Philippians 1:3I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you, 4always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy, 5for your fellowship in furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now; 6being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in […]

I believe that today peer pressure is at an unprecedented level that most of us have not witnessed or had to deal with in our adult lifetime. this peer pressure is especially projected at our children, teenagers, and young adults. it causes many of us to worry about earthly things and puts our focus on […]

Isaiah 66:13 “As a mother comforts her son, so I will comfort you, and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.” This verse is undoubtedly the greatest compliment Mothers could receive. When God wanted to use a metaphor to explain the compassion He has for His people, He compared Himself to Mothers. Over one hundred years […]

Matthew 5:27Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from […]

Jesus therefore insists that not only the murderer, but anyone who is angry with his brother, will be subject to judgment.

Jesus appears to be concerned with two things: overthrowing erroneous traditions, and indicating authoritatively the real direction toward which the Old Testament Scriptures point.

At base, sin is nothing other than doing what God forbids and failing to do what God commands. God in all his being, God as he is, God in his resplendent holiness establishes the lines. Outside of those lines is everything that is wrong. Therefore, holiness is bound up with what we call morality.

The discovery of the opened tomb and the absence of Jesus’ body threw the women into confusion and set the stage for a surprising and completely unexpected experience.

Here, in this public place where all could see him, the soldiers crucified him. In the ancient world, this most terrible of punishments is always associated with shame and horror.

What Jesus does is something quite different. He says, “If you’re going to talk about death, you’d better talk about me, because I’m the only one who can answer it. I give life now, and I resurrect people to life, resurrection life, on the last day.