Salvation
Do You Trust in Christ Alone for Salvation?
Dr. John Ankerberg: God doesn’t want us to be confused about where we’re going to spend eternity. He doesn’t want people to be sitting in church scared. And we want people to be sure that there’ll be no surprises when they get to heaven. They can be certain they will spend eternity with God. Now,…
Read MoreFoot Washing and the Gospel
Jesus is in the Upper Room. The Passover feast has been prepared, and Jesus is eating the meal with His disciples, including the one who would soon betray Him. Then we read these words: “Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to…
Read MoreThe Torn Curtain
“And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom” (Matthew 27:50-51). I suppose it would be relatively easy to ignore or overlook this statement about the tearing of the temple curtain, coming…
Read MoreJesus, Our Savior – A Meditation for Easter
As you celebrate Easter this year, here are a few verses to help you focus your mind and heart on the One who is our Savior. Recognize that it was your sin that nailed Jesus to the cross. Recognize that it is His blood that cleanses you from your sin. Recognize that it is Jesus…
Read MoreFixing our Eyes on Jesus (The Bronze Snake)
Most people, Christian or not, are familiar with the words of John 3:16, arguably one of the most popular verses in Scripture. It is found in the midst of a conversation Jesus is having with a religious leader who comes to Him in secret, trying to learn and understand, while not risking his station. But…
Read MoreThe Cities of Refuge as a Picture of Christ
When Jesus was born in Bethlehem, He was far more than just a Jewish boy born to poor parents in less than auspicious circumstances. He was, as John 1 tells us, God who, “became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). Throughout the Old Testament we have picture after picture of things that God is,…
Read MoreThe Bronze Snake
“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him” (John 3:14-15). The Israelites were at it again! They had been wandering around in the wilderness for a while as a result of their rebellion against…
Read MoreThe Prophet Elijah
“And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come” (Matthew 11:14) The nation of Israel was in big trouble. It hadn’t rained in many years, all the crops had failed, and there was a severe famine throughout the land. It was in this context that God sent word…
Read MoreThe Widow of Zarephath
“I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when… there was a severe famine throughout the land. Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon.” (Luke 4:26) God’s prophet Elijah had been given a thankless task. God sent…
Read MoreMoses and the Burning Bush
“Now about the dead rising—have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the account of the burning bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” (Mark 12:26-27) Moses…
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