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Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know— this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands […]

This Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death. (Acts 2:23) Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ—this Jesus whom you crucified. (Acts 2:36)

Acts 1:3 To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.  Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.  Our faith is

But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. (John 16:7) Most, if not all of us see no advantage that Jesus is not physically walking

Deuteronomy 10:18-19 He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing. So show your love for the alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt. ———————————————– How often do we consider food and clothing as a demonstration of God’s love? We

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10) We have already looked at how we and others are God’s workmanship and now we will look at the good works He has prepared for us to do. So, what

In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. (John 1:4) In the new Jerusalem there will be no night because God will illuminate His people. God is Light. Jesus also said, “You are the light of the world.” So we too are to be light. What is this light? According to

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10) In the last blog, we saw how each and every one of us should see ourselves as His workmanship (or masterpiece). When I read the Bible I usually apply it

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10) When I was a kid, my Dad liked to use the expression “Hold your horses!” to slow us down a bit. He had every reason to. I remember one day

And there arose also a dispute among them as to which one of them was regarded to be greatest. And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who have authority over them are called ‘Benefactors.’ But it is not this way with you, but the one who