HOW I CAN BE FILLED With the Holy Spirit? Just as it is impossible to become a Christian by our human desire, it is also impossible to live the Christian life in our human strength. The real Christian life is totally dependent upon the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer……..Read More
HOW I CAN BE SURE OF MY SALVATION Eight days after His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples, and especially to Thomas, who had doubted Jesus’ deity. Jesus said to Thomas: “Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but…….Read More
HOW I CAN RECEIVE GOD’S GIFT OF SALVATION The fact that we live in a very sinful world is without question. Man’s inhumanity to man is manifested before our eyes in many ways every day, and the sad reality is, left to himself, man is helpless to change his sinful condition. Despite his best efforts…….Read More
Years ago, in a pastor’s conference, I was asked to explain the sufficiency of Holy Scripture, and my answer was: “The Scriptures are self-interpreted; i.e., we don’t have to go outside of the Scriptures to get our interpretations.” When the Holy Spirit inspired the 40 different authors to write the 66 books of the Bible,…….Read More
Now, as Paul said, over the 40-days after His resurrection, Jesus was seen by many people, including 500 at one time. The angel sitting on the rock at the tomb told the women to go tell the disciples what they had seen and what they had been told, and they did. Mary Magdalene returned to…….Read More
Nisan 17 – From Sunset Saturday to Sunset Sunday – resurrection morning – the first day of the week Matthew 28:1-6 – “In the end of the Sabbath (Sat) as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, (Sun) came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary (mother of Jesus), to the sepulcher,…….Read More
Nisan 16 – sunset Friday – sunset Saturday – the regular Sabbath Day The disciples remained hidden in fear, and the women rested and worshipped according to the Sabbath laws. But near the end of the Sabbath, at sunset, exactly three days and three nights later; 72 full hours after Jesus was put into the…….Read More
Nisan 15 – sunset Thursday – sunset Friday Passover was a High Sabbath, and personal activity was limited, which meant nothing could be done on Thursday to improve the hasty burial of Jesus’ body. Friday began at Sunset on Thursday, but still, nothing could be done, for nothing could be purchased because the shops would…….Read More
Nisan 14 – 16 – Sunset Wednesday to Sunset, Saturday Both Matthew and Mark record how all the disciples deserted Jesus and fled. (Matthew 26:56, Mark 14:50), but because of the Sabbath Laws regarding travel, they could not leave Jerusalem until sunset Saturday. It would have been according to Jewish tradition for them to go…….Read More
Now, starting at Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified, let’s trace the events and the actions of the people up to Jesus’ ascension into glory. If you have not been convinced already, I pray, by seeing the chronology of these events from the very Scriptures, you too will also conclude, Jesus is Lord! Let’s…….Read More