What was God’s answer to Jesus’ question, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46…At about three o'clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli,lemasabachthani?" which means "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" We can look at this in two ways. 1.There was no answer. Jesus screamed […]
“What are the Stations of the Cross and what can we learn from them?”……Answer: The Stations of the Cross, also known as the Via Dolorosa, is a narration of the final hours in the life of Jesus Christ on earth that continues to provide spiritual conviction for every Christian and application to our lives. The […]
“What is the meaning of the blood of Christ?”……The phrase "blood of Christ" is used several times in the New Testament and is the expression of the sacrificial death and full atoning work of Jesus on our behalf. References to the Savior's blood include the reality that He literally bled on the cross, but more […]
“Why did the sacrificial system require a blood sacrifice?”……Answer: The whole of the Old Testament, every book, points toward the Great Sacrifice that was to come-that of Jesus' sacrificial giving of His own life on our behalf. Leviticus 17:11 is the Old Testament's central statement about the significance of blood in the sacrificial system. God, […]
The Blood of the Lamb June 22, 2012 Revelation 12:11 “And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony.…And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die“ This is the last reference in the Bible to the shed blood of the Lord Jesus […]
Day 5 Jesus the Savior…Yesterday, we learned that prophecies from Scripture, and even from Jesus' own mouth, foretold the death of Jesus. But people throughout history have misunderstood the mission of Christ. The Jews thought the Messiah would overcome the Roman government oppressing them and would immediately set up God's kingdom on earth. They didn't […]
Day 6 Jesus the Resurrected Lord…Before Jesus' death, He prophesied, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again" (Mark 8:31). ……Yesterday, we learned that Jesus fulfilled the first part of His prophecy by […]