Jesus rose from the dead on the eighth day of His week of Redemptive Passion (Sunday is both the first day of the week and the day that follows the seventh day the old covenant Sabbath-- the eighth day) [Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:1-2; Luke 24:1-3]. There are seven or eight peti...
And when Jesus said, “Whatever you do to the least of these, you do to me,” he was speaking of the profoundly intimate connection and union that God has with each and every human being through Christ, Our Lord. When we wash the dirty face of a poor and orphaned child with our own...
When He came to earth, Jesus was 100% God and 100% man. He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, performed miracles, and died on a Roman cross for all mankind. By His blood, Jesus atoned (paid) for our sins. Thereafter, He rose from the dead three days later, ascended ...
9When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. 10She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping. 11When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, ...
, there was considerable debate on the nature of God, so much so that for a time Arianism, according to which Jesus is not co-eternal nor co-equal with the Father, was a popular position held by many Christians, including some bishops. Arian Christians cited many biblical passages to ...
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod, the king, behold, there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem, saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the East and are come to worship Him.” Matthew 2: 1-2 The...
Matt. 27:52-53 – when Jesus died and rose, the bodies of the saints were raised. Nothing in Scripture precludes Mary’s assumption into heaven. 1 Thess. 4:17 – we shall be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and so we shall always be with the Lord. ...
So the question today is: “Are you waiting for certain events to happen before you get serious with God? Will we be found like the person whose home is broken into? Will it surprise us? Are you ready? What will be your response when Jesus comes?
Jesus provided the information we needed. He spoke of what He saw, and He communicated what He saw with the help of the Holy Spirit.His witness, if you would have it, was the glory of God, and brought the faithfulness and truth of God, the grace and mercy of God into a resounding ...
I am barely comfortable when I have to respond, and it has nothing to do with life. Put in a situation where can see a need to “witness” for Jesus, I can hear the Holy Spirit telling me to “go for it.” When I finally make the decision to just jump in (this entire process ...