The Lord’s sufferings, as we saw previously, were unimaginably brutal, but because the Father was pleased to accept his sacrifice, those sufferings purchased the price of our pardon, and the resurrection sealed his success.

When he took up his cross, Jesus took up an unimaginable burden and an unparalleled brutality, culminating in what many concluded was an irreversible burial. But those sufferings ultimately paid the price for sin and thereby secured eternal salvation...

Judas’ betrayal of Jesus was the beginning of what would prove to be an unimaginably, deeply painful twenty-four hours. Most of us would probably respond with anger and bitterness, but Jesus responded by establishing a commemorative meal.

The pattern of Christ is suffering and then glory; humility before exaltation. As his people we can enter into that pattern. This means our call to humility is raised to a glorious sharing in his humilityóa humility we share toward one another.

As we delve into this passage, we should both marvel and rejoice and be encouraged by the miraculous and compassionate work of Jesus and listen to what it says to us about the danger of our own deaf and muteness. It should move us to ask the Lord to...

In Romans 15:14 we see Paul’s confidence in the Roman believers because of their goodness, knowledge and ability to admonish one another. It is only through the gospel that we can be filled with goodness. It is only through the Scriptures that we...

As we have studied the book of Judges, we’ve learned that things don’t always go as expected. If Othniel, Israel’s first judge, was the ideal judge, things started to go strangely off-script immediately afterwards. Othniel was an Israelite of...

The Lord Jesus Christ has set an example of how we should be humble, gracious and servant-hearted in our care for one another. Like him, we should desire that all those that we care for have “clean feet.”

Israel was blessed with wonderful privileges as the chosen nation of God—not because of anything they had done but simply because God had chosen to love them and to use them to establish his kingdom on earth. Despite these privileges, the majority...

There is something very distinct about how and why Christians bear the burdens of others in comparison to any other community. The Bible shows us some of the hows and whys that make it uniquely Christian.