His death dealt with our sin
so that our death would take us to Him.
Scripture:
“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness” (I Peter 2:24).
“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord” (II Corinthians 5:8).
No one uses a sledgehammer to crack a peanut shell.
Except in interpersonal relationships….
Jesus wasn’t like that.
Matthew 12:18-20
18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
He that riseth late, must trot all day.
– Benjamin FranklinAwake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
– David (Psalm 57:8-9)
In The Genealogies of Christ — Two Genealogies I discussed the genealogies of Christ in Matthew and Luke. This post continues by looking at the descent of Christ in relation to two ancestors which curiously appear in both genealogies.
This is the first post summarising (with some additions) a discussion in the comments of an earlier post from two years ago (which I’ve just reposted). The comments delved into some of the interesting features of the genealogies of Christ recorded in Matthew and Luke.
This is the third (and last) repost of the three articles I wrote on Joseph two years ago. Original article. (I am still struggling with some health problems, so may not post much in the next week or so.)
Since I’m still unwell, I’ll continue to repost my articles from two years ago on Joseph. Original article. The original article triggered a long discussion about the genealogies of Christ recorded in Scripture, and I’ll probably boil that done into one or more articles. But if you want to jump ahead on that, you could click through to the comments of the original article.
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