The New Covenant

While listening to a debate between Dr. Michael Brown, a messianic Jew, and an orthodox Jewish rabbi named Daniel Freitag, I got some thoughts on the New Covenant I'd like to share with you. Later, I listened to another debate which was also very helpful. Check the links below.

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What Jesus Accomplished on the Cross

We all know Jesus died for our sins. He atoned for them, becoming an offering for sin and bearing them in His own body on the cross, so we wouldn’t have to be punished for them. (1 Pet. 2:24; 2 Cor. 5:21)  But do you realize there were other very powerful and significant things His death on the cross brought about? Let’s look at some of what we know Jesus accomplished when He died on that cross at Calvary. Continue reading “What Jesus Accomplished on the Cross”

Jesus Messiah

Jesus Messiah

Matthew 1:1; Mar. 1:1

The Gospel of Matthew begins with, “A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham.” Mark likewise starts off, “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” We all refer to Jesus Christ so frequently, many people mistakenly think Christ is Jesus’ last name. But Christ is the English version of Christos, which is Greek for the Hebrew “meshiach” or Messiah. I’m afraid many use that word without really understanding what it means. In this study, I want to discuss the meaning of the word, look at why Christians believe Jesus is the Christ or Messiah, and what His messiahship means for us.

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Saved From What? #6 Union and Glorification!

Romans 5:1-11; Romans 8:18-32

This is the last in a series called “Saved From What?” We’ve been looking at what it means to be saved, and what Jesus saved us from: the guilt of sin, and thus, the fear of wrath and judgment, the condemnation and hell we deserve, the destiny of the wicked and unsaved. Related to this is the fact that we’re saved from the law and the curse of it, so that now, we’re not condemned because of missing the mark, but we’re made righteous by faith in what Christ has done for us. We have been saved from spiritual death as well. God has raised us from the dead! We’ve experienced a spiritual resurrection, and that is just a foretaste of the coming physical resurrection when Jesus returns. We’ve been delivered from the power of the devil, our archenemy, the tyrant who had such power over us. Now we no longer have to serve him. We’re in God’s Kingdom now, not Satan’s. Last week, we saw how we’ve also been saved from the power of sin, we’ve been healed of the sickness and given a solution for the weakness of it. So these are all things we have been saved from. Now let’s look at  what we’ve been saved for, i.e., why God saved us, and what it’ll lead to. Continue reading “Saved From What? #6 Union and Glorification!”