A very interested passage of scripture also marks the end of 70 weeks given to the Jews to do all those things of the covenant listed in Daniel 9. It is a point where the burden of carrying the gospel to the entire world is taken off the shoulders of the Jews and given to the Genti...
In Scripture, we are freely forgiven of all our sins, past, present, and future, completely and only by the grace of God. We are, however, called upon to obey God so that we might enjoy the freedom from sin that He wants for us. Sin injects us with toxins that further enslave us,...
Scripture also reveals that Jesus possesses these exact same characteristics as God. As does the Spirit of God. For example, let's take eternal. Scripture says of Jesus, "He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him."12...
1.) The disciples were gathered on the first day of the week behind closed doors for fear of the Jews. They were not together to worship a risen Savior. It would be later that evening before Jesus appeared to them. Jesus would give them a Scripture study that told of the prophecies abo...
What’s it going to mean to meet the One who died for you, face to face? …… Being raised in a Christian home doesn’t automatically make you a Christian, because Jesus said, You must be born again. …… The art of having fun, without being trivial or shallow. …… Christian, wi...
Why did Jesus choose this Scripture?It might seem like he randomly opened the scroll and just read. It wasn’t random, but chosen. Jesus had just begun his speaking ministry throughout Galilee. Everyone praised him for his wisdom and divine insight (Luke 4:14-22). Then he came to his ...
Romans 5:8 (NKJ) says, “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” God loves sinners—He loves them right into His arms. Jesus Christ did not die for His friends, but for His enemies. He died for the unlovable and the...
For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the...
After Jesus Died “When were the disciples born again?” Every believer should know the answer to that question, for nothing is more fundamental to the gospel than what Jesus called the new birth. If anyoneon earthwas born again after Jesus died, and before Pentecost, surely his disciples we...
This passage was not about the New Testament. It was not finished and assembled. It meant the scripture we call the Old Testament. But, it certainly refers to the New Testament that we have now. So Jesus’ prayer is for believers like you and me who believe in God’s word. What was...