After all, the New Testament writers believed that God had conferred a tremendous amount of power upon this angelic being, so why not, as well, some of His names, which express certain facets of His being? But it is nevertheless clear that although the God of the New Testament interacts ...
One of the last things Jesus said on the cross was, “It is finished.” Why did Jesus say, “it is finished”? What does that mean for you and me? Sometimes you don’t need to say a lot to mean a lot. This is one of those times because so much is packed into these three ...
“And while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously; and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds...
“And while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously; and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds...
We'll refer to this later in the lesson. For more on this seeAppendix 6. "Glory" and "Glorify" in John's Gospel. Jesus seems to use "being glorified" to refer to his death, resurrection, and ascension. "Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been...
In addition to being a popular teacher, Jesus gathered disciples, according to the ancient Jewish record. The Talmud records this, and describes the death of some of Jesus’ disciples: “Our rabbis have taught that Jesus had five disciples: Matthai, Nakai, Nezer, Buni and Todah. They broug...
those who are to receive the miracle must have some degree of faith also. Even Jesus could not produce healing in those who would not believe (Mark 6:5-6). The paralytic himself also had shown faith because he was not resistant to being brought there and lowered down from the roof, and...
Keep in mind what the author is trying to bring forth: It takes more than “accepting what Christ did on the cross” to be saved. We must also take up our cross and put self to death. Only when self is on the cross and Christ is reigning as Lord over our entire being is His wor...
but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” ……. Everything which God has ordained has its time. …… The One who made the Universe wants to live in you, and for you to live in Him. ……. “…In whom you also are being built ...
Usually, the condemned man, after being whipped, or “scourged,” dragged the crossbeam of his cross to the place of punishment, where the upright shaft was already fixed in the ground. Stripped of his clothing either then or earlier at his scourging, he was bound fast with outstretched ...