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Whereas many Americans define freedom as self-rule and the right to do what we want without any interference by anyone, the Bible defines freedom in terms of a relationship with God the Father through faith in God the Son which is brought about by God the
"Evangelism…is the task of communicating a message from the Creator to rebel mankind. The message begins with information and ends with an invitation. The information concerns God’s work of making His Son a perfect Savior for sinners. The invitation i
On the day of the LORD the holiness of God will be revealed in all its danger and safety. It will be a day of dread and a day of hope; a day of punishment and a day of reward; a day of judgment and a day of salvation.
The imagery of danger and safety is a central theme of Zechariah 14 and his description of the day of the LORD. On that day, the day when Christ returns to judge the earth and all who dwell therein, everyone will discover that God is not safe. The danger
God is not safe. There is a danger in God and that danger is His holiness.
Zechariah 14 is filled with frightening images and scary words. And yet, if we are to be good students of the Bible; if we are, as Paul tells Timothy, to present ourselves to God as workmen who need not be ashamed, who use the word of God correctly; then
According to the apostle Paul, Real life means knowing the Lord Jesus Christ. It means living in a faith-relationship with the Son of God. This is what Paul means when he writes: “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ
John begins the story of the resurrection with Mary Magdalene arriving at the tomb while it was still dark. Upon seeing the stone rolled away from the tomb, she immediately ran to tell Peter and John. Mary did not look in the tomb. We don’t know what sh
The day Jesus rode into Jerusalem—the day we celebrate as Palm Sunday, He was met with a variety of reactions. One of the more noticeable things about John’s account of Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem is how different people react differently to Jesu
The most important feature of Jesus’ role as shepherd is that He lays down his life for the sheep. Of course, His intention is to live and protect them. But Jesus cares so much for the sheep that he is willing to come between his flock and danger. He is
The connection between Zechariah 13.7 and the death of Jesus Christ lies in this: in both cases God does something unexpected. Sometimes God does the unexpected to help us see His love through a different lens.
Zechariah 13 ends with God refining His people as silver and testing them like gold. The aim of this refining and testing is so they will call upon His name and He will answer them.