The Death of Jesus - Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A
The following Scripture addresses the gravity of different types of loss, while reminding believers in the great strength in their faith. Matthew 5:1-3 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He...
Did Jesus Christ say, “I say to you, today you will be with Me in paradise” or, “I say to you today, you will be with Me in paradise” (at the Second Coming)? Here is one translation that put the comma in the place that lines up with all other scripture. Luke 23:43 TS98...
During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.New Living TranslationWhile Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, ...
of Christ’s Presence and taught that there was a secondary meaning to the bread and wine emblems: that the (1) “broken loaf” represents the “breaking of all his mystical members” and “communion of the blood of Christ” means a “participation in the sufferings and death of Jesus.”...
It was fitting, too, that the gospel reading came from Matthew 5:1-16. That includes The Beatitudes from Jesus’ sermon on the mount and the four verses following.Blessed are…the poor…the meek…the peacemakers… Blessed are those who mourn. ...
Do you see what Jesus is saying? With all of my heart, I hope so. Now that scripture upon scripture has defined what abundant life is not, let us discover what abundant life is,“according to Jesus.” The man who asked Jesus for eternal life in Matthew 19:16, was immediately ...
Even though we will have real bodies, it will be fashioned after Jesus, not Adam. The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven. As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are ...
The second form of death, however, is the main concern of God, not only in Genesis 2–7, but also in the rest of Scripture. This is the death that comes as a result of violence, and which is closely associated with sin. The death that plagues humanity and which Jesus can to rescue...
For the scripture does record that even the Son of God has to taste death as a man. Hebrews 2:9: But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every ...