“And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;“To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. “Therefore if any man beContinue reading “God’s Love: Unmistakable Evidence”
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It Is Finished!
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost” (John 19:30, KJV). Christ did not yield up His life till He had accomplished the work which He came to do, and with His parting breath He exclaimed, “It is finished.” John 19:30. TheContinue reading “It Is Finished!”
Through Unutterable Anguish: Our Savior Became Our Sin, Our Sacrifice, Our Salvation
“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? (Psalms 22:1, KJV) “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsakenContinue reading “Through Unutterable Anguish: Our Savior Became Our Sin, Our Sacrifice, Our Salvation”
His Last Agony: Ode to Mothers, Fathers
“Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home” (John 19:27, KJV). “And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour” (Mark 15:33, KJV). As the eyes of Jesus wandered over the multitude aboutContinue reading “His Last Agony: Ode to Mothers, Fathers”
Seeing the Savior
“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”
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”