Tag: the cross
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The Greatest Love
John 21:15 “When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?’ He said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’ He said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’” The greatest commandment in the Bible is this: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and…
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Forgiveness!
John 20:21-22 “Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.’And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.’” What…
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Truth and Consequences
John 19:19-20 “Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, ‘Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.’ Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek.” In the account above of the…
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Thirst!
John 19:28-30 “After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), ‘I thirst.’ A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said,…
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Which Side?
Luke 23:39-43 “One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, ’Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!’ But the other rebuked him, saying, ‘Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has…
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Hating the Truth
John 18:35 “Pilate answered, “Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” In the line of questioning above, Pilate was indeed perplexed. Here was One standing before him who claimed to be the King of the Jews, yet the very ones He was supposedly ruling over…
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Behold the Man!
John 19:5 “So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!” Do you think much about the fact that Jesus is a man? It’s common for a believer to think about Jesus in His deity, for He is, indeed, God. But He is also…
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Are you comfortable?
John 18:25 “Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, ‘You also are not one of his disciples, are you?’ He denied it and said, ‘I am not.’” Matthew 16:24 “Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.’”…
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What’s your view of the cross?
1 Corinthians 1:18 “For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” What’s your view of the cross? Is it a nice symbol to you that marks a Christian church, or perhaps it’s a pretty symbol to wear…
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Loving Sinners. Hating Sin.
Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.” “Love the sinner and hate the sin” –…
To Encourage You 