CHRIST: OUR PASSOVER – 1 Corinthians 5

In 1 Corinthians 5:7, Paul affirmed that Christ is our passover; but, as in most analogies, there are points of likeness and unlikeness.

PROHIBITIONS REGARDING WORSHIP – John 4

Part 2 in “Worship” Blog Series

WHAT IS WORSHIP? – John 4

Part 1 in “Worship” Blog Series

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.

THE NEW COMMANDMENT: LOVE ONE ANOTHER – John 13

The new commandment, on the other hand, is based on a new principle, measured by a higher standard than love of self.

This is based on Christ’s love, which was self-abandoning and self-sacrificing love.

GREET ONE ANOTHER WITH A HOLY KISS – Romans 16

The salutation here is not that of Paul, as if he had said, “Kiss everyone for me,” but the salutation of the members themselves for one another with a sacred kiss of Christian love.

“ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD” Romans 8

“All things” includes all sufferings, sorrows, infirmities, and everything else of a discouraging and calamitous nature which might befall God’s child on earth.