EASTER. Two.

Cross and Tomb!

Jesus died on the cross/stake/tree between two criminals, murderers who deserved this death!

Many events took place around that Roman torture peg, darkness for three hours, Jesus promising the repentant sinner paradise!

When Jesus died he was laid in the tomb of a rich man Joseph of Arimathae, one of the many secret believers in that time!

Today this same message is as powerful as the events on that day, we see many movie depictions of these events! There have been thousands upon thousands of books written over the last nineteen-hundred years, taking a standpoint from every possible position?

But today is another opportunity for you to choose wither you will repent, confess, seek forgiveness and walk with Jesus?

Luke 22:20,  23:43,  Matthew 27:45,  John 8:12,  Isaiah 1:18-19,  53:12,  2 Corinthians 3:4-6,  5:18-19.

The value of Women? Part-Two.

Worth nothing in Islam?

This is the impression that one gets in relation to the recent terrorist attacks in Europe and Russia? In fact British TV is airing The State, based on the experiences of four young people who join Islamic State and in this film women must end their western-ideas for complete Sharia?

In Sharia the women is worthless, if she falls to adultery she is to be killed by stoning to death! Even if she was lead astray by the male or raped, she must still die? In the film there are claims of seventy two woman for every man?

But this is all contrary to the teaching of the Bible, even in the Old Testament! Proof and decisions  must be made by the courts before and stones are cast! The Jews got it wrong when Jesus asked them to cast the first stone, because they did not keep the Law that they claimed to believe in?

John 8:7,  Deuteronomy 17:6,  Psalm 15:16-20.

500+

Witness of the Resurrection!

People are canny today when it comes to being a witness, they either know how the play the system that requires numbers or they like the police make up false statements to twist things to suit themselves?

But over five hundred people say Jesus risen from the grave over a period of forty days, and Jesus said to sceptical Thomas what you see, many will believe without ever seeing!

So the ball is now in our court and we have heard it all before, OMG I don't believe?

Isaiah 53:9-12,  Mark 16:12-13,  Luke 24:13,  John 20:24-26,  1 Corinthians 15:6.

Easter. Part-Three.

Risen from the Dead!

Jesus said that he would die and rise from the dead on the third day, and he did! He was seen by well over five-hundred people between His resurrection and His Ascension back to Heaven, over a forty-day period.

Doubting Thomas is one proof, the broiled fish is another that he returned to us in the same body and was neither a ghost of some lofty Spirit! Jesus was the same flesh and blood as He always was, both fully the perfect, sinless man and God!

Now we come to the facts of faith-trust in relation to the resurrection of Jesus, because some cannot believe this to be a truth? Without understanding this key area of our salvation, we will not be delivered from the darkness of sin! In it we died with Him and rose with Him into the Eternal New Life!

John 11:25, 1 Corinthians 15:4, 12-13, 1 Thessalonians 4:14, 1 Peter 1:3, 8.

Cloud of Witnesses. Part-Two.

Looking out for Others?

We are the next generation in that divine cloud of witnesses, we are on the narrow way to glory and we are seeing new believers being added to our Churches! We are looking out now after the many years of sometimes hard experience's to help others, the so called babes in Christ.

Advice, warning, encouragement, praise, devotion, prayer, exercise of the mid in discipline to have a routine or quite time daily with God! These are some of many things we can be doing, even when it may hurt others for a time?

We tend to forget that the many today coming into fellowship, may have no religious background or come from one of the legalistic sides of religion, paganism and the many new ideals of self praise, positive thinking and self-achievement that is not based on the teachings of Jesus?

Hebrews 1:6,  Psalm 138:3,  1 Thessalonians 5:14.

Cloud of Witnesses. Part-One.

We are not alone in our Journey?

Many believers when going through a bad patch think God has left them and those who have passed cannot help? But we should know that our Lord is always at hand to help us, we can call on Him anytime. Jeremiah 3:33.

We need to remember what believers advised us on certain matters, who have now passed away? We have such a rich heritage as born-again or converted believers, that we must not loose sight to these important facts.

This verse goes on to speak about the race for our heavenly reward and not to grow weary or give up, what Jesus has done for us on the cross/stake/tree!

Hebrews 12:1-2,  1 Corinthians 9:24-25,  James 1:12.

Resurrection.

Jesus said...

'He would rise from the grave on the third day' and he did, thus death or the sting of death has been overcome for us who believe in Him.

Matthew 17:23,  Mark 10:34,  Luke 18:33,  Acts 10:40,  1 Corinthians 15:4.

Over five-hundred people saw the risen Lord during His forty days on Earth, before He made His Acension to Heaven.

Acts 1:3.

Many people think that is the end of the story, but it is only the beginning of a bigger story by far.

Matthew 24:18, Luke 17:31, James 5:7-8.

Ascension.

Going Home.

For some Christians Easter is the end of the bible story, Jesus rose from the dead and the victory was achieved.

But the resurrection, was only the beginning for believers in Jesus by faith.

Jesus spent forty days on the earth and was seen by over 500 people, then He ascended back to Heaven with the promise that he would return for His own.

Many nations today who claim that they do not believe in God fear this statement.

DO YOU?   

Acts 1:1-11.

Proof. Part-Two.

500.

They normally don;t tell you that over five hundred people witnesed the resurrection of Jesus.

Many people like to think it was only the elite few, His Disciples and maybe a few friends.

Matthew 28:16-20,  John 21:1-3,  Acts 1:3-8, 
1 Corinthians 15:6-7,  Hebrews 13:20.

Hammer n Nails. Part-Two.

Arrested and set up.

There are many people, who arrested and set up, framed by the police, false witnesses and end up in jaol or go to death row. And that is just not in the United States, but many other countries to.

Jesus was arrested, betrayed, had false accusations made against him and then when they felt it was the right time. They handed Him up.

They passed the buck on to their rulers or occupiers to do the killing for them

Luke 22:47-53,  Matthew 27:1-2, 11-14, John 18:37-19:16.