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• The Most Important Fact of All History

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  1 Corinthians 15:14 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. (NKJV) The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the single most important event and fact of all of human creation and history. It has neither equal nor competitor in scope or consequence.Most people would take that as strictly religious comment but it is not. This proclamation is true for all mankind in all times and in all ways. It has no limitation, constraints or discrimination attached to it.The effects of the resurrection saturate everything, physical and spiritual, the entire universe and every inhabitant. If the resurrection is not true, there is no hope for salvation either physically or for this broken universe, or spiritually for broken [...]

   

• Who Killed Jesus

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  Luke 23:24 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” (NKJV) Who killed Jesus? You did. I did. The Romans. The Jews. Religion. Everyone. No one. Recently, I heard yet another silly human documentary on “who really killed Jesus?”. The usual suspects were paraded through talking about how the Gospels aren’t reliable and the Bible was written by fallible men with religious and political agendas. Yawn. Then came the “ don’t blame the Jews, it’s an anti-Semitic conspiracy” segment. You can’t say “the Jews” killed Jesus because that’s a political conspiracy and discrimination. Yawn. Since the movie came out, it’s a requirement to relate Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ to the “controversy”. The Pope is often quoted, who [...]

   

• Opened

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  John 20:1 Now the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.The tomb is open. Jesus has risen from the dead. The stone is rolled away and the tomb is empty. Jesus Christ opened many things the day He opened the tomb and walked out of it.He opened His arms to the whole world that whosoever would believe in His atoning death could have everlasting life. He opened up the opportunity for all mankind to choose life over death. Through one man, Adam, death and sin had entered the world. Now through one man, Jesus Christ, hope was open to all. John 3:16 For [...]

   

• Finished

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  John 19:30b Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Today is the day that is recognized as the day Jesus Christ, the Son of God was crucified, and died. It matters not whether today is that actual date or not. That the event occurred is what matters.Two thousand years ago, on crucifixion day, all seemed to be lost. Jesus Christ was dead. The sun had gone black that day, earthquakes had rocked the city, people long dead had been seen walking around, and rumor had it that the Temple veil had ripped in two exposing the Holy of Holies.The disciples had scattered in defeat. Their King was dead. Satan (who knew perfectly well who Jesus was) [...]