Christ the Lord is ris’n today, Allelujah… — Charles Wesley This is Resurrection Sunday. It is the day remember the resurrection of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. What happened is the crux of all Christianity. If Christ did not rise from the dead, we are the most pitiful. Paul testifies: “For I delivered to … Continue reading Easter Sunday 2022
Good Friday 2022
“It is finished” (Jn. 19:30 ESV). This is the sixth saying of Jesus upon the cross. Just a single Greek word: tetelestai [τετέλεσται]. Not a cry of the vanquished, one having lost the battle; rather, the pronouncement of the Victor, who has triumphed. Messiah’s mission, work, and vocation culminates with His own death upon the … Continue reading Good Friday 2022
Maundy Thursday 2022
If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet (Jn. 13:14, ESV). Christ came not to serve, but to serve, and give His life as a ransom for the sinner (Mark 10:45). Nearing the final moments of His earthly ministry, the Lord left the disciples … Continue reading Maundy Thursday 2022
Added or Removed: What Happened to the Ending of Mark?
He is risen… Easter is the time when we come together to focus on the central event of Christianity — the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. But, when reading a modern translation of Mark 16, it is easy to notice that vv. 9-20 distinguished in some way — bracketed, double bracketed, horizontal lined, or footnoted — … Continue reading Added or Removed: What Happened to the Ending of Mark?
What is So Good about Good Friday?
Bleeding, bruised, and beaten. How could anyone ever inflect such injuries to a man? how could people just stand by and watch? How could they join in and favorably shout out, “Crucify Him!” But, they did. Where is God? God is on the cross. He is doing something epic. He is redeeming the lost. He … Continue reading What is So Good about Good Friday?
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