Some of the most complimentary statements about the Lord Jesus came from His enemies. “No man ever spoke like this Man!” (Jn 7:46). “This Man receives sinners and eats with them” (Lk 15:2). “He saved others; Himself He cannot save” (Mk 15:31). In Lee Strobel’s book, The Case for Faith, he recounts a visit with […]
What must the God of the universe think as He listens in on conversations down here about who is the “Greatest Of All Time”? After all, our Savior is the greatest Everything. Period. […]
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The priesthood we enjoy today, as with Christ’s High Priesthood, is not according to law but by grace. The word “priest” (Heb, kôhên), carries with it the idea of officiating or mediating. The priest was privileged to have access to God in carefully arranged ways. Originally it was God’s desire that all people should have this entrée, as it […]
CHRIST the SOUL-WINNER: “I have found my sheep which was lost!” (Lk 15:6). William Carvosso spent years on horseback, criss-crossing Cornwall with the gospel. He had begun his Christian life with a friend, Peter Haynes, who was now a missionary overseas. They had promised in their youth to pray for the salvation of each other’s […]
“Yet now, if You will forgive their sin—but if not, I pray, blot me out of Your book which You have written” (Ex 32:32). Total commitment! Moses may have been recording the muster roll of the nation while on the mount. He couldn’t see himself enjoying God’s blessings without them. I recall reading of the […]
Grace is a word rich with biblical meaning. It is used to describe the condition of the heart of God moving in good will toward sinners; the practical extending of merciful kindness to such individuals as a result; and the benefits thus received as an unmerited gift from the gracious One. Grace is placed in […]
CHRIST the LAST ADAM: “‘The first man Adam became a living being.’ The last Adam became a life-giving spirit” (1 Cor 15:45). The Lord Jesus, through His incarnation, became “the second Man” (v 47) and “the last Adam.” As the second Man, He was a new kind of man: “the first man was of the […]
“Remember the word to Your servant, upon which You have caused me to hope. This is my comfort in my affliction, for Your word has given me life” (Ps 119:49-50). Does God remember? He is omniscient, of course, and never has memory lapses, as we often do. But as we noticed in comments on verses […]