In Hebrews 12:2, Jesus is the supreme example of faith: both the "archegos" (leader, pioneer) and the "teleiotes" (completer, perfecter) of faith’s endurance. As far as “the faith” is concerned, He is both the Originator and the Consummator of it. For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

Martha saw the force of what Jesus said. He would be nothing less than God Himself, breaking the power of sin and death -- founding a kingdom where the redeemed people of God could enjoy a life that was "eternal" in every sense of the word. For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

The account in Psalm 22, written so many centuries before Jesus' death and corresponding so closely to the event, can be explained in only one way: David was enabled by God’s Spirit to predict what he could not have known about in any other way. For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

Jesus was not the only person to be crucified by the Roman government, but read Psalm 22 carefully and contemplate what it means that the Son of God was subjected to a death like this -- and that even the details of it were foreseen ten centuries before it took place. For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

We do not diminish God by disregarding Him. It is He “to whom we must give account” (Hebrews 4:13), and His promises have never failed to be fulfilled when the time was right. So let us not suppose that a mere “nevermind” on our part will make Him disappear. For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

A Christian is a loyal subject in God’s kingdom, joyfully accepting all that Jesus taught about how God’s rule should govern our lives. Jesus Christ did not fail. He began His kingdom, as He said He would. We can accept the gospel -- and the kingdom -- right now. For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

Jesus wishes to rule in the hearts of men and women, no matter where their earthly citizenship may be. His kingdom exists wherever there are people who have truly given their hearts to Him, so that their “citizenship is in heaven” (Philippians 3:20). For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

The kingdom of the Messiah is now a reality. It is permanent and indestructible. When we become members of this kingdom, our “citizenship is in heaven” (Philippians 3:20,21) -- and we need not fear the rise and fall of any of the kingdoms of this world. For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

Revelation 22:17 invites one and all to drink of the “water of life” in eternity. But only in the here and now can we accept God’s invitation. When this life is over, it will be too late for us to decide that, yes, we would like to enjoy the water of life. For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

If the gospel is about sin, “salvation” must be seen from a different perspective. Proposals by the world’s greatest teachers will not be enough. We need a grace that only God can supply, and it is God who has said, “This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!” For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com