In His Letter to Timothy, the Apostle Paul Points to Jesus Christ as the Mediator Between God and Man
God is holy and righteous. He cannot contain sin within His nature. It is not a matter of whether God loves or not; it is a matter of what is required to be in unity with His divine nature.
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Christians of Every Age are Loved by Jesus
Never think that life has no purpose. God's people have been given the greatest reason to live. It's not for fame and riches, but to learn about and share what Jesus Christ did. It is more important today than ever before.
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Surrendering to God Results Brings Victory in the Spiritual Battle
To acknowledge Jesus as Lord is to surrender to Him. The word surrender implies a giving up after resistance to the power of another, and, in this case, includes accepting the superiority of someone else. It is not accepting defeat, per se, as there is no loss of life or property. To surrender means the end of the fight, and there is no more argument. It is the solid realization that His way is a better way.
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Jesus Proves Himself as Son of David, Savior and King
The phrase "kingdom of heaven" is used 33 times in Matthew, emphasizing not only the existence of a government outside of the administration of the priests, scribes and religious teachers, but also that Jesus, who is proven as the Son of David, is the King over that kingdom.
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Jesus Prays for Unity Among the Disciples
It was unity that enabled them to spread the gospel throughout the then-known world within 30 years after the ascension of Christ. Because of their efforts, the message of the gospel is still heard all around the world today.
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Jesus Christ is the Promised Seed that Brings Victory Over Satan
The Promised Seed of Genesis 3:15 became the Messiah for whom the entire world waited for generations. This Messiah, who was the Son of God, came as a man to snatch back all of mankind from the clutches of the enemy.
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Crown of Thorns in the Passion of Christ
As a last act of humiliation against Jesus, the Roman officers twisted a crown of thorns and placed it on his head. Taking up the reed they had given him as a mock scepter, they repeatedly struck Jesus in the head with it. Then they bowed in mockery to the King of the Jews, and led him away to be crucified.
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Jesus Prays for the Preservation of His Disciples
It was not realistic for Jesus to ask God to remove the disciples from the world just so that they could be protected from evil, just as it is not realistic for believers today to ask to be taken home just to escape the hardships of life here on earth. Without the chosen people bringing the lost to Christ, many nonbelievers could not find their way.
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Jesus Christ was Punished Unjustly and Suffered More Pain than Anyone in History
When suffering is thrown a person's way, it is easy to forget that God knows what it is like to suffer. Jesus was fully man and fully God. He had the free will of man, He was tempted just as man but His suffering far overshadowed any suffering ever known.
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The Role of Pontius Pilate in the Easter Story
There are those who come face to face with the truth, and though they recognize it, they also choose to reject it. Pilate believed that Jesus was innocent, and did not want the moral responsibility of condemning an innocent man. Although Pilate had the power to set Jesus free, his fear of insurrection prevented him from making the right moral choice.
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