- Details
- Written by: Ernie Brogdon
- Category: Christianity
- Hits: 714
Last week we touched on how Jesus struggled with God's will for Him. Today we read how He is betrayed and arrested - the beginning of the fulfillment of God's will as described in the Old Testament prophesies. Jesus' words reveal that His decision was final: "But the Scriptures must be fulfilled." (Mark 14:49). We'll venture into the details Mark recorded in a few weeks. Jesus' decision was one of ultimate sacrifice which restored the relationship between God and man after many centuries of separation.
- Details
- Written by: Ernie Brogdon
- Category: Christianity
- Hits: 756
In less than 24 hours, Jesus was going to suffer immeasurable physical brutality and a long, excruciating death in naked humiliation hanging on a cross. Jesus was fully aware of this, and even told His disciples, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death." (Mark 14:34) In the face of all this, Jesus did not run. He prayed: "Father, everything is possible for You. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what You will." (Mark 14:36)
- Details
- Written by: Ernie Brogdon
- Category: Christianity
- Hits: 732
As Jesus was making His final preparations before His crucifixion, He once again warned them of what would soon happen.
"You will all fall away, for it is written:'I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered' (Zech. 13:7)
But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee." (Mk. 14:27-28)
- Details
- Written by: Ernie Brogdon
- Category: Christianity
- Hits: 738
Communion - the taking of bread and wine - symbolizes our sharing in Christ's suffering and the New Covenant established when His body was broken and He shed His blood for our sins. Communion is not something we enter into lightly. The Apostle Paul wrote, "...whoever eats the bread and drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord." (1Cor. 11:27). The King James version is more blunt: he "eateth and drinketh damnation to himself."
- Details
- Written by: Ernie Brogdon
- Category: Christianity
- Hits: 696
In the Family Circus comic strip, every now and then an invisible character makes his appearance. "Not me" is his name and when mom and dad come upon a broken lamp or some other little incident, the little gremlin "Not me" can be seen fleeing the scene, on to more mischief as the children proclaim their innocence one by one.