We noted previously that the Spirit of God led Jesus into the wilderness following his baptism to be tempted of the devil for forty days. The devil first tempted Christ to turn stone into bread to satisfy his hunger. This seemed a reasonable suggestion since Christ was the Son of God and had the powerContinue reading “The Temptation of Jesus (Part 2)”
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The Temptation of Jesus (Part 1)
Immediately following his baptism “Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being forty days tempted of the devil” (Luke 4:1-2). This temptation of the devil occurred at the very beginning of Christ’s earthly public ministry. Note that the devil is a real person,Continue reading “The Temptation of Jesus (Part 1)”
The Baptism of Jesus
John the Baptist came preaching repentance as a necessary preparation for receiving the coming Messiah. Those who received his message came to be baptized as a testimony of such repentance. Yet the Scriptures record that Jesus himself came to be baptized by John even though he had no need of repentance. “Then cometh Jesus…unto John,Continue reading “The Baptism of Jesus”
The Leading of the Lord
After the LORD delivered the people of Israel from Egypt, he brought them to Mount Horeb (Sinai) where he gave them his laws and statutes. It was there at Sinai where God entered into covenant with his people giving them his ten commandments. The LORD then said to Moses, “Depart, and go up hence, thouContinue reading “The Leading of the Lord”
Is God There?
I’m sure that every child of God has experienced a time when they longed for that confirming presence of God and yet felt very alone. Does that mean that God was not there? Do we interpret the silence as meaning that he, perhaps, does not care? The Old Testament records the experience of a godlyContinue reading “Is God There?”
Mary’s Conception
Six months after the angel, Gabriel, announced the birth of John the Baptist to Zacharias, he appeared unto Mary, Elisabeth’s cousin (Zacharias’ wife). On this occasion he would pronounce the great tidings that she would miraculously give birth to Israel’s Messiah: “Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. And behold, thou shaltContinue reading “Mary’s Conception”
Is Christ in My Christmas?
Luke records for us one of the most familiar passages in all the Scriptures, the birth of Christ. It begins, “And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed…And all went to be taxed, everyone into his own city. AndContinue reading “Is Christ in My Christmas?”
The Road of False Teaching
There is only one gospel, the gospel of Jesus Christ. Since the days of the early church, Satan, the destroyer of men’s souls, has provided many imitations of the true and only gospel. But there is at least one thing these false or pseudo-gospels have in common. They cannot save from sin nor deliver theContinue reading “The Road of False Teaching”
Loving as Christ Loved
The Apostle Paul taught the Galatian believers that the gospel of God’s grace in Jesus Christ purchased their liberty from sin, both its penalty and its power. Therefore, they were no longer to be governed by self-love, but use this liberty to serve one another in love (Galatians 5:13). Paul went on to remind themContinue reading “Loving as Christ Loved”
Looking on the Things of Others
Paul wrote to the believers in Philippi “Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others” (Philippians 2:4). He was instructing his audience to be mindful of the state of affairs pertaining to those around them, whether spiritual or material. Paul was not advocating that they shouldContinue reading “Looking on the Things of Others”
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