“But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?“And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.“And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom” (Luke 23:40-42, KJV). InContinue reading “Seeing the Savior”
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Crucifying Your One Friend
“And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends” (Zechariah 13:6, KJV). Of the multitude that followed the Saviour to Calvary, many had attended Him with joyful hosannas and the waving of palm branches asContinue reading “Crucifying Your One Friend”
Toward Calvary: So Heavy the Cross
“Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.“Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach” (Hebrews 13:12, 13 KJV) “And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified Him.” DA 741.1 “That He might sanctify theContinue reading “Toward Calvary: So Heavy the Cross”
Choosing Honor
“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death” (Proverbs 14:12, KJV). “He that delivered Me unto thee,” said Jesus, “hath the greater sin.” By this Christ meant Caiaphas, who, as high priest, represented the Jewish nation. They knew the principles that controlled the RomanContinue reading “Choosing Honor”
Godlike Fortitude: Perfect Calm
“Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.“Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!” (John 19:4, 5 KJV) Satan led the cruelContinue reading “Godlike Fortitude: Perfect Calm”
The World’s Need: People of Noble Character
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance; for ye serve the Lord Christ. Colossians 3:23, 24. RC 289.1 True education does not ignore the value of scientific knowledge or literary acquirements; but above information it valuesContinue reading “The World’s Need: People of Noble Character”
A King: Just Hoping for a Miracle
“And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him” (Luke 23:8, KJV). Pilate delivered Jesus again to the soldiers, and amid the jeers and insultsContinue reading “A King: Just Hoping for a Miracle”