Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all. (Colossians 3:11) There is the ‘What Can He Do For Me’ approach to Jesus – bread for hunger, water for thirst, light in darkness, friend in loneliness, king for leadership, and so on. Yet […]
Read More Jesus Is … AllI am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. (Revelation 22:13) It is huge to consider Jesus as the Beginning and the End. This claim establishes Him as being there at Creation and then at Culmination, but note it does more than that. His claim is not […]
Read More Jesus Is … The Beginning and the EndThey will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful. (Revelation 17:14) Royalty, majesty, kingdom and authority. There have been so many empires from the Ancient Egyptians through the Babylonian, Greek, and […]
Read More Jesus Is … King of KingsFor he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying, “I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.” (Hebrews 2:11, 12) He is not just a friend, He […]
Read More Jesus Is … A BrotherAnd Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. (Matthew 9:15) He is a love story. There’s the salvation bit. There’s the family reconciliation bit. All crucial parts to […]
Read More Jesus Is … The BridegroomAnd I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:6) Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is […]
Read More Jesus Is … The Author And Finisher Of Our FaithJesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6) When speaking of the way, truth and life, taken separately we do not relate them to a person. The way is a journey or process. The truth is often regarded […]
Read More Jesus Is … The Way, The Truth and The LifeNo longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. (John 15:15) You may not feel comfortable approaching Him as Lord. It may not be that […]
Read More Jesus Is … A FriendBut when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. (Galatians 4:4, 5) What is it to redeem? At birth you belong to your parents, without them you have […]
Read More Jesus Is … The RedeemerTruly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (John8:34-36) It is an age old story – a people in peril, under oppressive slavery, […]
Read More Jesus Is … The Liberator
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