Reading from the perspective of a christian, this book seems to be far more secular in its approach to the meaning of scripture and faith. Interwoven with personal stories, often tragic and devastating, this book recounts how religion has long been there to fill the spiritual and emotional nee...
1 Corinthians 15:45calls Jesus “the last Adam.” As Adam was once the head of humanity, our representative, Jesus is now our representative before God. Another will not be needed, for in Christ, the work of redemption and reconciliation is complete. ...
not acceptable to me, but the Sabbath which I have made in which, when I have rested from all things, I will make the beginning of the eighth day which is the beginning of another world.’ Wherefore we Christians keep the eighth day for joy, on which also Jesus arose from the dead....
In Alexandria, Egypt, in the early fourth century, a priest named Arius was spreading dangerous ideas about the person of Jesus. Put simply, Arius believed and taught that the Son of God was a creature, not co-eternal with the Father, not of the same substance. This put the Son on a...
Thanks to a decision made more than 400 years ago, not all Christians observe the holiday on December 25.
The main part of the Christmas Story, the birth of Jesus! But why was Jesus born in such unusual surroundings?The Story in the Bible The History behind the StoryThe Story in the BibleNow it happened in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should ...
” 18 For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him. 19 While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream ...
The Israeli military said on Thursday thatit was assessing whether Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas and a mastermind of last year’s Oct. 7 terror attack in Israel, had been killed. EliminatingMr. Sinwar has been a majorgoal of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, and his death would...
which is east of Egypt.8 He also took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. 9 But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and allthat wasgood, and were unwilling...
male lamb that is one year old and without any blemishes. This substitutionary lamb must be a symbol of perfection. As such, it foreshadows the true Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, who was uniquely without blemish (cf.1 Peter 1:19). At twilight, the lamb for each household is to be ...