The KJV and others render John 1:36, “Behold the lamb of God.” The NIV and some others render it, “Look, the lamb of God.” Look works, of course, but behold works better. In Revelation 21:5 we hear that he who … Continue reading
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Luke 9 said Jesus set his face steadfastly toward Jerusalem. In light of what Jerusalem did to him it isn’t surprising that our first question might be about that it meant for Jesus. He was betrayed, railroaded, abused, humiliated and … Continue reading
A passage in Job says humans are born to trouble as the sparks fly upward. Poke a fire and see which way the sparks fly. As sure as they fly upward we’re in for trouble. In a sinful world not … Continue reading
The believer’s baptism into the Lord Jesus is the completing moment of his/her commitment to Him and their announcing a definitive goodbye to and their triumph over “the world”. 1 The believer takes his/her peculiar place within a narrative—a narrative … Continue reading
John Greenleaf Whittier was hardly Jesus Christ but he can hardly be blamed for that–not even the blessed virgin Mary, Jesus’ mother, was Jesus Christ. There never has been nor will there be a human life as filled with … Continue reading
The “doctrine of the Incarnation” is no bad phrase as long as we remember that it is only a shorthand way of affirming that something happened, something actually was done and that it was God who did it. When we … Continue reading