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Would You?
The question was recently asked, “If you had lived during Jesus’ time, would you have abandoned Him at His trial like His disciples did?” My answer has to be yes. Those men did not have the luxury of hind-sight or the full Bible to clarify and establish the truth of the cross for them. All they understood was that their only hope of rescue from the Roman Empire was being tried and crucifixion was being advocated by the…..
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Jesus Only
Philippians 2:5-11 expresses the heart of Jesus behind His incarnation, life, death, burial and resurrection:
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became…..
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The Part of Faith in the Miracles of Jesus
When Jesus commissioned His twelve disciples to go preach the kingdom of heaven to the Hebrews, His instructions included “…Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give” (Matt.10:8). In Matthew 8 and 9 He had shown them these miracles and then He enabled them with the power to also do these miracles at the beginning of chapter 10. Mark 6:13 tells…..