Since Christ death on the cross, there have been those who deny His divinity and resurrection. “What if the resurrection were a myth? What if Jesus Christ were still dead and in the grave?” John MacAuthor establishes our truth, our hope as he takes us through 1 Corinthians 15.
Old Testament is where we find God’s promise of the Messiah. Through that promise, “. . . the final word of Jesus from the cross foreshadows the coming victory and joy of Easter.”
“. . . when you understand God to be a righteous God and you understand yourself to be a sinner it puts you in a very difficult position. How can a sinful man be right with God? This is man’s age old, longing, how can I know God? How can I be forgiven by God? How can I be right with God? It is that very question that has spawned religion. Religion is in every sense and attempt to answer that question. To solve the cry of the heart of man to appease whatever deity he may believe in. Under whose authority he feels himself and under whose judgment he is afraid. How can I be right with God? Is God a righteous, holy, just God and if indeed he is, then how can I appease him? How can I satisfy his requirement for holiness, perfection, justice, and righteousness and be right with him?” Let’s look at God’s perspective. ..
Love and hate reach its pinnacle in Jesus Christ. He is the dividing line in human destiny. He is the dividing line in human attitudes. . . you will see (it) in a massive way in the mob scene that occurs in Jerusalem. Everything is peaking out right here. Love has reached its climax. Hatred has reached its climax. And it all came into full mentation on Palm Sunday, and surged toward His execution on yesterday!
While Easter bunnies and Easter egg hunts are fun, as grandparents there are other fun activities that teach our grandchildren the true meaning of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ . . .
Caiaphas understood Jesus, but he did not love him. Peter loved Jesus, but – as Jesus pointed out later, after the resurrection – he still had a ways to go . . .
Though we know of the soldiers at Jesus’ tomb, we never give much thought to their purpose. Russell encourages us to understand the role that soldiers played in the events around Jesus’ resurrection.
Scripture teaches us that soldiers were present at Jesus’ crucifixion. Have you ever considered “why” they were there? Russell explains what he learned from investigating this question
Kurt Bennett guides us through scripture to teach us those things that Jesus believed were the most important tenets in His relationship with His Father.
When we compare Easter as a child with Easter as a senior citizen, we remember things quite differently. Today we understand Easter and all of its meaning for us.
Did you know that our grandchildren absorb everything we do and say? When we are aware of this, we begin to realize that we should be prepared to give a gentle answer for why we love Jesus Christ.
What is Easter?
Dennis explains the Gospel truth in a few short sentences.
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