As I speak to various people about the Bible, I really start getting excited when someone begins their question with, “What do you believe about…,”. Why? It is because they have allowed me the opportunity to illuminate some aspect of … Read More
Is the Church of Christ a Denomination? The church that the Lord built, the church of Christ, is a unique and different institution from all other religious bodies on the face of the earth. One of many ways it is … Read More
Crucify! Crucify! In vs. 1-12, we learn that Pilate had Jesus scourged. Scourging was a vicious, brutal punishment and oftentimes it was the case that people would die while being scourged. After the scourging, the Roman soldiers made a crown … Read More
John 17 – The Longest N.T. Prayer In a real sense this is the “Lord’s Prayer.” It is the longest recorded prayer in the New Testament. And in it, Jesus prays first for Himself (vs. 1-5), then for the apostles … Read More
Jesus begins this chapter with “these things.” What things? Jesus proceeded to review things that he had just told his disciples, but now gives them more information. In Jn. 15:20, Jesus reminded the disciples of the principle that He had … Read More