The Lord Jesus terminated many negative things in His death. This prepared the way for Him to impart Himself as “the life” (John 14:6) into us in resurrection. First Peter 1:3 proclaims…
The Gospel of John begins by presenting the incarnation to us. Incarnation is God putting on humanity. The first verse says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the…
Yeshua ministered throughout all Judea, Samaria, and the Galilee, saying: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” (Matthew 3:2) . Was He inferring that the Kingdom of God had arrived and that we are now living in it? Not exactly.
This post was originally published in June 2014. –ed. There is colossal confusion about what it means to be a Christian. Through mass communication the culture receives conflicting messages about what defines authentic Christianity. Cults, charismatic speakers, and criminally convicted church leaders only muddle the confusion on a grand scale. What’s perhaps worse than confusing the … Continued
This post was originally published in June 2014. –ed. What did Jesus set out to accomplish? Did His death and resurrection have any practical effect for this life, or was it all focused on eternity? Consider this: the holy Son of God set aside His glory, humbled Himself by taking the form of a man, lived … Continued
This post was originally published on September 10, 2021 and is part of the Five Minute Friday blog link-up. Where I join up with a community of writers and bloggers of all ages and stages who gath…