The Tradition of Good Friday The day of Jesus’s crucifixion has been called Good Friday for many years. The origin of the name is unclear. However, the Roman Catholic Church has observed the day on the liturgical calendar since the 4th century. And so, the observance of Good Friday has...
Keeping the Devil Out 1 Pet 5:8-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the two prior broadcasts, we discussed possession by the devil and getting the devil out. Today we are going to discuss keeping the devil out. These are precautions that can help you keep the devil from influencing and controlling...
The trouble that you are having with sin stems from one of two problems. 1. You are unsaved and therefore incapable of getting victory over sin. 2. Or else, you are saved and don't know the scriptures that you need to believe to strengthen your faith in the battle with...
In Gen 3:6-21, you’re going to see something about yourself. You’re going to see the pattern that you follow when you sin. Adam and Eve sinned in Gen 3:6; Adam and Eve “did eat.” And you have sinned. When you sin: You’re going to cover sin up – Gen 3:6-7...
1 Jn 5:6-8 is quite a passage of scripture in your Bible. For the most part, Bible scholars and many preachers don’t believe that 1 Jn 5:7 should even be in your Bible. They say that this verse is a late addition to scripture, that it isn’t in the “oldest...
According to Eph 2:11-22, when Jesus Christ died on the cross, he made a way for Jews and Gentiles to become fellow citizens in the household of God. How could Christ make Jews and Gentiles fellow citizens in the household of God? He made us fellow citizens: By the blood...
In 1 Pet 1:18-25, we find three things that happened to you when you were saved. You were redeemed [1 Pet 1:18]. You were purified [1 Pet 1:22]. You were born again [1 Pet 1:23]. In this lesson, we will study these three. You were: Redeemed by the precious blood...
Atonement Rom 5:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Rom 5:11 we find that “we have now received the atonement.” Many modern translations change “atonement” to “reconciliation.” That seems unnecessary since Rom 5:10 mentions our reconciliation twice already. Let’s see if that change is warranted. Presume for a moment that you...
Under the Blood Ps. 32:1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We had a question from a radio listener that we decided to answer in this broadcast. The question concerns sins that are “under the blood.” Here’s the question:“Thought maybe you could help answer a question that came up recently while having a...
This is Part 2 in a 4 part introduction to Paul’s Epistle to the Hebrews. One of the main things Paul wrote about in his epistle to the Hebrews is that Jesus is better than the other people the Jews hold dear in their religion, and he offers better things than they have in their doctrine. So today we are going to look...
