How many people do you know who would be perfectly satisfied if they suddenly lost everything they owned? My guess is not very many. We may not lose everything we own, but there may be times when our finances take a hit, or a large payment comes due, and suddenly we feel the terror of…
Read MoreThe Secret of Being Content
We live in a culture of “more.” It seems like, no matter what we have, we always want more. Or bigger. Or better. Culture bombards us with the idea that we shouldn’t be satisfied with what we have. TV commercials constantly tell us we need something new or improved. We shouldn’t be content with what…
Read MoreThe King of the World
In this blog series on the work of Christ, what he did in the past, what he’s doing now, and what he’ll do in the future, we’ve arrived at the 18th and final post. Thanks to those of you who’ve read all the previous posts. I’ve loved every minute spent researching, praying, and writing about…
Read MoreHere Comes the Judge: Two Future Judgments With Different Results
Believers will one day receive new eternal bodies. Jesus is going to come back, and when he does, he’ll raise the bodies of every person who has ever lived and died on this planet. Our souls will be reunited with these new bodies, and we’ll then enter eternity. That’s what we talked about in the…
Read MoreLooking Forward to the Resurrection of Our Bodies
Jesus is going to return. In this series, we’re looking at the works of Christ: what he has done, what he is doing, and what he will do. One of the things he will do is come back to earth. When Jesus returns, he’ll be involved in two major events. They won’t happen at the…
Read MoreThe Future Work of Christ: He is Coming Back
People promise to return all the time. When I left for college, I told my parents, “Don’t worry. I’ll come back to visit in a few weeks.” Turned out to be Thanksgiving weekend, but I did return. When General MacArthur escaped from the Philippines in 1942, he famously said, “I shall return.” He lived up…
Read MoreWe Have an Intercessor and Advocate in Jesus
I still have a letter my grandmother wrote me when I was in college. She was in the Holy Land at the time. She wrote, “While I was viewing the ‘Place of the Skull’ where traditionally Jesus was crucified and the tomb where He was buried, you came especially near to me. You were the…
Read MoreOur Great High Priest Offers Mercy and Grace
Jesus is serving as our Great High Priest. He offered the ultimate sacrifice to pay for our sins — himself. And because he came to earth as man, Jesus sympathizes with us. He has experienced what we experience as humans. As our high priest, Jesus also leads us into God’s presence. In Hebrews 4:14-15, the…
Read MoreThe Importance of Having a Great High Priest
What does the Bible mean when it teaches that Jesus is our Great High Priest? More importantly, what does it mean for us? The writer of the book of Hebrews especially emphasizes this truth. (By the way, who is the author of Hebrews? That’s one of those questions I’m going to ask in heaven. That…
Read MoreWhat Does Melchizedek Have to Do with Jesus?
The Bible, especially the author of Hebrews, tells us that Jesus is now serving as our Great High Priest. That sounds important, but what does it mean? To understand the role of Jesus as high priest, we have to go back to the Old Testament and learn more about the Jewish high priest. When God…
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