Think on these things (Philippians 4:8-9)
When Jesus’ spoke His fourth phrase on the cross ─ Mark 15:25-34 ─ He had just entered the darkest phase of death that any man would ever face. It was here that the man Christ Jesus, who could not sin, was made into sin for us (2 Corinthians 5:21). As …
When Jesus spoke His third phrase – John 19:25-27 – there were 5 familiar faces at the foot of the cross, 4 women and 1 disciple. None of His siblings were present, likely because of their unbelief recorded in Mark 6:3 and John 7:5. What siblings would not be by …
Read: 1 Corinthians 8:10-13 and Colossians 2:16-23 We are in a “religious season” called LENT, observed by Catholics, Anglican and Protestants. We are not Catholic, and we are not Anglican, and we are not Protestant. What is LENT? It is a time of preparation for Easter by penance, alms-giving and …
Are you Catholic? ∼ No ∼ Then why are you celebrating a “Saint” day? Catholics have a Saint of the Day and St. Patrick is today’s. Setting aside a day to celebrate a “Saint” and have a feast is their ritual, with multiple saints per day, and “All Saints Day” …
I am intrigued reading about believers who had the hardest times in life, yet did the most for our Lord. This, while so many skate through life in such easy and do so little for our Lord. One faithful servant of God has on her tombstone a phrase from Mark …
Jesus’ second phrase on the Cross – Luke 23:39-45 – is a clear presentation of the Gospel. During this encounter, one thief mocked Jesus while the other believed on Him. They both had prayed that Jesus would save them, but only one was saved. The result shows us that the …
We see this in Matthew 19:16-26 where Jesus did not answer a man’s request for “eternal life” by saying, “Believe on Me!” Of all Bible examples we could have for Jesus running straight to a “sinner’s prayer,” bypassing or sugarcoating the necessities, this is it. Jesus gives this man a …
Jesus wants to be both Christ and Lord of your life: AS CHRIST, Jesus frees your soul from Hell. Sadly, many unbelievers refuse Christ’s free gift of eternal life (Acts 24:25; 26:28-29). AS LORD, Jesus prepares your soul for heaven. Sadly, many believers refuse to thank Christ for His sacrifice …
As prophesied in Isaiah 53:7, Jesus “opened not his mouth,” speaking no words as He went to the Cross. On the Cross, though, He fulfilled Isaiah 53:12, speaking seven phrases to make “intercession for the transgressors.” With seven Sundays until Easter, I want to write concerning His seven phrases which …
It’s asked, “If God is good, why does He allow bad things to happen?” This is a legitimate question from an unbelieving world, confused baby Christian, backslidden carnal Christian, or hurting mature Christian. The fact is, life is hard at best, and bad things happen to good people. Why? We …
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