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Garden of the Gods: Eden, the Garden of Failure and Redemption
3:1 The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals Yahweh Elohim had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did Elohim really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” 2 “Of
Continue reading...The Mountains of God: Golgotha
“While the Gospels merely identify Golgotha as a “place”, Christian tradition has described the location as a hill or mountain since at least the 6th century. It has thus often
Continue reading...The Mountains of God: Sinai
It was not uncommon for the ancients to believe that their god or gods lived on a mountain. Mount Olympas for the Greek pantheon, Mount Zaphon for Baal. The Israelites did not believe that God, Yahweh,
Continue reading...The Lamb Who Would Be Shepherd
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Continue reading...1 Peter 3:18-22, Christ Our Example in Suffering for Righteousness
The Expositor’s Bible Commentary says, The main purpose of vv.18-22 is fairly clear. “For Christ died” suggests that the example of Christ’s experience through suffering into victory
Continue reading...1 Peter 2:18-25, Conduct of Slaves
I love the note the Zondervan Bible Backgrounds Commentary notes about slaves: …even in addressing them Peter is raising their status. The slaves had few rights and could be treated by their masters
Continue reading...Sermon on Jesus Last Words on the Cross: I Thirst
I Thirst John 19:28-30 Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge
Continue reading...Why did Jesus have to experience physical and emotional pain on the cross?
Question: Why did Jesus’ penalty for “sin” need to include physical and emotional pain – why not just spiritual separation from God? Answer: First of all, I agree with you that Jesus’ penalty
Continue reading...Why do you think God required the blood of an animal for atonement of sin?
Question: Why do you think God required the blood of an animal for atonement of sin? Answer: After God confronted Adam and Eve in the garden about their disobedience, He replaced their fig leaf coverings
Continue reading...How did people in the Old Testament get saved?
Question: How are the Old Testament heroes in heaven? Who paid for King David’s sin and, if his sin was paid for somehow, can a good man in Africa who has never heard the Gospel also be in heaven? Answer:
Continue reading...Why Did Caiaphas Say It Was Good for Jesus to Die?
Question: Why in John 18:14 does Caiaphas advise the Jews that it would be good if one man died for the people? Answer: Caiaphas believed that Jesus was a threat to the commonwealth of Israel because he
Continue reading...Why Didn’t Jesus Have to Suffer the Way Unbelievers Will?
Question: Why was it such a difficult thing for Jesus to die on the cross and pay for our sins? I know that he took the full force of God’s wrath for our sin, but what did that do to Jesus? I know Jesus
Continue reading...Oh Horrible, Happy Day – Luke 23:44-49
“Oh Happy Day” is a 1967 gospel music arrangement of an 18th-century hymn by clergyman Philip Doddridge. Recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, it became an international hit in 1969, reaching
Continue reading...Serpent in the Wilderness – John 3:9-15
The National Center for Biotechnology Information, which advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information, says this: “Anthropologists have documented a rich
Continue reading...Lamb and Son of God – John 1:29-34
I was on edge because of the strange compulsion I felt inside to talk to an acquaintance from church about what I felt God wanted him to know. Sunday was the next day so I laid out a test. “God,
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