It fulfills the prophecy of Psalm 22:1, which begins with a similar cry of abandonment, pointing to the messianic nature of Jesus' suffering. “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”This Aramaic phrase, the common language spoken by Jesus, directly quotes Psalm 22:1. Aramaic was widely spoken in...
Like the work of this ointment being poured on Jesus, it is a tragic image in a sense, but nevertheless beautiful. She was anointing Jesus for burial, but she did it out of great love for Him. In the same way, the image of Jesus crucified is sorrowful and painful. But it is beautif...
For Jesus, this act was not just a physical burden but a profound spiritual one, as He bore the sins of humanity. This imagery fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah 53:4, "Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows." He went outThe phrase "He went out" signifies Jesus' ...
Romans 4:13For works that he had done, or upon this condition that he should fulfill the Law. Romans 4:14A double confirmation of that reason: the one is, that the promise cannot be apprehended by the Law, and therefore it should be frustrated: the other, that the condition of faith ...
it will always be attacked and distorted. Adam and Eve already attempted to cover their nakedness by their own works – their fig leaves. The Pharisees in Jesus’ day clasped their robes around them and boasted that they were able to keep the law. So also today, in the Christian church...
Jesus comes to a humanity almost entirely entrenched in its understanding of Sin, its reliance on the Letter of the Law which is death, and its ritualized reliance on death and shame upon which it builds a world order. All of this is context for our interpretation of Ezekiel 36, with its...
Man can fulfill the mission that was entrusted to him because he will not be alone in fulfilling it – God will be with him. The presence of God strengthens, encourages and transforms. This is what today’s gospel reminds us with the account of the meeting of Zacchaeus with Jesus in the...
Jesus says, “If you would be a true scientist and an understanding Human Being, it is critical for you to recognize that God is expressed through the Rays to your planet, and you will need to know by which Rays you are most influenced, which you will be drawn towards in particular. ...
(8:8) 3. How did Jesus fulfill the prophecy of Isaiah? (8:17; cf. Isa 53:4) B. Demands of Discipleship (8:18–22) 1. In this passage, what did the Lord lack? (8:20) The Gospel Of Matthew www.padfield.com 6 2. Explain the phrase, "let the dead bury their own dead." ...
Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. I press onward toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14