Christ our Sacrifice

Christ our Sacrifice

Christ our Sacrifice The Old Testament is full of sacrifices in which an innocent animal was killed. These were substitutionary sacrifices meaning that the death of the animal was in the place of someone else. Why was there such an emphasis in the Jewish writings? The...
Infallibly Convincing Proofs

Infallibly Convincing Proofs

Infallibly Convincing Proofs Matthew Arnold said, “The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the best attested fact in history.” William Lyon Phelps of Yale wrote, “It may be said that the historical evidence for the resurrection is stronger than for any other miracle...
God Removed the Body

God Removed the Body

God Removed the Body When Peter and John heard Mary Magdalene say, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him,” they took off running to the tomb of Jesus leaving Mary far behind (John 20:2-3). They ran together for a...
Limiting Christ

Limiting Christ

Limiting Christ Do you have trouble making the transition between the historical Christ of the New Testament and the living Christ of today? In reality He is the same person. He changes not. The one whom we worship and serve today is the same one who walked the dusty...
Wisdom for Trials

Wisdom for Trials

Wisdom for Trials Wisdom for Trials In the context of a discussion on trials in life the apostle James tells believers to ask God for wisdom to understand and use them for God’s glory. Divine wisdom gives us the spiritual ability to view trials form God’s perspective....
Sanctified in Christ

Sanctified in Christ

Sanctified in Christ Sanctified in Christ The believer’s sanctification is at once both complete and incomplete. Just as we have been fully and completely justified, we have also been completely sanctified in Christ. The Bible says, “You are in Christ Jesus, who of...