OK, let’s admit it. We love superhero movies. Or at least that’s what the box-office numbers are telling us. By the end of 2019 (2020 doesn’t count), superhero movies represented a mind-blowing 25 percent of the domestic movie marketplace. But this fascination is nothing new. I can still remember watching the reruns of Superman—the originalContinue reading “Jesus Was the MAN”
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Nearly Half of Millennial Christians Believe Evangelism is Wrong, New Survey Finds
According to Christianity Today, the Barna Group released new findings last week which show that 47 percent of millennial Christians believe it is inappropriate to share their Christian faith with people of a different religion in hopes that they will eventually convert to Christianity. Despite this, Christianity Today reports that the Barna results found thatContinue reading “Nearly Half of Millennial Christians Believe Evangelism is Wrong, New Survey Finds”
THE RADIANCE OF GOD’S GLORY
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word (Hebrews 1:3, NIV). What a dazzling title of celestial splendor and glory! The citation of our wonderful Savior as the very radiance of God’s glory is another tribute to Christ’s unique role inContinue reading “THE RADIANCE OF GOD’S GLORY”
Jesus Is the Creator of All Things
For in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible. . . all things were created through him and for him (Colossians 1:16, RSV). This sublime title recognizes the co-creatorship of Jesus and designates Him as one with the Father in the work of creation. Not only were all thingsContinue reading “Jesus Is the Creator of All Things”
He Is Our Access to God
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand (Romans 5:1, 2, NIV). This title portrays Christ as the exclusive avenue to God. The word translated access occurs only threeContinue reading “He Is Our Access to God”
Without Him We Can Do Nothing
I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing (John 15:5, NKJV). Throughout the Bible and Jewish literature, the vine is a popular symbol of union and fruitfulness (see John 15:1-17). The Jews regarded it as theContinue reading “Without Him We Can Do Nothing”
A Real Superhero
Jesus of Nazareth… was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people. (Luke 24:19, NSV). In the Emmaus-road conversation between two disciples and their risen Lord, the disciples spoke of their Master as “a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people” (Luke 24:19, RSV). WhatContinue reading “A Real Superhero”
HOLY AND RIGHTEOUS ONE
You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you (Acts 3:14, NIV). In his discourse after the healing of the crippled man at the Beautiful Gate, Peter publicly identified Jesus Christ as “the Holy and Righteous One.” This title sets Jesus apart as unique in holiness. He isContinue reading “HOLY AND RIGHTEOUS ONE”
The Friend of Sinners
THE FRIEND OF SINNERS “The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and “sinners” ‘ ” (Luke 7:34, NIV). The appellation, “friend of… sinners,” was certainly not intended as a compliment to Jesus! The religious critics meant it as aContinue reading “The Friend of Sinners”
The Lion of Judah
Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah… has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals (Revelation 5:5, NKJV). One of the most striking of the messianic titles is that of the “Lion of Judah.” This description of Jesus is rooted in Genesis 49:8-10. In this portrait areContinue reading “The Lion of Judah”
Intentional Faith 