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The Power of the Resurrection
The day after the death and burial of Jesus, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered before Pilate worried that the disciples’ may steal the body. So Pilate ordered soldiers to guard the tomb (Matthew 27:62-66). However, nothing was going to get in the way of what happened early that Sunday morning – the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The resurrection of the…
The Power of the Cross
In the first century, crucifixion was a means used to execute criminals. The four gospel accounts provide record of the events that led up to and the actual occasion of the crucifixion of Christ. Treated and tried as a criminal, Jesus Christ was innocent of the earthly charges made concerning Him. However, it was necessary that He be crucified. We are told that it was at…
How do I know I’m really a Christian?
Jesus’ died on the cross to take our sin upon his shoulder, to take the full brunt of God’s wrath because of the sin in our lives. Jesus did that for us so that through faith in Him we are spared God’s wrath and judgment, and clothed with the Jesus’ righteousness. The Bible calls this being ‘justified’ (Romans 5:1), or made right before God. Through Christ’s sacrifice for…