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Jesus Atoned for Our Sins
The concept of atonement permeates virtually every page of Old Testament sacrificial law. According to God’s gracious provision, the Israelites were commanded to bring the appointed sacrifices to the...
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O, the Blood of Jesus Washes Me
For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life. (Lev. 17:11). In him we have...
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Seven Words from the Cross
While Jesus hung upon the cross of Calvary, He spoke seven times. Each time He spoke, He revealed an aspect of His divine/human character. Words of Mercy (Luke 23:34) – The first words Jesus spoke from...
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Did the Atonement of Christ Provide for Physical Healing?
First Peter 2:24 says of Jesus, “who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.” This is one of at...
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Why Did God Kill Jesus?
When the Old Testament prophet Isaiah predicted the suffering of Jesus Christ he said, “But the Lord was pleased to crush Him, putting Him to grief” (53:10). Why? Why would God the Father be pleased to...
View ArticleSaturday Evening Devotions
Tomorrow is the Lord’s Day—a day of great privilege for believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, let me suggest you take some time this evening to prepare your heart and mind so that you may...
View ArticleLove Poured Out
The Cross of Christ humbles our proud hearts and produces joyful sobriety as we ponder it as the ultimate demonstration of God’s love for helpless, ungodly sinners like you and me. One of the simplest,...
View Article“Even Death on a Cross”
At the climax of the apostle Paul’s description of the humility of Christ, which led to His voluntary submission to the cross as the will of God, is the phrase “even death on a cross.” The humility of...
View ArticleWhen the Cross Speaks Most Powerfully to Us
While reading a chapter in How Long, O Lord?: Reflections on Suffering and Evil, by D. A. Carson, I was struck by this excerpt, which introduced to me a poem I had not seen before: “Frequently it is...
View ArticleWhy Did God Kill Jesus?
When the Old Testament prophet Isaiah predicted the suffering of Messiah he said, “But the Lord was pleased to crush Him, putting Him to grief” (53:10). Why? Why would God the Father be pleased to kill...
View ArticleHow Deep the Father’s Love for…You and Me
The Holy Spirit often leads me to use songs of worship for the purpose of self-counseling. Today, I’m meditating on the truth that is proclaimed through the lyrics of How Deep the Father’s Love for Us,...
View ArticleThe Horror of the Cross
We live in a culture that does not understand the symbol of the cross. Today, the cross has become a mere religious symbol. We do not see its horror. D.A. Carson writes, [T]he cross has become for us...
View ArticleYou Can Approach the Unapproachable God Because of the Finished Work of Christ
He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords; who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen or can see (1 Tim. 6:15-16). Let...
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