January 2024 | Conversion: Persecutor Turns Promoter
Queen Elizabeth has reigned for almost 65 years. We all know her face, and we know many things about her and her family. But if any of us sought to enter her private quarters at Buckingham Palace without proper credentials, we would be arrested and jailed. No one enters the presence of royalty...Read More
Unlike the Old Testament, which describes and mandates the observation of a number of religious festivals in ancient Israel, the New Testament does not describe an annual cycle of Christian holidays.Nevertheless, from an early date Christians have observed a liturgical calendar commemorating events ...Read More
God Reveals Himself to Man Through Jesus ChristIt is impossible for man to find the invisible God by searching for Him! God is Spirit and not man. No one has ever seen God or found Him. People have all kinds of notions about God but no one has known Him.However, God in His mercy and love for man, ha...Read More
The central theme of the Bible is Christ. And each Book of the Bible has a specific theme. The one that dwells vividly on the subject of “holiness” is the Book of Leviticus. Lev. 19:2; 20:7,8 and 21:8 are three sample texts. A threefold truth emerges from these texts -“Be holy” - The call of...Read More
The concept of ‘REDEMPTION’ is the central theme of the Bible. If we take away this theme out of the Bible, the Bible will become an ordinary book, practically omitting Jesus the Redeemer. The Bible becomes the word of God because of the themes of Jesus Christ, Redemption from sin an...Read More
God of the Old Testament (OT) has revealed as being with the people and the world, from the creation narratives through the exodus event and prophetic witness, actively participating and engaging in the life of Israel. The presence of God journeyed with the people in the wilderness as the cloud and ...Read More
Jesus the Savior of Humanity, The One and Only
One of the most radical, exclusive and fundamental beliefs of Christianity is that Jesus is the sole, universal saviour of the whole human kind. It is the basic affirmation on which the Christian church was founded. Peter proclaims this affirmation in his speech “salvation is found in ...Read More
The question, who Jesus is, appears to be the most pertinent one down through the centuries. It is Paul Tillich who said that, Christianity began when one of Christ’s disciples boldly proclaimed, “you are Christ the son of the living God.” Jesus is the Son of God, the savior of the world. Ther...Read More
The woman said, “I know the Messiah is coming - the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.” Then Jesus told her, “I AM the Messiah!” … The woman left her jar beside the well and ran back to the village, telling everyone, come and see a man who told me ev...Read More
The titles “Christos” (Christ) in the Greek New Testament and “Mashiyach” (Messiah) in the Hebrew Old Testament mean “The Anointed One”. While there were many men who were anointed as prophets, priests, and kings in the Old Testament period, it is only Jesus who is particularly referred ...Read More
Embracing the Role of the Suffering Servant-A Christmas Challenge
The phrase “Suffering Servant” is tied up with the Servant songs (also called the Servant poems or the Songs of the Suffering Servant) in the Book of Isaiah. These songs were first identified by Bernhard Duhm in his 1892 commentary on Isaiah. The songs are four poems written about a certain "Ser...Read More