The Suffering Servant
In Isaiah 53 we read about a figure called the Suffering Servant. This Servant is described as the ideal King of Israel who will use his power to help the…
Jesus Holds the Blame For Our Sins
Jesus was blamed for the sins of all in both the philosophical sense (others blamed him) and the theological sense (he willingly accepted that blame). The reason he was the…
The Scapegoat
Because God is perfect God cannot abide the presence of imperfection. Yet, because of our human nature, we are all imperfect. The biblical term for our imperfection is sin. In…
Trophy of Redemption
The Cross is our proof of God’s love, the trophy of our redemption. A trophy is a sign of victory, but in the ancient world a trophy was something you…
Hard Stuff
You can’t grow muscles without exercise. You can’t grow your intellect without study. All growth requires resistance. We have to learn to see things as they really are, through Kingdom…
What Was Done To Christ
Once Jesus has been handed over, he was no longer the active agent in his own story. He was a passive victim, and it is important to note that Christ’s…
Evil Exhausted
There is a war between Good and Evil. Good will win, but Evil must be taken seriously. In fact, for most of human history, it must appear as though Evil…
Jesus Died Alone
There was a place in Bethany where Jesus often retreated. It was the home of three siblings—Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. By all accounts, this is where Jesus went to refresh…
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