Tag: Jesus Death
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Why did Jesus die?
(Hebrews 2:5-9 – Why did Jesus die?) Jesus came to the earth to preach the good news of salvation and the kingdom of God. He walked the earth for about thirty three years and all of His teaching was done in the last three and a half years before He was cruelly put to death.…
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Episode 37 – Jesus Sacrifice for Us
One of the things it is important to understand is that Jesus came for the express purpose of dying so that we may be saved. His sacrifice for us was complete & total and in accord with the will of God. It was no accident but the definite plan & foreknowledge of God the Father…
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More Than Conquerors
(Romans 8:37-39) We are more than conquerors through Chris Jesus our Lord. That is what this scripture says and is telling us. We have the victory in and through Jesus Christ and we have conquered all things in Him. So I can understand what it is to be a conqueror in Jesus Christ, but what…
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Reconciled To God
Romans 5:9-11 The primary reason for Jesus coming to this world was to reconcile man to God. It was the purpose and goal of God the Father to establish a means by which man would be able to step aside from sin and come into a place where God is prepared to help man be…
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Essence of the New Covenant
(Romans 4:22-25) If ever there were just a few verses that summed up the essence of the new covenant and how both it works and what we are to believe and accept in Jesus Christ, these are those few verses. The new covenant is deliberately simple to grasp and take hold of. It had to…
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Jesus is Buried
(John 19:38-42) The events that followed the death of Jesus were interesting as His body was taken for burial. The depth of feeling that the Jewish leaders held against Jesus and those who followed him was evident in the reactions of those who claimed His body. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, who was a ruler…
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Jesus Dies
(John 19:31-37) Friedrich Nietzsche wrote in one of his book these words, that God is dead. He was speaking about how the whole idea and concept of God was dead in modern western society. How the premise of atheism has overtaken modern thinking to attempt to destroy all thoughts and actions in society that promote…
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It Is Finished
(John 19:23-30) Jesus was nailed up to die. The last few acts that were prophesied concerning His life were completed with the soldiers casting lots for His garments and Him being given a drink of sour wine as He said, “I thirst.” Jesus’ time had come to an end on earth and the stage was…
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Should the Cross be the Real Symbol of Christianity
(John 19:17-22) After being judged by Pilate Jesus was handed over to the Jews with a company of soldiers and led away to be put to death. He was loaded up with the beam to which He would be nailed and which he had to cart or drag to the place He would die. To…
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What is Truth?
(John 18:33-40) This is a question that was posed some 2,000 years ago by Pontius Pilate when Jesus was brought before him. Pilate had asked Jesus some questions about whether He was a king, and Jesus replied in verse 37 saying, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for…
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Jesus is Taken to Pilate
(John 18:28-32) After being “interviewed” by the chief priest and officers of the Jews, Jesus was taken to Pilate. This was all part of the Plan of God and the fulfilment of prophecy where He said he would be delivered up to the Gentiles and would be shamefully treated by them. The way the Jews…
