Paul in prison. Philippians 4:10-13 – Paul had learned to be content. Philippians 4:8 – Dwell on the good things! “Sometimes it just depends on us.” Philippians 1:3-5, 12-14 – Paul was constantly thinking about spiritual things. ...
19(Barabbas had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.) 20Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again. 21But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” 22For the third time he spoke to them: “Why? What crime has this man committed...
The most striking example of someone who was truly offended yet did not retaliate was Jesus in His final hours, where he was beaten, whipped, and made fun of. Even as He was dying on the cross, he prayed for His enemies. One author described Jesus this way: “The Savior made no murm...
When he wrote GOD IN THE MANGER, Dietrich was in prison, awaiting execution for his involvement in anti-Hitler activity. Waiting, hoping, for release that never came. He was executed less than four weeks before Adolph Hitler committed suicide...
I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.' 37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to ...
Someone posted in social media recently and asked the question, “What does the cross mean to you?” I find this intriguing because I am teaching a course on the cruciform church at the moment. I looked at the responses to the question, and here is my paraphrase of the answers. ...
Nazis. Bonhoeffer was part of the confessing church that remained faithful to Jesus. He even started a seminary to train pastors for the confessing church in the midst of Nazi Germany. Eventually, he got thrown in prison, and right near the end of the war he was hanged in a concentration...
James uses the term “law of liberty” twice. Here is the hint that obeying the law gives liberty. Just ask the murder in prison or the person who is trapped in a web of lies. There is a blessing in obedience to God’s 10 commandments. Wouldn’t you agree? We are not talking abou...
(and, by extension, marriage and procreation), which to them represented no more than a prison for the soul. Salvation was understood as liberation of the soul from the bondage of bodily life in this material world and its subsequent return to the spiritual realm whence it had fallen. Hence...
authorized a nullification trial in 1452. In this trial it was discovered that the accusation of cross-dressing were falsified, as she only wore military garb for protection, both on the battle field, and while in prison. Her actions and visions were also found to have been from divine inter...