WE REJOICE IN HOPE OF THE GLORY OF GOD – Romans 5
This marvelous peace is exactly the blessing which troubled man most needs and so incessantly seeks, even if his seeking is but an unfulfilled subconscious longing after it.
Category: New testament
CHRIST AND MAN’S SIN – John 1
Christ bore our sins in his own body on the tree, thus accomplishing what no typical lamb ever achieved.
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DRAWING NEAR TO GOD
Even the privilege of drawing near to some great man, such as a president, a prince or a king excites and challenges men, and how much greater is the privilege of drawing near to the Almighty God himself!
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THE MEANING OF JACOB’S LADDER – Genesis 28
The ladder is also a type of the Lord Jesus Christ. The ladder was “the way” between earth and heaven; and Christ affirmed that he is indeed “The Way” (John 14:6); and, as Jacob saw the angels of God ascending and descending upon that ladder, Jesus affirmed to Nathaniel that he would “see angels ascending and descending upon the Son of Man” (John 1:51).
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THE SON OF MAN – John 1
The title “Son of man” was used at least forty times by Jesus, twelve times in this Gospel; and, with the exception of Stephen’s use of it (Acts 7:56), it is found only in our Lord’s reference to himself.
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THE SECOND COMMANDMENT – THOU SHALT NOT MAKE UNTO THEE ANY GRAVEN IMAGE – Exodus 20
By its very nature any religious image is false, being a lying, man-made, presentation of what is allegedly represented.
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THE BEST WINE SAVED FOR LAST – John 2
In the earthly life of our Lord, the wonder of Bethlehem and the angelic announcement of a Saviour born culminated in the far more wonderful event of Jesus’ death and resurrection for the salvation of mankind. The best wine came last.
