrases in Scripture carry as much quiet power as Paul’s opening words in Romans 5: “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have pea […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 10 months, 1 week ago
Blessings After War
After the dust of battle settles and Abram returns victorious from rescuing Lot, Scripture pauses on a moment that seems quiet, almost understated, […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 10 months, 2 weeks ago
From the Wilderness to a New Life
In Chapter 3 of his Gospel, Luke begins by anchoring God’s work in real history, naming emperors, governors, and high priests. It reminds us that G […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Devine Calling versus Everyday Responsibility
Have you ever felt the pull between fulfilling your divine calling but still having to focus on everyday […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 11 months ago
Faithful in the Ordinary
After angels sang, shepherds testified, prophets spoke, and divine promises were affirmed in the temple, Luke’s Gospel does something unexpected, i […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 11 months ago
Faith like Father Abraham
God’s promises have never depended on human strength, perfect performance, or flawless obedience. From Abraham to the present day, the story of r […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 11 months ago
God Always Keeps His Promises
When Mary and Joseph brought the infant Jesus to the temple, they were performing a simple act of obedience to the Law of Moses. Yet in that […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 11 months, 1 week ago
The First Evangelists
The birth of Jesus is the moment when heaven touches earth in the most unexpected places. Not in palaces, not before priests or scholars, but out […] -
Johan Marx wrote a new post 11 months, 1 week ago
The Gospel Before the Gospel
Romans 4 stands as a beautiful reminder that salvation was never about human achievement. Long before Christ’s earthly life, long before the Law w […] - Load More

