Many of the pillars of faith had to wait many years (Abraham, for example, waited over 25 years before he saw the beginning of the fulfillment of God's promise) for the fruition of their faith's target. With godly hope, we need to …
The Bible frequently employs a parallel between physical and spiritual eating. Such verses as Jeremiah 3:15 say, "And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding." Here, God appeals …
When we partake of the Passover each spring, part of that observance is for us each to drink from a cup of wine. The wine is symbolic of the blood of Jesus Christ, shed on our behalf, which accomplishes a number of tremendous things that …
(3) Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. (4) He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. (5) But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. (6) He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
This passage helps us understand how we can have the right attitude and emotion in our obedience. We come to know God through the same general process we get to know fellow human beings—by fellowshipping or experiencing life with …
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Most people who are familiar with the Old Testament know that, as Jesus Christ hung on the stake (Greek stauros, “any kind of wooden pole”) about to die, He cried out, “‘Eloi, Eloi, lama Sabachthani?’ which is translated, ‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?’” (Mark 15:34; see Matthew 27:46). Our Savior is quoting Scripture, Psalm 22:1, drawing attention both to His fulfillment of David’s prophecy in that verse and to a significant spiritual event, the Father placing the totality of humanity’s sins upon Him. In just a few minutes, Jesus would die, paying the penalty for those sins …
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