Thus ye see Jesus Christ is either the subject of all in the scriptures, or the end of it all. He is the very proper subject of the gospel. Paul knew nothing but Christ crucified in his preaching, and he is the very end and scope "of the law for righteousness," Rom. x.3. All ...
Jesus expands the scripture study to include the Psalms (These are the poetic books of the Bible that include Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon.). From these writings of thirty-five men, he showed them“all the things that must be fulfilled”about Him! Luke 24 ...
Yet, not just in scripture, for I am certain we all have observed one, a selfless individual, live this out. Father, for me, as I am sure you knew her intimately, was my grandmother, Ruby Murphy; she did so Lord. Widowed at the age of 46, with five children, so very poor in ...
What did He think when He made the metal that would eventually impale Him on the cross? He made what would be used to cause Him pain and kill Him. He created all the accessories of redemption."##Chapter 8 Christ's People: Discovering Jesus in the old testament characters ### Ba...
” (Genesis 1:28) God created us to be dominioneers, but the thought that God still has his hand in things doesn’t sit well with us. Like the kings and rulers of Psalm 2:3, we think of God’s rule as a “chain” or “restraint”. We see God as a chain-maker, not a ...
And so that’s when I have my prayer time, doing that, and then reading some just encouraging words from Scripture and from a devotional and just pouring into my soul. I love the Jesus Calling devotional. I have used it for years, especially when I have little children and I don...
Indeed, Jing Dianying not only wanted to follow in the footsteps of more radical Reformers who advocated for a strong “return to scripture” such as Martin Luther and John Calvin, but he was also explicit about a “return to the apostles” (Tao 2012, p. 92). Namely, this manifested its...
I’ve been usingCanva, a great free, graphic design site to create posts with Scripture or song lyrics or some phrase that pops into my head. I’ve created about half a dozen posts so far (the latest design is below). I post my designs on Instagram and on the blog, but write a ...
Pop Quiz: 19 Things to Know About Christianity A second view suggests that December 25 became the date of Jesus’ birth by a priori reasoning that identified thespring equinoxas the date of the creation of the world and the fourth day of creation, when the light was created, as the day ...
Something else happened that day when Jesus died on the cross for all of our sins. The Bible tells us that Jesus alsodefeated Satanand all of the powers of darkness that day! Here are several good verses from Scripture proving this point to you: ...